Analysis Options Dialog Box

AdminStudio 2021 R2 SP1 | 22.01 | Repackager | Repackaging Wizard

The Analysis Options dialog box, accessible by clicking Edit from the Set Target Project Information and Capture Settings Panel or the InstallScript MSI Conversion Output Panel, allows you to specify capture types for the repackaging session. You can also edit or change the exclusions file that will be used for this repackaging session.

Note:Options set in this dialog box apply to the recurrent and subsequent repackaging sessions.

Capture Types

To specify the type of files that will be captured during this repackaging session, make selections in the Capture types area:

Capture Types

Type

Description

Files

Capture file names during repackaging.

Deleted files

Capture deleted file names during repackaging.

Note:If you select this option, deleted files will be displayed on the Deleted Files View of the Repackager interface.

Registry data

Capture registry data during repackaging.

Deleted registry data

Capture deleted registry data during repackaging.

Note:If you select this option, deleted registry entries will be displayed on the Deleted Registry Entries View of the Repackager interface.

INI files

Capture .ini files during repackaging.

Non-ini extensions

Capture .ini files with non-.ini extensions during repackaging.

Shortcuts

Capture shortcuts during repackaging.

Restricting Directory Analysis to Specific Directories

For snapshot-mode captures, you can restrict directory analysis to specific directories, which can significantly improve repackaging performance. Selected directories are listed in the Restrict directory analysis to the following box.

To add a directory restriction, click New.
To modify an existing restriction, click Edit.
To remove a restriction, click Delete.

Important:By default, C:\ is listed in the Restrict directory analysis to the following list. If you want to restrict directory analysis to specific directories on a machine, you must not only add the specific directories, but you must also delete C:\ from this list.

Editing or Changing Exclusions File

In the Exclusions file field, the path to the file that contains the default configuration for Repackager, including default exclusion information, is listed. By default, the location is:

[AdminStudioInstallDirectory]\Repackager\default.ini

Click Edit to edit the listed exclusion file in the Exclusions Editor.
Click Browse to browse to a different exclusion file.