This property page specifies additional network locations that contain installation packages from which Novell® Application LauncherTM/Explorer can distribute the application. If the Application object was created from a .AOT or .AXT file, the installation packages must be snAppShotTM packages (.AOT, .AXT, and .FIL files). If the Application object was created from a .MSI file, the installation packages must be Microsoft* Windows* Installer packages (.MSI files). The source list is used only if the original source location is unavailable, in which case Application Launcher/Explorer begins with the first location in the list and continues down the list until an accessible package is found.
Before you can define additional source locations, you need to make sure to copy the original package to the new source locations. For snAppShot packages, copy the .AOT, .AXT, .FIL, and .TXT files. For Windows Installer packages, copy the administrative installation folder and all subfolders.
With Application objects that use a .MSI file rather than a .AOT or .AXT file, this source list can be extremely important. Because Windows Installer supports on-demand installations (installation of files as the user requests certain features or components), the source list can provide source resiliency for installations that occur after the initial installation. If the original installation source is no longer available and no source list has been established, the on-demand installation will fail. However, if you create additional source locations and define them in the source list, the on-demand installation will have a better chance of succeeding.
IMPORTANT: If you have used the SOURCE_PATH macro (Common > Macros page) in any of the Application object's property fields, you should verify that you used all uppercase letters and no lowercase letters. If the original source location is referenced through the SOURCE_PATH macro and Application Launcher/Explorer cannot access the location, it will only use the package sources in this list if the SOURCE_PATH macro is all uppercase.
Package Source List
The Package Source List displays the
additional package source locations that have been defined for the
application. When the application is distributed to a workstation,
Application Launcher/Explorer will use these locations, in the order
listed, if the original source location is unavailable.
When distributing applications that use the Windows Installer, Application Launcher/Explorer passes the source list to the Windows Installer, which then uses the list for the locations from which to install the application files.
Add
To add a source location to the list, click Add >
browse to and select the directory that contains the installation package
> click OK.
Delete
To remove a source location from the list, select the
location > click Delete.
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