Editing Features (MSI Transform Editor)

The Features tab of the MSI Transform Editor displays the features and their settings.

 

The following properties can be changed for each feature:

  • Attributes (Installation status)
  • Level (Installation level)

Changes are saved only after confirming with the Enter key.

If a feature contains child features, you can inherit the changes.

Attributes (Installation status)

The installation status can assume the following values:

  • Install on local drive
  • Install on first use
  • Run from source
  • Not installed

Depending on the MSI-based software, you can change the feature installation sta­tus.

Level (Installation level)

When an MSI-based software is executed, only those features are installed whose INSTALLLEVEL value is smaller than or equal to the value of the INSTALLLE­VEL property.
You can set the value of the INSTALLLEVEL property in the Property table – see the section entitled Editing Properties (MSI Transform Editor) – or specify the MSIInstallPro­duct command as a parameter.
By changing the INSTALLLEVEL value of features, you can make sure that only certain features are installed, depending on the value of the INSTALLLE­VEL property. Using this facility, you can define a “standard installation” and a “maximum installation”, for example.