Advanced Installer Ribbon
Advanced Installer’s Ribbon offers an efficient and easy way to navigate your project with just a couple of clicks. The Ribbon can be split into the following groups Quick-Access Toolbar, Tabs, and the Application Menu.
Quick Access Toolbar
The Quick-access Toolbar is a customizable toolbar which shows commands that are most often used.
- Save - save the current project
- Build - can choose to create all builds, rebuild all builds, or create a specific build
- Run - launch the installer; if it was not built it will generate it first
- Back - navigate backward in the project
- Next - navigate forward in the project
- Messages - show latest information and news about Advanced Installer
- Show below the Ribbon - move the Quick-access toolbar below the Ribbon
- Minimize the Ribbon - hide the Ribbon
Tabs
A Tab is a collection of features that are related to each other.
In the Tabs group, there is also a button to access the context-sensitive User Guide.
Solution Tab
- Build - build the solution
- Options - edit solution options using Edit Solution Options Dialog
Project Tab
- Build - can choose to create all builds, rebuild all builds, or create a specific build
- Run - launch the installer; if it was not built it will generate it first
- Run in VM - test the installation in a provisioned virtual machine
- Impersonate System Account - enable this option to impersonate the system account when using "Run in VM"
- Edit VM profiles - the Edit VM Profiles dialog will be shown allowing you to create and configure the profiles that will be used for virtual machine installations.
- Create a new VM - the wizard will be shown assisting you to create a new virtual machine and to configure it for testing the installation.
- Run in Docker - test the instalation in a Docker
container.
- Create a repackaging Docker image - run the Docker Image Prepare Wizard to set up a Docker image.
- Show Run Log - display the installation log
- Debug cmd line - send a command-line to the package before installation when using the option
- Open Output Folder - open Windows Explorer at the project location
- Options - set the project options from the Project Paths Tab
- Find - search the project
- Project Summary - dialog to navigate through the project content
View Tab
- Show
- Left Pane - show or hide the left pane
- Compact Left Pane - resize icons in the left pane
- Only Non-Empty Views - hide all views that don’t have changes
- Status Bar - show or hide the status bar
- Navigation
- Last Change - navigate to the last location where the project was modified
- Back - navigate backward in the project
- Next - navigate forward in the project
- Show/Hide Info Panes
- Installation - quick access menu to different sections of the project
- Log - show or hide the log pane
- Issues - show or hide results of the ICE validation
- References - display a list of the references of the item you have tried to delete
- Find Result - show or hide the search result pane
- Notes - display various notes added and is specific for the selected view
- Notifications - show or hide the notifications pane that displays a list while authoring the package or loading the project
- Messages - show latest information and news about Advanced Installer
Settings Tab
- External Tools - configure additional tools used during the build process through the External Tools dialog
- Auto Import - configure the extensions used when importing XML and INI files
- Repository Manager - manage dialogs or prerequisites in the Advanced Installer repository
- Repackager Settings - configure the settings for the Advanced Installer Repackager
- Package Validation - configure package validation with ICEs, compatibility checks and WACK
- SCCM Configurations - define the settings based on which the System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) configuration file will be created
- Path Variables - configure the path variables
- Auto Updates - configure Advanced Installer's update process through the "Update Options" dialog
- Customer Feedback - select if you want or not to help improve Advanced Installer by sending non-personal information
Wizards Tab
- Convert Paths - convert existing project paths to use path variables
- Create Transform - create a transform for an MSI Package installation
- Add Adobe Plug-in - add an Adobe Product plug-in to the project
- Add Office Addin - add an Office Product plug-in to the project
- Import
- Visual Studio Project - import a Visual Studio Project into an Advanced Installer project
- Visual Basic 6.0 Project - import a Visual Basic 6.0 Project into an Advanced Installer project
- Real Studio Project - import a Real Studio Project into an existing Advanced Installer project
- MSI/MSM Package - import an MSI/MSM file into an existing Advanced Installer project
- Eclipse Workspace - import the projects from an Eclipse workspace into an existing Advanced Installer project
- IntelliJ IDEA Workspace - import the projects from an IntelliJ IDEA workspace into an existing Advanced Installer project
- Repackage Result File - import a repackager result file (.RPK)
Application Menu
The Application Menu contains commands that affect the entire project and workspace as well as the Help.
- New - create a new project from to Start Page
- Open - open an existing project or a built installer database file(MSI) in MSI Quick-Edit mode
- Save
- Save - save current project
- Save As - save current project under a different name
- Save As Template - save current project as a template to be reused for a different package
- Settings
- External Tools - configure additional tools used during the build process through the External Tools dialog
- Auto Import - configure the extensions used when importing XML and INI files
- Repository Manager - manage dialogs or prerequisites in the Advanced Installer repository
- Repackager Settings - configure installation capture profiles for Advanced Repackager
- Package Validation - configure package validation with ICEs, compatibility checks and WACK
- SCCM Configurations - define the settings based on which the System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) configuration file will be created
- Path Variables - configure the path variables
- Auto Updates - configure Advanced Installer's update process through the "Update Options" dialog
- Help
- Contents - open the Advanced Installer User Guide
- Support Forums - open in the default browser the web page of the Advanced Installer Forum
- Purchase Now - open the web page where you can buy an Advanced Installer license
- Register - activate an Advanced Installer license
- About - general information about Advanced Installer(version, license, etc.) and update check
- Exit - close the current project
Advanced Installer Ribbon has page and project type specific contextual tabs.
Topics
- Repackager Summary
Shows the summary of the repackaging operation