ConflictManager Reference
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Chapter 2
Setting Up ConflictManager
This chapter includes the following topics:
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About Conflict Settings
on page 19
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Conflict Resolution Rules
on page 24
About Conflict Settings
Conflict settings determine the type of conflicts that are detected and the files and
registry keys that are excluded from conflict detection. This helps eliminate conflicts that
don’t have a negative impact on any installation. Example: readme.txt is installed by
many packages, but generally is not a conflict that you need to resolve. Therefore, you
could specify that file to be excluded from conflict detection.
These settings are stored in the Software Manager database and affect any user who is
connected to that database.
You define the conflict settings on the Conflict Settings dialog box, which you access by
selecting Setup menu > Conflict Settings. This dialog box contains the following tabs:
Note
If you change conflict settings after you run conflict detection, you must rerun conflict
detection to apply the changes.
Defining Types of Conflicts to Detect
These settings are stored in the Software Manager database and affect any user who is
connected to that database.
To define types of conflicts to detect
1. Select Setup menu > Conflict Settings > Types tab.
Types
Define the kinds of conflicts to detect.
See
Defining Types of Conflicts to Detect
.
Files / Directories
Specify the directories and files to ignore during conflict
detection.
See
Excluding Files and Directories From Conflict Detection
on page 22.
Registry Keys
Specify the registry subtrees and individual keys to ignore
during conflict detection.
See
Excluding Registry Keys From Conflict Detection
on
page 23.
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