In this class you will learn:
- How to prepare your development systems, test systems and documentation for the application-migration process
- How to use AdminStudio’s Repackager to convert traditional setups to Windows Installer setups and virtual applications
- How to enhance and customize repackaged setups using the InstallShield Editor and to correct validation errors
- How to use AdminStudio’s Test Center to identify and resolve potential issues using automated test cases and Best Practices.
- How to use AdminStudio’s Tuner to customize the installation of existing Windows Installer setups——to meet your company-specific requirements
- How to convert MSI packages to virtual packages
Course Highlights:
- Identify and mitigate Operating System compatibility issues with the latest Windows 11
• Best practices for creating packages for reliable and successful deployment
• Integrate and distribute packages to popular end point management systems, including Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (formerly SCCM) and Intune
• Convert legacy packages to MSIX and App-V
• Wrap packages in PowerShell/WiseScript, leveraging ready-made, easy to use script templates
• With Package Feed Module, access to latest version of > 3500 vetted installers with download links, validated silent command line switches, and detection methods for many packages
• A wide range of PowerShell Cmdlets to automate various tasks within AdminStudio itself
Detailed Course Curriculum
The following course sections and topics will be covered in the class. If you have a specific area that you think might need extra attention, mention it to your instructor on the first day of application packaging training.
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
- Introduction to AdminStudio
- New System Center Configuration Manager Settings View
- Process to Package Applications
- About Windows Installer Technology
- Support Resources
PREPARING FOR APPLICATION PACKAGING
- Defining the Storage Structure
- Setting up Your Packaging Environment
- Preparing Project Documentation
- Running Repackager on a Clean Machine
- Editing Exclusion Lists
REPACKAGING PROCESS
- Repackager Best Practices
- Repackager Interface
- Using the Installation Monitoring Method to Repackage a Legacy Application
- Using the Snapshot Method to Repackage a Legacy Application
- Cleaning Up after Repackaging
- Repackaging Process Output Files
- Viewing Captured Data in the Repackager Interface
- Creating Repackager Reports
USING THE INSTALLSHIELD EDITOR
- Launching InstallShield Editor
- Setting InstallShield Editor Options
- General Information View
- Setup Design, Features and Components Views
- Application Data View Group
- Property Manager View
- Path Variables View
- System Configuration View Group
- Application Paths View
- Windows Installer Conditions
- Release Wizard
- Package Validation
- Creating Templates
INITIAL TESTING OF REPACKAGED APPLICATIONS
- Running Windows Installer Tests from the Command Line
- Testing Guidelines
- Commonly Performed Tests
- Testing Next Steps
ADVANCED INSTALLSHIELD EDITOR TOPICS
- Searching for Files and Other Data
- Using Direct Editor to Modify Database Tables
- Handling Locked-Down Environments
- Installing COM Registration Information
- Additional InstallShield Editor Tools
ADVANCED EDITOR TOPICS
- Searching for Files
- Direct Editor
- Handling Locked-Down Environments
- COM Registration
USING CUSTOM ACTIONS
- Windows Installer Sequences
- Custom Action Scheduling Options
- Custom Actions and Sequences View
- Common Custom Action Types
CREATING A WINDOWS INSTALLER TRANSFORM
- Overview of Transforms
- Configuring Tuner Options
- Creating a Response Transform
- Using Tuner to Edit a Transform
- Applying a Transform
- Creating a Transform using InstallShield Editor
- Creating a Customization Transform Using Application Manager
CREATING MSIX PACKAGES
- Converting your Existing Packages to MSIX using Repackager Tool and Digital Signing
- Creating, Editing and Building MSIX using the Editor (InstallShield)
- General Information View
- Visual Assets
- Capabilities
- Package Payload
- Media
- Running the MSI to MSIX Conversion Wizard in InstallShield
MANAGING APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATION CATALOG DATABASES
- About the Application Manager Interface
- Managing Application Catalogs
- Importing Packages
- Importing Merge Modules
- Creating and Importing OS Snapshots
- Viewing Application and Package Data
- Viewing Reports on the Report Center Tab
- Importing Windows Installer and Virtual Packages
- Scanning Dependencies
- Validating Imported Packages
PACKAGE FEED MODULE
- Products Supported in AdminStudio’s Package Feed Module
- Package Feed Options
- Downloading Packaged using the Package Feed Module
TEST CENTER
- Benefits of using the Test Center
- Identifying Conflicts Using the Conflict Wizard
- Application Consistency Evaluator (ACE) Rules
- Resolving Conflicts
- Test Center Overview
- Configuring Testing
- Performing Compatibility, Best Practices, and Risk Assessment Testing
- Performing Conflict Testing
- Viewing and Filtering Test Results
UPGRADING PRODUCTS
- Preparing for Major Upgrades
- Defining the Upgrade Settings
- Validating and Deploying a Major Upgrade
- Adding a Major Upgrade in a Transform (.mst) file
ADDITIONAL TOPICS THAT MAY BE COVERED
- Introduction to the Automated Application Converter
- Introduction to Using InstallShield Editor to Create Virtual Applications
- Introduction to the AdminStudio Application Compatibility Pack
- Application Isolation
- Quality Monitor
