Chapter 2: Using the Process AssistantConflictSolver Process Assistant104 ADS-0950-UG00 AdminStudio 9.5 User GuideAbout the Software RepositoryA Windows Installer package is made up of many files that are executed when the setup is run. However, only the.msi file is imported into the Application Catalog database. To safeguard these additional files against alteration orbeing misplaced, you can choose to manage these files using the Software Repository. When you import apackage into the Software Repository, all of its associated installation files are stored in the Software Repositorylocation defined for the open Application Catalog.If you want to add a file you are importing to the Software Repository, select the Add package to the SoftwareRepository option on the Organize Package Page. In order to select this option, you must be connected to anApplication Catalog that has the Software Repository enabled. See Managing Application Catalog Databases andEnabling the Software Repository in an Existing Application Catalog.Task: To relocate a package within your Application Catalog:1. In the ConflictSolver Process Assistant, click the Organize icon in the navigation bar. The Organize PackagePage opens.In the Destination Groups list, the check boxes next to the Groups that your package is in (if any) areselected. If you have just imported a package, it is still in the Draft group, which is not displayed on this list.2. Select the check boxes next to the Group(s) where you want this package to be located.3. If you want to add this package to the Software Repository, select the Add package to the SoftwareRepository option.Note • The Add package to the Software Repository option is only displayed if you are connected to anApplication Catalog that has the Software Repository enabled. See Enabling the Software Repository in anExisting Application Catalog.4. Click Organize. The package is moved into the selected group(s) and, optionally, copied into the SoftwareRepository.Current and New PackagesOn the Select a Package Page, you choose the package that you are going to process using the ConflictSolverAssistant. You can choose to use either a Current or New package:• Current—Package that has already been imported into the Application Catalog.• New—Package that will be imported into the Draft Group of the Application Catalog, a working Group used forpackages in the process of being prepared for distribution.After you have selected a package, you can use it in the Validation, Best Practices, Detect Conflicts, ResolveConflicts, Reporting, and Organize Package tasks of the ConflictSolver Assistant.
