Symantec SOFTWARE MANAGER, Installation Manual

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Software Manager Reference 12
Introduction to Software Manager
This rereads the package data and redisplays package information. This can be useful if
packages have been added to the Software Manager database since you started this
Software Manager session.
Icons in Software Manager
The following icons appear in Software Manager to help you quickly identify items in the
database. Although you cannot import some of these items when you run Software
Manager from Windows Installer Editor, they might appear in the database if someone
else imported them through Wise Package Studio.
See also:
About the Software Manager Window on page 10
Icon Represents Appears in this pane
Software Manager database Applications/Packages
Group Groups
Application Applications/Packages,
Package Details
Windows Installer package (installation,
transform, patch, or Microsoft hotfix)
When you import an InstallShield®
Developer .EXE, it appears as a Windows
Installer package because an .MSI is
extracted from the .EXE.
Applications/Packages,
Package Details
Virtual software package (.WVP or .VSA)
created in Virtual Package Editor. Applications/Packages,
Package Details
Wise package definition file (.WPF)
created in Workbench and imported. Applications/Packages,
Package Details
WiseScript package Applications/Packages,
Package Details
Merge module package Applications/Packages,
Package Details
Any installation file imported using the
Universal Import option Applications/Packages,
Package Details
SOE Snapshot Applications/Packages,
Package Details
Device driver package Applications/Packages,
Package Details
Group Policy Object package Applications/Packages,
Package Details