Dependencies View

AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0 | Virtual Package Editor

Version:The Dependencies view is available for App-V 4.x packages.

The Dependencies view is where you specify other App-V packages that the open App-V package requires.

Icons in the Dependencies View

The Dependencies explorer in the Dependencies view uses different icons to help you distinguish between different types of items. Following is a list of the possible icons in the Dependencies view.

Icons in the Dependencies View
Icon	Description
	This icon identifies the root node—the Dependencies explorer.
	This icon identifies an App-V package (.sft) that the open App-V package (the primary App-V package) requires.
	This icon identifies a target in the primary App-V package. It is recommended that all of the targets in your virtual package be associated with each of the package’s dependencies.

Settings in the Dependencies View

The settings that are displayed in the Dependencies view differ, depending on whether you select an App-V package (.sft file) or a target in this view:

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.sft Settings

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Target Settings

.sft Settings

When you select an .sft file in the Dependencies view, the following settings are available.

.sft Settings in the Dependencies View
Setting	Description
Name	This read-only setting shows the name of the required .sft file.
GUID	This read-only setting shows the globally unique identifier (GUID) that is associated with the required App-V package.
SysGuard File	This read-only setting shows the folder and name of the required App-V package’s SysGuard file (osguard.cp). The SysGuard file describes how the virtual environment needs to be set up.
HREF	Enter the URL for the published location of the required App-V package on the virtual application server. Typically, this location matches the App-V server URL for the App-V package that contains the dependency.

Target Settings

When you select a target in the Dependencies view, the following settings are available.

Target Settings in the Dependencies View
Setting	Description
Name	This read-only setting shows the name of the target that is associated with the required App-V package.
Mandatory	Specify whether the required App-V package is mandatory in order for the primary package (the App-V package that you are editing in the Virtual Package Editor) to run properly. Note that if the dependency is mandatory, the primary package cannot run without loading the required package.