About the Virtualization Assistant Tabs
AdminStudio 2022 R2 | 24.0
When you create a new Basic MSI or MSI Database project, the Microsoft App-V, VMware ThinApp, and Citrix XenApp tabs are displayed in the AdminStudio interface. The home page of each Assistant has a diagram that illustrates the process of creating a virtual application using that technology.
You can work within these Assistants to create a project and configure its options and requirements. You can also use the Project Assistant or the Installation Designer to define the traditional Windows Installer version of your product installation.
How the Virtualization Assistants Work
When you create a new Basic MSI or MSI Database project, the Microsoft App-V, VMware ThinApp, and Citrix XenApp tabs are displayed in the AdminStudio interface.
The Project Assistant tab and the Installation Designer tab show the underlying framework for your product’s Windows Installer–based installation. Some of these product elements are also displayed in the virtualization Assistants, where you can configure a virtual application’s options and requirements.
Integration with the Project Assistant and the Installation Designer
Information that you enter in a virtualization Assistant is saved directly to the underlying project file. The Microsoft App-V Assistant, ThinApp Assistant, Citrix Assistant, Project Assistant, and Installation Designer run simultaneously. Any changes that you make in one are reflected instantly in the other. For example, if you remove a file in one of the virtualization Assistants, that file is no longer available in your project, and it does not appear in the Project Assistant or the Installation Designer.
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