Wise Virtual Package Editor Reference
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Creating Virtual Software Packages
In the Description field, enter a unique description of the script. This
description appears on the Events page.
To have the action specified in the WiseScript complete before proceeding, mark
Wait for this script to complete.
To open an existing WiseScript, click Browse in the lower-left corner and specify
the script.
To create a new WiseScript, add actions from the Actions pane to the
Installation Script pane.
See About Script Editor in the WiseScript Package Editor Help.
5. When you finish editing the WiseScript, click OK.
The WiseScript appears on the Events page.
Note
When you compile a .WVP file, the syntax of the WiseScript is validated. If the
WiseScript contains syntax errors, a Compile Failed dialog box appears and lists these
errors.
See also:
About Installation Expert
on page 15
Data Layers Page
Use the Data Layers page to add a data layer to an application layer so that they can be
installed together by the application layer’s .VSA file. Example: If you created a data
layer to capture all .DOC and .XLS files, you could add this layer to a Microsoft Office
application layer so that they are deployed together to client computers.
See
About Data Layers
on page 11.
You can add a data layer to a virtual software project file (.WVP) only. You cannot add it
to a virtual software archive file (.VSA) or virtual software layer. If you create a .WVP file
that contains a data layer and then open its .VSA file, the Data Layers page does not
appear.
Before you can add a data layer to an application layer, you must create the data layer.
The data layer must be in the .VSA format.
See
Creating a Data Layer
on page 19.
When you compile a .WVP file that contains one or more data layers, an .EXE file with
the same name is created in addition to the .VSA. You must use the .EXE file to
distribute the layer. When the .EXE runs, it creates the application layer and all the data
layers. Each layer appears in the Altiris SVS applet.
See
About the Altiris SVS Applet
on page 13.
To add a data layer to an application layer
1. In Virtual Package Editor, open the .WVP file of the application layer.
2. In Installation Expert, select the Data Layers page.
3. Click Add.
