User Guide

Setting Options

You can mark any combination of the 3 checkboxes below. After you mark either of the

first 2 checkboxes, compiles will attempt to use multi-processor compile unless

prevented from doing so. If you mark Allow My Computer to Build for Others, your

computer is immediately available to assist in compiles being performed on other

computers.

See Requirements for Using ExpressBuild on page 50 for requirements for using the

following options, and for reasons why multi-processor compile does not take place.

! Build Using Multiple Local Processors

Mark this to have multiple processors within this computer help process compiles.

The processors on this computer can be physical or virtual processors. You must also

enter the number of local processors in the field below. There are several

requirements for using this option.

• Number of Local Processors

Enter the number of physical or virtual processors available on the current

computer.

! Build Using Multiple Distributed Computers

Mark this to have more than one computer help process compiles. You must have

previously set up a build group to use this option. There are several requirements for

using this option.

• Build Group Name

Enter the build group name. See How ExpressBuild Groups Work on page 49.

• Build Group Domain

Enter the NT domain name of the build group. All members of a single build

group must be in the same NT domain.

! Allow My Computer to Build for Others

Mark this to have this computer be available to help process compiles initiated on

another build computer. Performance degrades while this computer helps to process

compiles. This causes WiseExpressBuild.exe to start immediately.

• Build Group Name

Enter the group name of the build group that your computer will be a member of.

If another computer compiles using your build group name, then your processor

will be used to help compile.

Setting Installation Expert Options

To set general options for Wise for Windows Installer and Installation Expert, select Tools

menu > Options and click the Installation Expert tab. (In Visual Studio: Tools menu >

Options > Wise Options > Installation Expert.)

Note

(Visual Studio integrated editor.) To display context-sentitive help, click the Wise Help link on

this dialog.

! View directories for all features on Files page

Mark this to display all directories on the Files page, regardless of what feature the

directory was created for.

Clear this to display only the directories that were created for the current feature

(the feature selected in the Current Feature drop-down list.) Example: If you

create a directory for FeatureA, and then use the Current Feature drop-down list to