Properties

This property page lets you override the public property values contained in the .msi package and add new public properties.

The .msi package contains the property values that were defined during the administrative installation of the application. These property values determine the way the Microsoft* Windows * Installer installs the application to the user's workstation. In some cases, you might want to change one or more of the property values. For example, a property value can define the default location for a user's work files. By adding the property to the Properties list and changing the property's value, you can override the default location defined in the .msi package.

If necessary, you can add public properties that were not included in the .msi package. When doing so, you should be careful to add only those properties that are valid for the package.

Add
To override a property value, you change the property value and add the property to the Properties list so that Application Launcher knows to use that property value rather than the one defined in the .msi package. To do so, click Add to display the Select Property to Add dialog box. In the Value Name field, select the property whose value you want to override, enter the new value in the Value Data field, then click OK to add the property to the Properties list.

To define a new property that is not already included in the .msi package, click Add to display the Select Property to Add dialog box. In the Value Name field, enter the new property's name, enter the property's value in the Value Data field, then click OK to add the property to the Properties list. Although you can add and define new properties, the SOURCELIST property is reserved for Application Launcher use.

When Application Management distributes and installs an MSI application, it uses the AlwaysInstallElevated policy, which installs the MSI application using elevated (system) privileges. Because of this, in order to set the ALLUSERS property value to null so that the application is installed on a per-user basis, you need to leave the Value Data field empty. Using double quotation marks (““) causes the distribution to fail.

Modify
To modify a property that is in the Properties list, select the property, click Modify to display the Edit String Value dialog box, modify the value name or data, then click OK.

Delete
To delete a property from the Properties list, select the property, then click Delete. Deleting the property causes future installations of the application to use the property value defined in the .msi package.

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