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Repackaging with Wise Package Studio
Coursecode: WSCPSBAS

This 4-day course provides in-depth, hands-on experience with Wise Package Studio. Begin by learning about application lifecycle management, key Package Studio concepts, and the Package Studio interface. Receive an overview of how Wise Package Studio works before delving in to create a repackaging request and build a Windows Installer installation. Next, discover important repackaging considerations and best practice guidelines to repackage your newly created installation. Continue to apply Wise Package Studio tools throughout the application installation project lifecycle to customize, validate, and resolve conflicts in your installation. Perform quality assurance testing on your repackaged application to confirm the installation and application work as intended, then prepare the installation package for deployment. Throughout the course, learn the functionality of all tools in Wise Package Studio to improve application lifecycle management in your organization.


Learn How To

  • Apply the fundamentals of Microsoft® Windows® Installer technology to your installation 

  • Use the Application Gateway to organize and manage repackaging requests in your organization 

  • Use the Wise Package Studio Workbench to create a repackaging project 

  • Create a package and .MSI with Windows Installer Editor and SetupCapture 

  • Maintain .MSIs with UpgradeSync, Patch Creation, InstallTailor, and Windows Installer Editor 

  • Test packages using Test Expert 

  • Identify and manage conflicts in packages in Software Manager and ConflictManager 

  • Distribute packages using the Wise Software Repository 

  • Use additional Wise Package Studio tools to create and manage your repackaging projects 

Who Should Attend
System administrators, system engineers, or anyone who is responsible for repackaging or fulfilling requests for applications


Prerequisites

Applied working knowledge of the Windows operating system
This class is taught with the assumption that each student meets the prerequisites. If you are registering others in your organization for this class, please be certain they meet the prerequisites and forward this course description to them.

Leave Class With:

  • Knowledge about Wise Package Studio 
  • Skills to adeptly use Wise Package Studio
  • Knowledge of repackaging and repackaging best practices
  • Repackaging with Wise Package Studio course syllabus
  • Repackaging with Wise Package Studio Training Guide
  • Wise Class CD
Course description:

Total course fee:

Repackaging with Wise Package Studio € 2.249,00 (4 days)

 

About the trainer:
The instructor enjoys an extensive Wise Package Studio programming background and is an Symantec/ Altiris/ Wise Certified Trainer. He has in-depth-knowledge from Windows Installer and Wise Package Studio application.

 

View contents of this course in pdf format or read the content below:

Day 1-4 (Tuesday-Friday)

 

Welcome and Introduction
  • Introduction to Wise Solutions 
  • Introduction to this course 

Windows Installer Overview 

  • About Windows Installer
  • Advantages of Windows Installer
  • About logo certification
  • Getting Windows Installer
  • About the Windows Installer service
  • About the Windows Installer relational database
  • About Windows Installer functionality

Wise Package Studio Overview

  • Introduction to Wise Package Studio
  • About Wise Package Studio concepts
  • Introduction to the Workbench
  • Setting up projects
  • Setting up processes
  • Setting up tools
  • Setting up security 

Creating a Complete Package with Installation Expert

  • Introduction to Windows Installer Editor
  • Create a new installation
  • Build your installation
  • Configure package options
  • Set system information on the destination machine
  •  Customize the installation for users
  • Define releases
  • Distribute your installation
  • Compile and test your installation

Capturing an Application Installation 

  • Capturing applications and operating systems
  • Introduction to SetupCapture 
  • Using SetupCapture 
  • Using SetupCapture with Virtual Capture 

Repackaging a Simple Application 

  • Repackaging overview 
  • Repackaging considerations 
  • Best practices 
  • Repackaging process phases 
  • Before you start repackaging 
  • Accessing Application Gateway 
  • Analyze the vendor package 
  • Create a new project 
  • Display the QuickFacts project and open the sample database 
  • Customize the repackaged installation 
  • Quality assurance for the installation 
  • Release management 

Patching and Upgrading 

  • About patches, upgrades, and reinstalls 
  • Introduction to UpgradeSync 
  • Introduction to Patch Creation Adding an upgrade 
Transforms 
  • Introduction to InstallTailor 
  • Creating a transform 
  • Applying a transform to an installation 

Advanced Windows Installer Editor Features 

  • Using Setup Editor
  • Using MSI Script
  • .NET overview

Building a Complete Project with Installation Expert

  • Before you start a project
  • Create a new installation
  • Build your installation
  • Options for advanced installations
  • Set system information on the destination machine
  • Customize the installation project for users
  • Define releases
  • Compile and test your installation project
  • Distribute your installation project

Quality Assurance Testing 

  • Introduction to Test Expert 
  • Testing an .MSI file Introduction to Package Validation 
  • Application Isolation 
  • Introduction to Application Isolation 

Software Manager 

  • Introduction to Software Manager 
  • Introduction to the Wise Software Repository
  •  Using the Wise Software Repository Share Point 
  • The Software Manager interface
  • Importing packages Grouping packages

ConflictManager 

  • Introduction to ConflictManager 
  • The ConflictManager process 
  • Types of conflicts Introduction to OS Snapshot
  • Release Management 
  • Introduction to Package Distribution

Wise Package Studio Tools 

  • Tool review 
  • Introduction to Application Gateway
  • Introduction to Application Watch 
  • Introduction to Legacy Setup Conversion
  •  Introduction to WiseScript Editor 
  • Introduction to Command Line Builder

MSI and Repackaging Resources 

  • Web-based resources 
  • Print resources 
  • Other Wise Solutions courses and services

 

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