Overview of Application Catalogs

AdminStudio 2021 | 21.0 | Application Manager

Edition:Application Manager is included with AdminStudio Professional and Enterprise Editions.

To perform enterprise level testing, it is very efficient if the data can be consolidated into a single database. The AdminStudio Application Catalog database consolidates data from many installation packages in a single location.

Application Catalogs can contain the contents of: Windows Installer (.msi) packages; Merge Module (.msm) packages; OS snapshots (.osc); PowerShell-wrapped packages (.ps1); virtual packages in Microsoft App-V, Citrix XenApp, VMware ThinApp; and mobile apps in Apple iOS, Google Android, and Windows Store formats. Depending upon the import options that are set, an Application Catalog can also include binary records. Application Catalogs can also store application, workflow, permissions, Microsoft Patch, and Workflow Manager data.

Sharing Application Catalogs

In multi-user environments, the AdminStudio Application Catalog is typically shared. The AdminStudio Administrator can make a shared catalog the default catalog, which results in all AdminStudio users who use the same shared location using the same shared Application Catalog. If the shared Application Catalog is changed, users will automatically open up the new shared Application Catalog. For more information, see Specifying a Default AdminStudio Application Catalog.

Sharing Application Catalog Data

You can use the Package Auto Import feature to automatically import or re-import all packages in a specific directory into your Application Catalog.

For detailed information, see Automatically Importing Packages from a Network Directory.