17.5.1 Procedure for generating the PACKAGE_INFO section and a program product ID file

This subsection explains how to generate the PACKAGE_INFO section and a program product ID file. For details about the PACKAGE_INFO section, see 18.2.1 PACKAGE_INFO.

To generate the PACKAGE_INFO section and a program product ID file:

From the File menu, choose Open to open the AIT file for which you want to generate the package information.
From the Tools menu, choose Package Information.

The Package Information dialog box appears.

Figure 17‒13: Package Information dialog box

If the AIT file already contains the PACKAGE_INFO section, the Package Information dialog box displays the existing values in the PACKAGE_INFO section.

Enter a value for each item.

For any items, you cannot use \n, \r, \t, and other character strings that have special meanings. In the dialog box, you must specify a value for the items marked with an asterisk (*). The following gives the meaning of each item.

Item	Description
Package ID	Specify the package ID with a value from 1 to 44 bytes. You can use upper-case alphanumeric characters, a hyphen (`-`) and an underscore (`_`).
Product	Specify the package name with a value from 1 to 50 bytes. You cannot use a backslash (`\`) and a semicolon (`;`).
Version	Specify the version or revision of the software with a value from 1 to 6 bytes. You can use upper-case letters, numbers, and a slash (`/`).
Installer name	Specify the name of the installer to be used to install the software with a value from 1 to 256 bytes. You cannot use the following symbols: `* " : \| < > ?`
Install drive	Specify the drive in which to install the software by using two characters: an alphanumeric character and a colon (`:`)
Install directory	Specify the path name of the directory in which to install the software. Specify the path name with a value from 1 to 128 bytes. The name must start with a backslash (`\`).
Icon group name	Specify the icon group name of the software with a value from 1 to 40 bytes.
Serial number	Specify the serial number of the software to be installed with a value from 1 to 64 bytes. For software for which a CD key is required during installation, enter the CD key.
English	Select this option button if the software is the English version. Specify the user name and the organization below.
User name	Specify the software owner name with a value from 1 to 40 bytes.
Organization	Specify the company name of the software owner with a value from 1 to 80 bytes.
AIT file path	Specify the full-path name, including the drive name, of the AIT file to be generated with a value from 1 to 256 bytes. You cannot use a semicolon (`;`).
Package file ID	Specify one or more files that constitute the software to be distributed so that the software can be uniquely identified. Specify a file name that uniquely identifies the software to be distributed with a value from 1 to 477 bytes. When specifying two or more file names, use a semicolon (`;`) to separate each file name. When all of the specified files exist during packaging, the Package Information tool assumes that the software that includes the files is to be distributed by using the AIT file.

Note that if you generate the PACKAGE_INFO section without specifying either AIT file path or Package file ID, the Package Information tool does not generate a program product ID file.

For details about how to specify Installer name and Package file ID, see 17.5.2 Specifying the installer and the files for identifying the software to be distributed.

Click the Generate Package Info button.

The Package Information tool checks the length, characters, and other items to validate the specified information in the same way as the Packager. The PACKAGE_INFO section is generated or updated in the AIT file.

PACKAGE_INFO

{

PackageID = "ADOBEREADER";

Product = "Adobe Reader 6.0";

Version = "0600";

InstallerName = "AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe";

InstallDrive = "C:";

InstallDirectory = "'\Program Files'\Adobe'\Acrobat 6.0";

}

In addition, a program product ID file is generated with the information specified in the Package Information dialog box. If a program product ID file already exists, the specified information is added to the existing file.

The generated program product ID file is assigned the file name PPDEFAIT.DMP and stored in JP1/IT-Desktop-Management-2-installation-folder\DMPRM.

From the File menu, choose Save to save the AIT file with the PACKAGE_INFO section generated or updated.

The values entered in the Package Information dialog box are displayed in the JP1/ITDM2 Packaging dialog box during packaging. Among the items displayed in this dialog box, you cannot change the values of the Package ID, Product, and Version. You can change the values of other items during packaging or remote installation.

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