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How to Package Products Using the Manual Method

The manual method for packaging products is designed primarily for products that are to be installed in unattended mode on the target computer, using their original setup programs. Such a product must supply a response file with its setup program to enable unattended installation.

After the product has been distributed to a target computer and the installation has begun, the Installer executes the product's original setup or installation program. The manual method requires detailed knowledge of how to respond to the installation program's prompts and also how the response file is structured.

The process of creating a product with the manual method includes the following tasks:

1. Create a product version and select Custom mode, Create templates to be edited manually.
2. Specify the archive files to be created.
3. Perform additional tasks to create archive files.

After you have packaged the products, you can register them in the Software Package Library.