Chapter 6: Managing Application Catalog DatabasesSharing Application Catalog DataAdminStudio 9.5 User Guide ADS-0950-UG00 263Automatically Importing PackagesNote • To use the Package Auto Import feature, you must have AdminStudio Administrator permission. For all otherusers, the Package Auto Import options will be disabled.For a large distributed enterprise, accurate and synchronized data is required for shared Windows Installer MSIpackages. If a corporate level team maintains a database of packages used throughout the corporation in NewYork, then all the regional offices should be able to link to the corporate level MSI packages and get the differentpieces of data.Package Auto Import offers two methods of automatically importing Windows Installer packages into yourApplication Catalog and keeping them updated:Caution • When automatically importing or re-importing packages from a Remote Application Catalog or a NetworkDirectory using Package Auto Import, validation will not be performed even if the Check for Validation Errors optionon the Import tab of the ConflictSolver or Application Manager Options dialog box is selected. If validation wasperformed during automatic import and if a package failed validation, it would not be imported into the ApplicationCatalog, which would disrupt the automatic import process. Instead, you can perform validation after the packagehas been imported. See Validating After Import.Tip • When you link to a package in a Remote Application Catalog, Application Manager connects to the RemoteApplication Catalog and imports an MSI file into the local Application Catalog. In order for Package Auto Import towork properly, both the Remote Application Catalog and the Remote MSI file must be accessible to the linked usersat all times. In other words, both the Remote Application Catalog and all of the MSI files that have been imported intoit must be able to be accessed by linked users via a shared network drive.Table 6-9 • Package Auto Import MethodsMethod DescriptionAutomatically ImportingPackages in a RemoteApplication CatalogUsing the Remote Application Catalog option of the Package Auto ImportWizard, you can monitor Windows Installer packages in a Remote ApplicationCatalog, and automatically import or re-import those packages at scheduledintervals. Application Manager can link to one or multiple Application Catalogs,and can link to one or multiple packages within those Application Catalogs.Automatically ImportingPackages from aNetwork DirectoryUsing the Network Directory option of the Package Auto Import Wizard, youcan automatically import or re-import all Windows Installer packages in aspecific Network Directory into your Application Catalog at scheduled intervals.
