Software Manager Reference
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Chapter 1
Introduction to Software Manager
This chapter includes the following topics:
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About Software Manager
on page 8
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Starting Software Manager
on page 9
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About the Software Manager Window
on page 10
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Icons in Software Manager
on page 12
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About the Wise Software Repository
on page 14
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About the Software Manager Database
on page 15
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About Applications and Packages
on page 17
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About Package Meta Data
on page 18
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Product Documentation
on page 21
About Software Manager
Software Manager provides the interface for working with packages in the Software
Manager database, which contains information about all the software packages used by
your organization. Storing all your package information in a central location lets you
better manage packages during their lifecycle stages—from integration, testing, and
deployment through retirement.
Use Software Manager to import and organize packages and their resource information
in the Software Manager database, to obtain information about packages and their
resources, to set the status of packages, and to prepare a package or group of packages
for deployment. Corporate developers can use Software Manager as a centralized point
for managing all resources used by applications that they develop.
Software Manager is a tool in the Professional Edition of Wise Package Studio.
If you have an installation of Wise Installation Studio that is connected to a Wise
Software Repository, Software Manager is also available as a tool in Windows Installer
Editor.
See
About the Wise Software Repository
on page 14.
Note
Features that are specific to Wise Package Studio are not available when you access
Software Manager from Windows Installer Editor.
Packages in Software Manager
In Software Manager, a package consists of any combination of the following:
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Meta data. This is the is minimum amount of information that constitutes a package.
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The resources associated with each package’s installation.
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