Automatically Generating a Virtual Application During Repackager Project Build

AdminStudio 2021 R2 SP1 | 22.01 | Repackager

You can simultaneously build an InstallShield Editor project (.ism), a Windows Installer package (.msi), a Microsoft App-V application (4.x or 5.x), a ThinApp application, a Citrix profile, and/or a Symantec virtual application from your Repackager project (.irp). To do this, you need to select options on the Repackager Repackaged Output view.

To automatically generate a virtual application during Repackager project build:

1. In the Repackager interface, open a Repackager project.
2. Select Repackaged Output from the View List. The Repackaged Output view opens.

3. In the Editor Project field, enter the name and location of the InstallShield Editor Project file you want to create.
4. Select the Create Microsoft Windows Installer Package option, and select the associated compression, isolation, and automated test options as described in Building a Windows Installer Package.

Important:When building a virtual package, the Create Microsoft Windows Installer Package option must be selected. If it is not selected, the virtualization options are disabled.

5. Select one or more of the virtual application options:
Create Microsoft App-V Package, and then also select one of the following from the list:
Create Version 4.x Package 
Create Version 5.x Package 
Create VMware ThinApp Package 
Create Citrix XenApp Profile 

Note:If you would like to further customize the virtual application using the InstallShield Microsoft App-V Assistant, ThinApp Assistant, or Citrix Assistant, you can click the Modify the Editor Project link below to open this project in InstallShield Editor. This option is not available until after you build the Repackager project the first time.

Note:You can also use the Automated Application Converter to convert a Windows Installer package to a virtual package. See Performing Virtualization and Repackaging Using the Automated Application Converter in the AdminStudio Help Library.

6. Select whether to use the default Editor template or a customized template, as described in Building a Windows Installer Package.
7. Select Package Information from the View List and set Package Information options as described in Building a Windows Installer Package.
8. Select Advanced Settings from the View List and select the options that you want to use, as described in Configuring Advanced Conversion Options.
9. Select Repackaged Output on the View List. The Repackaged Output view opens.
10. Click the Build button. The build process begins, and its progress is reported in the output window.

When the build process is complete, a Conversion completed message appears in the output window, and a link to the build log file is provided.

If you chose the App-V 4.x or 5.x application option, a folder named App-VPackage was created in the location you specified in the Editor Project field. This folder contains the App-V application for this package and all of its associated files, as described in Components of an App-V 4.x Package (.sft) or Components of an App-V 5.0 Package (.appv) in the AdminStudio Help Library.
If you chose the ThinApp application option, a folder named ThinAppPackage was created in the location you specified in the Editor Project field. This folder contains the ThinApp application for this package and all of its associated files, as described in Components of a ThinApp Application in the AdminStudio Help Library.
If you chose the Citrix XenApp profile option, a folder named CitrixProfile was created in the location you specified in the Editor Project field. This folder contains the Citrix profile for this package and all of its associated files, as described in About Citrix Profiles (.profile) in the AdminStudio Help Library.