Chapter 6: Managing Application Catalog DatabasesReferenceAdminStudio 9.5 User Guide ADS-0950-UG00 365Adding a File to 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.If you want to add the file to the Software Repository, select Add the file(s) to the Software Repository optionon the File Selection Panel.Note • The Add the file(s) 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 an ExistingApplication Catalog.After you select this option, if AdminStudio determines that there are other files in that directory that could beassociated with the selected file, the Additional Dependencies of the Import File list appears, enabling you toselect any additional files to be managed by the Software Repository.See Using the Software Repository for more information.Associate Virtual to MSI Packages PanelThis panel opens if you are importing a virtual package and its source Windows Installer package exists in theApplication Catalog. If this Windows Installer package has been imported into more than one location in theApplication Catalog, multiple packages are listed.Virtual packages are self-contained entities which ordinarily cannot be modified after they are created. Byassociating a virtual package with the Windows Installer package which originated it, you have the convenience ofbeing able to easily locate the virtual package’s originating Windows Installer package, modify the originalWindows Installer package, and then regenerate the virtual package.Select the package that you want to associate with the virtual package you are importing and click Next tocontinue.
