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Components of PIF Products

A PIF product is structured into one or more components. According to the number of components, the prototype file for the PIF product consists of one or more component sections. The contents of the components are defined in the component sections of the prototype file.

Depending on their content and purpose, components can be of the following types:

Standard component

Contains directories, product files, symbolic links, and disk space reservations for files that are created after installation during product usage.

Platform-specific component

Contains directories, product files, and symbolic links that are installed only in the operating environment defined in the component.

Language-specific component

Contains directories, product files, and symbolic links that are installed only if the language specified in the component matches the language defined on the target computer.

Pre-install component

Bundles all files to be installed before installation of the main PIF product.

Configuration component

Bundles all files required for configuration dialogs and product removal dialogs.