Project Options Dialog Box
AdminStudio 2022 R2 SP1 | 24.01 | Automated Application Converter
On the Project Options dialog box, which is opened by selecting Options on the Tools menu, you can specify project-wide default options.
Project Options Dialog Box
The Project Options dialog box includes properties that are grouped into the following sections:
• | Conversion Options |
• | Microsoft App-V Options (All Versions) |
• | Microsoft App-V Options (Version 4.x) |
• | Microsoft App-V Options (Version 5.x) |
• | MSIX Signing Options |
The Conversion Options group on the Project Options dialog box includes the following options:
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Description |
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Specify the default location that will populate the Place packages under the following folder field on the Select Output Formats panel of the Application Conversion Project Wizard and Application Conversion Wizard. |
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If this option is set to True, the output format will be selected by default on the Select Output Formats panel of the of the Application Conversion Project Wizard and Application Conversion Wizard. If it is set to False, the output format will not be selected by default. |
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Soft Time-Out Notification |
Set this option to True if you want AdminStudio to automatically send you an email notification when a soft time-out is encountered while using Automated Application Converter to repackage an application on a virtual machine. Note:To enable email notification, you need to configure your SMTP notification settings on the Notification Settings tab of the AdminStudio Options dialog box. |
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Post-Installation Configuration |
Indicate whether you want to enable configuration of the application after it is installed on the virtual machine but before it is converted into the target formats. Available options are:
To override this behavior on an individual package basis, use the Post-Installation Configuration field in the Properties window for a specific package. Important:If you select the Enabled option, ensure that the value that you enter for the Hard Time-Out setting for each individual package allows enough time to configure the application. |
Microsoft App-V Options (All Versions)
The Microsoft App-V Options (All Versions) group on the Project Options dialog box includes the following options:
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Description |
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Package Creation |
Select one of these options to identify the default App-V version (4.6 or 5.x) and conversion method (AdminStudio or App-V Sequencer) for App-V package conversion:
Note:The App-V 5.x with Sequencer option requires that the virtual machine have Microsoft Sequencer Version 5.x pre-installed. For more information, see Preparing a Snapshot for App-V 5.0 Conversion Using the App-V 5.0 Sequencer. Note:This setting can be overridden on a per-package basis by changing the Package Creation property for a package on the Packages tab. |
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Supported OS |
Use the Supported OS setting and its subsettings to specify the default supported operating systems for App-V packages generated by Automated Application Converter:
Important:You can override these default settings for an individual App-V package by setting the Supported OS property on that package’s Packages tab. Important:When setting the Supported OS property for App-V 5.0 packages, keep in mind that the packages are limited to the supported operating systems of the App-V 5.0 client:
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Specify how to optimize the package:
Note:When application files are streamed to a client either at launch or during application use, they are saved in the App-V cache and do not need to be streamed again during subsequent application use. |
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Specify the default App-V versioning value. Available options are:
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Set this option to Enabled to include the App-V Application Launcher when you build an App-V package. You can use the App-V Application Launcher to test a newly built App-V package before moving it to a deployment server. Note:The default value for the Launcher Tool option is Enabled. Note:You can override this default setting for an individual package by setting the Launcher Tool property on the package’s Properties window of the Packages tab. |
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Specify whether to create a Windows Installer package wrapper to install the App-V package:
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Specify whether to compress the Windows Installer package wrapper.
Note:This option is not available when the Package Conversion option is set to App-V 5.x with Sequencer. In this case, the Windows Installer package wrapper is always uncompressed. |
Microsoft App-V Options (Version 4.x)
The Microsoft App-V Options (Version 4.x) group on the Project Options dialog box includes the following options:
Option |
Description |
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Specify the host—the virtual application server or the load balancer in front of a group of virtual application servers that stream the App-V package to the Application Virtualization Client. You can either specify a static host name or IP address, or you can enter %SFT_SOFTGRIDSERVER% to indicate an environment variable. Note:If you enter %SFT_SOFTGRIDSERVER%, you must set up the SFT_SOFTGRIDSERVER system environment variable on each Application Virtualization Client. The value of this environment variable should be the name or IP address of the host. When you assign the variable on a client system, any Application Virtualization Client session that is running on the system must be closed and reopened; otherwise, the session is not aware of the new application source. |
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Specify the port on which the virtual application server or the load balancer listens for Application Virtualization Client requests for the package. The default port is 554. |
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Select the protocol that you want to use to stream the sequenced application package from the virtual application server to an Application Virtualization Client. Available options are:
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Specify whether to compress the App-V package:
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Specify the App-V client runtime drive. If no value is set, the default value of Q:\ will be used. |
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Set this property to Enabled if you want to include the Windows Command Prompt application when you build an App-V packages so that you can browse the virtual file system at runtime from within the virtual environment. If this property is set to Enabled, a file named Virtual File System.osd will be created in the App-V Package folder, which can be used to display the files and folders within the virtual environment. You can use Virtual File System.osd to view the existing files and folders on the computer plus the files and folders for the virtual package. Note:The default value for the File System Diagnostic option is Disabled. Note:You can override this default setting for an individual package by setting the File System Diagnostic property on the package’s Properties window of the Packages tab. |
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Set this property to Enabled if you want to include the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) when you build an App-V package so that you can browse the registry at runtime from within the virtual environment. If this property is set to Enabled, a file named Virtual Registry.osd will be created in the App-V Package folder, which can be used to display the registry within the virtual environment. You can use Virtual Registry.osd to view the existing registry on the computer plus the registry for the virtual package. Note:The default value for the Registry System Diagnostic option is Disabled. Note:You can override this default setting for an individual package by setting the Registry System Diagnostic property on the package’s Properties window of the Packages tab. |
Microsoft App-V Options (Version 5.x)
The Microsoft App-V Options (Version 5.x) category includes the following properties:
Property |
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Use this option to expand an existing App-V 5.x package on the system before performing the sequencing. This is useful for specifying middleware and dependency App-V packages such as Java runtime. Click the browse button and select the App-V package to expand. |
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Specify Enabled to enable all named objects to interact with the local system. The default setting is Disabled to keep these objects isolated from the local system. Named objects include application’s events and mutexes among other things. This is an advanced setting that typically does not need to be changed from the default. It is only compatible with the App-V 5.x with AdminStudio approach for package creation. |
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Specify Enabled to allow programs on the local system to interact with all COM objects present in the virtual package. The default setting is Disabled in order to isolate all COM objects of the virtual package. This is an advanced setting that typically does not need to be changed from the default. It is only compatible with the App-V 5.x with AdminStudio approach for package creation. |
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Set this option to Enabled to give the virtual application full write permissions to its VFS (virtual file system) files and folders. Note:The Full VFS Write Mode feature was introduced in App-V 5.0 SP2 HotFix 4. |
The MSIX Signing Options category includes the following properties:
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Description |
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Select Certificate for Signing |
Use to specify the signing option:
Note:If you select the Certificate Store option, make sure that the Certificate has been imported. For more details on importing the certificate, see Import Certificate.
Note:Certificate Subject populates with respect to the selected certificate. |