Package Type Selection Panel (Folder of Multiple Applications)
AdminStudio 2021 R2 | 22.0 | Application Manager | Import Wizard
On the Package Type Selection panel, which opens when you select Folder of multiple applications on the Source panel, you are prompted to select the types of packages that you want to import.
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Select one or more of the following package types and then click Next:
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Package Type |
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Apple disk image package (.dmg) |
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. |
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Apple installer package (.pkg) |
Double-clicking a .pkg file launches the Apple installer application, where the package is installed by proceeding through an installation wizard. |
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Apple iOS mobile app (.ipa) |
File used to distribute and install an app on devices (iPhones and iPads) running the Apple iOS operating system. |
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Citrix XenApp virtual package (.profile) |
Virtual package for deployment on Citrix XenApp, an application delivery system for Windows applications. |
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Google Android mobile app (.apk) |
File used to distribute and install an app on devices (phones and tablets) running the Google Android operating system. |
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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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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. |
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Microsoft Intune package (.intunewin) |
A package format that can be distributed using Microsoft Intune, a cloud-based service that focuses on mobile device management and mobile application management. |
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Microsoft MSIX Package (.msix) |
The Microsoft MSIX package (.msix) format is a newly introduced package by Microsoft. |
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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. |
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Microsoft Web Deploy package (.zip) |
You can use the web deploy package format to streamline the deployment of web applications to Microsoft IIS web servers or to Microsoft Azure websites. In a web deploy package, the content, configuration, databases and other artifacts of a web application are packaged in a .zip file. |
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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). |
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PowerShell wrapped package (.ps1) |
PowerShell wrapped package (.ps1) file, which contains bundled packages. |
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VMware ThinApp virtual package (.exe) |
Self-contained virtual package in VMware ThinApp format that requires no client-side agents or supporting server infrastructure. |
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Web application (.htm, .html) |
Default “home” page of web application. Note:To import a deployed web application by entering its URL, see Importing a Deployed Web Application. |
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