Creating an Advanced Project

InstallShield 11 Universal

After completing the steps in Creating a Basic Project, complete the following steps to utilize the advanced features and functions of Universal.

To create an advanced project in the Installation Designer:

Complete steps 1-9 of Creating a Basic Project.
To easily share files with other installation developers, create path variables to common files on your build machine. This can be accomplished in the Path Variables view in Media.
To set a condition(s) on a feature, component, dialog, or action that determines whether it executes at runtime, add the appropriate condition(s) to that software object.
If you want to give your end users the ability to select the features to install, then select the Installation Types view in Organization. Set up as many Installation Types as you require.
To only include specific features in each build, first add Build Categories and assign features to them based on how you want to group the features together for each build. Then select the Releases view to select the Build Categories to exclude from this build.
To include a splash screen with the installation, add it in the Sequences view in Behavior and Logic.
To customize the display of the progress of the installation and/or specific actions, add a progress renderer to the appropriate sequence and/or action.
If you need to add or set any environment variables at run time, then select the Environment Variables view in System Configuration and set up the environment variable changes you need.
To customize an existing dialog, go to the Dialog Editor view in User Interface, and add the customization you need.
To create a launcher for the installation for each targeted platform, go to the Distributions view in Releases.
To include with this project the ability to notify your end users of the availability of updates to this product, select the Update Service Support view in General Information. Set the update service properties as required.

Save, Build, & Test Your Project

Save and build your project. You can then test your project by clicking Run in the toolbar.