Chapter 13: Identifying and Resolving Application Conflicts Using ConflictSolverValidating Packages1108 ADS-0950-UG00 AdminStudio 9.5 User GuideChanging the Default Validation FileValidation involves comparing a Windows Installer package against a known criteria to identify deviations fromthose rules. By default, ConflictSolver compares packages against the Full MSI Validation Suite. This suite containsa comprehensive set of Internal Consistency Evaluators (ICEs)—guidelines created by Microsoft to ensure aninstallation package works correctly with the Windows Installer engine. In the overwhelming majority of cases, thisis the file you will want ConflictSolver to use. However, there may be times you want to compare your basepackage against a different validation file, depending on your needs.Task: To specify a different validation file to use:1. Select Options from the Tools menu. The Options dialog box opens.2. Open the Validate tab.3. In the MSI Input files and MSM Input files areas, click the Browse button ( ) next to the Cub File field tolocate the validation file (.cub) that you would like to use.4. To permanently exclude the execution of specific ICEs, list them in the ICE Rules field, separated bysemicolons (;). Otherwise, all rules will be used. See Excluding Specific ICEs from Execution During Validationfor more information.Excluding Specific ICEs from Execution During ValidationYou can permanently exclude the execution of specific ICEs that are listed in the selected .cub file.Task: To exclude the execution of specific ICEs during validation:1. Select Options from the Tools menu. The Options dialog box opens.2. Open the Validate tab.3. In the MSI Input files and MSM Input files areas, list the ICEs that you want to exclude in the ICE Rulesfield, separated by semicolons (;), such as:ICE07; ICE09; ICE22All of the ICEs listed in the specified .cub files will be executed during validation except for the ICEs enteredhere.
