General Information View

AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0 | Virtual Package Editor

Version:Some settings apply to particular versions of App-V packages. Version-specific differences are noted where appropriate.

The General Information view contains basic information about your virtual package. It contains a History pane, plus a number of settings that you can configure.

History Pane

Version:The History pane is available for App-V 4.x packages.

The History pane in the General Information view shows read-only information such as each date on which the package was saved, the GUID that corresponds with each saved version, and the version of App-V that was used when building the App-V package. Each time that you save your .sft file, the Virtual Package Editor adds a new history entry to the History pane.

General Information Settings

The General Information view settings are organized into the following main categories:

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App-V Settings

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Advanced Settings

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App-V Server URL Settings

App-V Settings

Use the App-V area of the General Information view settings to view or specify basic information such as the name of the virtual package and details such as the package GUID and version number. The following settings are available in this area.

App-V Settings in the General Information View

Setting

App-V Version

Description

Name

App-V 4.x,
App-V 5

Enter a name for the App-V package.

Tip:If your virtual package contains multiple applications, you can specify the name that identifies the entire package. For example, Microsoft Office could be used to identify a package that contains Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel applications that run in the same virtual environment.

Publisher

App-V 5

Displays the publisher (manufacturer) of the applications contained in this App‑V package.

Version

App-V 5

Displays the main software version of the applications in this App-V package.

Comments

App-V 4.x,
App-V 5

Enter a short description of the App-V package.

This setting is optional.

App-V 4.x,
App-V 5

The OS setting and its subsettings let you specify one or more operating systems on which the application can be run.

If the application is operating system independent, select False for all of the OS subsettings.

Package GUID

App-V 4.x,
App-V 5

This read-only setting shows the globally unique identifier (GUID) that is associated with the App-V package.

Version GUID

App-V 5

This read-only setting shows the globally unique identifier (GUID) that is associated with the version (revision) of the App-V package.

Package Version

App-V 4.x,
App-V 5

This read-only setting shows the version number of the App-V package.

Root Folder Mapping

App-V 5

Directory that the root folder of the package is mapped to during package creation.

Minimum Client Version

App-V 4.x,
App-V 5

This read-only setting shows the minimum version number of the Application Virtualization Client that is required to use the App-V package.

Root Folder Name

App-V 4.x

This setting specifies the root folder of the App-V package’s file system. During run time, the Application Virtualization Client mounts the package’s file system to the App-V virtual drive; the Q drive is the default. The long and short names of the root folder must be unique because two packages with the same root folder name cannot be deployed simultaneously.

Feature Block 1 Size

App-V 4.x,
App-V 5

This read-only setting indicates the size of the primary feature block, the part of the App-V package that is required to start the application.

Total File Size

App-V 4.x,
App-V 5

This read-only setting indicates the size of the entire package.

Compressed

App-V 4.x

Specify whether you want the App-V package’s contents to be compressed.

Enforce Security Descriptors

App-V 4.x

This read-only setting indicates whether security descriptors of the application in the App-V package are enforced after it is deployed to the client system.

Allow Local Interaction

App-V 4.x

Specify whether you want named objects (events, mutexes, semaphores, file mappings, and mailslots) and COM objects to be created in the global namespace. Available options are:

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Yes—Named objects and COM objects are created in the global namespace, allowing virtual applications to interact with the applications of the client operating system.

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No—Named objects and COM objects are isolated inside the virtual environment.

Advanced Settings

Use the Advanced Settings area of the General Information view or specify advanced App-V settings such as named object interaction, COM object interaction, and browser helper object settings. The following settings are available in this area

Advanced Settings in the General Information View
Settings	App-V Version	Description
Named Objects Interaction	App-V 5	Enable this option to allow all named objects to interact with the local system. The default setting is False to keep these objects isolated from the local system.
COM Objects Interaction	App-V 5	Enable this option to allow COM to interact with the local system. The default setting is Isolated to keep the COM components isolated from the local system.
COM In Process Enabled	App-V 5	Enable this option to allow in-process COM to interact with the local system. The COM Objects Interaction option also has to be set to Integrated for this option to have effect.
COM Out of Process Enabled	App-V 5	Enable this option to allow out-of-process COM to interact with the local system. The COM Objects Interaction option also has to be set to Integrated for this option to have effect.
Full VFS Write Mode	App-V 5	Set to True to enable a virtual application to write to its VFS files and folders. The default value is False.
Enable Browser Helper Objects	App-V 5	This is a new setting in App-V 5.1 that allows enabling or disabling browser helper object extensions. Select True to enable this settings. The default behavior is to leave it at True. This setting will appear disabled for packages that do not contain any browser help object extensions.

App-V Server URL Settings

Use the App-V Server URL area of the General Information view settings to specify the location from which the App-V package is streamed. The following settings are available in this area.

App-V Server URL Settings in the General Information View

Setting

App-V Version

Description

Protocol

App-V 4.x

Select the protocol that you want to use to stream the sequenced application package from the virtual application server to an Application Virtualization Client. Available options are:

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RTSP—The real-time streaming protocol streams the App-V package. This is the default option.

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RTSPS—The real-time streaming protocol with transport layer security streams the App-V package.

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FILE—The App-V package are streamed from a file share.

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HTTP—The hypertext transport protocol streams the App-V package.

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HTTPS—The secure hypertext transport protocol streams the App-V package.

Host

App-V 4.x

Specify the host—the virtual application server or the load balancer in front of a group of virtual application servers that stream the App-V package to the Application Virtualization Client. You can either specify a static host name or IP address, or you can enter %SFT_SOFTGRIDSERVER% to indicate an environment variable.

Note:If you enter %SFT_SOFTGRIDSERVER%, you must set up the SFT_SOFTGRIDSERVER system environment variable on each Application Virtualization Client. The value of this environment variable should be the name or IP address of the host.

When you assign the variable on a client system, any Application Virtualization Client session that is running on the system must be closed and reopened; otherwise, the session is not aware of the new application source.

Port

App-V 4.x

Specify the port on which the virtual application server or the load balancer listens for Application Virtualization Client requests for the package. The default port is 554.

Path

App-V 4.x

Specify the relative path on the virtual application server where the App-V package is stored. This is also the path from which the App-V package is streamed.

If the App-V package is stored in a subdirectory of CONTENT, the path must be specified in this setting; otherwise, you can leave this setting blank.