Creating an MSI Package - Documentation for BMC Client Management 21.02.02

ParameterDescriptionUser interfaceDefines the user interface level:

• Full: Display the fully authored user interface with all wizards, progress and error dialog boxes on the target machine screen. This option requires user cooperation, as wizards usually need input before the installation can continue.
• Reduced: The wizard dialog boxes is suppressed on the target machine, only the progress and error messages is displayed.
• Default: The installer selects the appropriate user interface level, which generally means that only the progress messages is displayed.
• None: Completely silent installation of the package, nothing is displayed on the target machine.
• Basic progress only: In general the progress bar graphically represents the installation of the individual components and reports either the total time elapsed relative to time remaining or the approximate time remaining until the installation is complete. If you check this option only the general progress of the installation is displayed as well as the remaining time.
• Basic hide cancel: Used to prevent the user of the target machine from aborting the installation. If you check this option none of the dialog boxes displayed on the screen have a Cancel button.
• End dialog: If this option is checked, a dialog box is displayed on the target machine at the end of a successful installation or if there has been an error.

If the installation has been cancelled by the user no such dialog box is displayed even if this option is checked.

Installation

Defines the installation type, which are the following:

• Install: the MSI package is a new or a re-installation.
• Patch: the MSI package is a patch to an already existing installation. In this case the MSI package of the original installation must be present locally.
• Repair: to repair an existing installation. In this case the Installer detects components or files missing from the current installation an re-installs the features containing these components or files.
• Publish: Also called 'install-on-demand' and means that the installation package is put in its target location on the target machine but not yet installed. It is installed when the user or an application activates the published package.
• Uninstall: Uninstalls an existing installation.

PIDKEY

Enter the serial number (Product ID Key Software Registration) in this field. If no number has been supplied, leave this field empty.

List Of Transform

Manually enter the transform file names (.mst) that you wish to add to the package. If several .mst files are entered, separate them with commas. Transforms are files which can contain files, properties, custom actions, or anything that can be stored in an .msi file. Transforms are commonly used to customize installations for specific departments in an organisation or to create multi-language installations.

Log File

Defines a path to location where the log file of the MSI package execution is stored.

Other optionsAdds additional command line options for custom commands with which to launch the MSI file which are not supported by default, such as for example, ALLUSERS.Delete MSI filesCheck this box to delete the MSI files from the client device once installation is complete. This deletion can be done to free disk space on the device. Nevertheless, it may be useful to leave the files on the device in order to carry out any reparation or updates.Run program in its context

Defines if the program is to be launched from its installation location (checked) or the agent directory (unchecked).