Package Type Selection Panel (Single Application)

AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0 | Application Manager | Import Wizard

On the Package Type Selection panel, which opens when you select Single application on the Source panel, you are prompted to select the type of package that you want to import.

Import Wizard / Package Type Selection Panel (Single Application)

Select one of the following package types and then click Next:

Package Types Listed on Package Type Selection Panel

Package Type

Description

Apple disk image package (.dmg)

macOS desktop application. When you double-click a .dmg file, an Apple disk image is “mounted” as a volume within the Finder. To install the application, you usually drag the application icon from the disk image into the Applications folder.

Apple installer package (.pkg)

macOS desktop application. When you double-click a .pkg file, the Apple installer application is launched, and you install the package by proceeding through an installation wizard.

Apple iOS mobile app (.ipa)

File used to distribute and install an app on devices (iPhones and iPads) running the Apple iOS operating system.

Citrix XenApp virtual package (.profile)

Virtual package for deployment on Citrix XenApp, an application delivery system for Windows applications.

Google Android mobile app (.apk)

File used to distribute and install an app on devices (phones and tablets) running the Google Android operating system.

Installation package (.exe)

Non-MSI legacy setup types (such as InstallShield Professional or ISMP installations). Also, complex installer executable files (.exe) that contain bundled Windows Installer packages, including:

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InstallShield InstallScript .exe files

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InstallShield Basic MSI installers that are compressed into a setup.exe file

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InstallShield Suite Installer .exe files

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Wise Package Studio .exe files

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Other executable file types that can be uncompressed by 7-ZIP

Microsoft App-V virtual package (.sft, .appv)

Virtual application designed to run on the Microsoft Application Virtualization platform. An App-V 4.5 or 4.6 package has an .sft extension, while an App-V 5.0 package has an .appv extension.

Microsoft MSIX Package (.msix)

The Microsoft MSIX package (.msix) format is a newly introduced package by Microsoft.

Microsoft UWP app package (.appx)

The UWP app package (.appx) format is the packaging format used to distribute and install apps on Windows 8.x and 10 and is the only format allowed for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps.

Note:You can also upload Windows 8 apps (.appx) by selecting the Microsoft UWP app package (.appx) package type.

Tip:InstallShield 2016 supports creating the UWP app package format (.appx) and its desktop and server extensions through an alternate build output, and provides suitability testing to help you identify items unsuitable for the UWP app package format.

Microsoft Windows Installer package (.msi)

File that contains all of the information that the Windows Installer requires to install or uninstall an application or product and to run the setup user interface. The .msi file can also contain one or more transform files (.mst) and one or more patches (.msp).

PowerShell wrapped package (.ps1)

PowerShell wrapped package (.ps1) file, which contains bundled packages.

VMware ThinApp virtual package (.exe)

Self-contained virtual package in VMware ThinApp format that requires no client-side agents or supporting server infrastructure.

Microsoft Intune App (.intunewin)

Select to import a Microsoft Intune App (.intunewin) in to the Application Catalog.