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Select File, Type, and Parameters

Follow these steps:

1. Search and select a script, executable, or command file that triggers the task.

   On selection, File and Type are displayed. For example, Name:

   Volume 1:\Agent.cab

   and Type:

   WinCE file

   Note:

   If you select Type as MSI File, the following options are enabled.

   General

   Specifies the MSI Installation method and the installation path.

   MSI Method

   Select the MSI Installation method from the displayed list.

   Install

   Specifies that the file is installed at the local location and uses the package from Software Delivery.

   Transforms

   (Optional) Specifies the changes applied to the installation file. For example, a transform can change all the text in an application's user interface from English to German.

   Administrative Install

   Specifies that the installation package is prepared from a network file server.

   Destination path

   Specifies the installation path.

   Properties

   Specifies the values used during the installation. Click Add from the Actions pane and select the property from the list. To remove a property, select the property and click Remove.

   Display Options

   Specifies the options related to the user interface. The Windows Installer provides capability to author an internal user interface with multiple levels of UI functionality. You can select only one option. The following options are available:

   • No user interface (unattended)
   • No user interface (unattended), with modal completion dialog box
   • Reduced user interface, with no modal completion dialog box
   • Basic user interface
   • Basic user interface, with no modal dialog boxes or cancel button
   • Basic user interface, with no cancel button
   • Basic user interface, with modal completion dialog box
   • Basic user interface, with no modal dialog boxes
   • Full user interface

   Logging Options

   Specifies the information that you want to log. The following options are available:

   • Status messages
   • Non-fatal warnings
   • All error messages (Selected by default)
   • Start-up of actions
   • Action specific records
   • User requests
   • Initial UI parameters
   • Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
   • Out-of-disk-space messages
   • Terminal properties
   • Verbose output

2. Insert parameter macros from the drop-down as input values to a procedure when a procedure is executed. Use a space to separate the parameters. For more information, see Parameter Macros.

3. Click Next to specify Job Options for the software procedure.