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Packager GUI Structure

The Packager GUI consists of the following main areas where you can find information about a PIF package or interact with the Packager to manage the PIF package.

Menu bar

Contains menus that provide functions to create or delete a PIF package (File menu), modify properties of the Packager (Edit menu), and access the Packager online help (Help menu).

File menu

Lets you choose the following functions:

• New—Creates the prototype file for a new PIF package and adds a new entry to the product list in the project pane.
• Import—Imports one or more existing PIF prototype files or an already built PIF package.
• Save—Saves the prototype file in a product library.
• Build—Generates the PIF package based on the settings in the prototype file.
• Delete—Removes the PIF package from the Packager's package library.
• Exit—Ends work with the Packager and closes the Packager program.

  Sometimes, functions are available only if a package is selected. Functions that do not apply for a selected package, are dimmed out.

Edit menu

Lets you set or change properties of the Packager, such as editor used to create new files, log file specification, and automatically incrementing the build number or the revision number with each build.

Help menu

Provides online help and information, as follows:

• Help topics—Opens the Packager's online help.
• About—Provides information about the Packager version, end-user license agreement, and copyright. You can view the complete end-user license agreement by clicking the View the End-User License Agreement button.

Toolbar

Contains buttons that provide the same Packager functions as the according File menu entries. Additionally, it also includes three more functions – New package wizard, Stop, and Test dialog.

Project pane

Lists all created and imported packages. The project pane is located at the upper left side of the GUI window. To manage a package, you must select the appropriate item in the project pane.

Subproject pane

Shows relevant modules (subprojects) of the package selected in the project pane. The subproject pane is located beneath the project pane. Each tab in the subproject pane provides a list of items of the subproject. You can select an item to view and modify its properties in the work pane.

Work pane

Shows the properties of the selected package or subproject item. The work pane is located at the upper right side of the GUI window.

Output pane

Lists status or error messages issued by commands that have been called through the Packager GUI.