Software Packager User's Guide

Table of Contents

About This Guide

What This Guide Contains

What You Should Know Before Reading This Guide

Font Conventions in this Guide

1. Packaging Software for Installation: An Overview

About swpkg

Running swpkg

Using the swpkg Worksheets

Using the swpkg Menus

Using the Worksheet Selection Tabs

Using the Message Area

2. The swpkg Tutorial

Step One: Setting Up the Example Application Used by This Tutorial

Step Two: Running swpkg

Step Three: Creating a Product Hierarchy

Step Four: Tagging the Files

Step Five: Setting Permissions and Destinations

Step Six: Adding Attributes

Step Seven: Building the Product

Step Eight: Installing and Running the Product

3. Creating a Product Hierarchy

Creating a Product Hierarchy: Before You Begin

Creating a Product Hierarchy: The Basic Steps

Using the Create Product Hierarchy Worksheet

4. Tagging the Files

Tagging the Files: Before You Begin

Tagging the Files: The Basic Steps

Using the Tag Files Worksheet

5. Editing Permissions and Destinations

Editing Permissions and Destinations: Before You Begin

Editing Permissions and Destinations: The Basic Steps

Using the Edit Permissions & Destinations Worksheet

6. Adding Attributes

Adding Attributes: Before You Begin

Adding Installation Attributes: The Basic Steps

Using the Add Attributes Worksheet

7. Building the Product

Building the Product: Before You Begin

Building the Product: The Basic Steps

Using the Build Product Worksheet

After the First Build

8. Creating a Patch Product

Creating a Patch Product: The Basic Steps

A. Writing Mapping Expressions

About Mapping Expressions

Variables and Data Types

Operators

Built in Variables

Built-In Functions

Statements

Example

B. Troubleshooting

Checklist of Do's and Don'ts

Error Messages

Other Problems