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The OPERATIONS tab is designed to assist packagers in their task to organize the file or folder operation related properties of components. The view contains a list of all operations that have already been added to component items. These operations may be performed at run-time by the installer engine:

•Duplicate file

•Move file

•Remove file(s)

•Remove folder

•Remove registry

•Create folder

The view shows a full list of operations assigned to the selected component, regardless of their source and destination folders.

To View Operation Details

To see extended description of the file operation (including partially resolved paths) users have to hover the mouse cursor over the operation icon.

In order to preview the MSI row responsible for a given operations, user has to right click the required entry and choose Go to row option from the context menu.

To Manage Operations

Users may trigger the properties dialog of each file operation by right-clicking the required entry and choosing Properties from the context menu. A new dialog will appear.

To Remove Operations

Users may remove any operation by right-clicking the required entry and choosing Remove from the context menu.

To Add File Operations

Users may add new file operations by right-clicking anywhere within the operations view and choosing New operation from the context menu. From the Operations view, the following types are supported:

•Move file

•Remove file(s)

To add a new Duplicate file operation, go to the FILES tab and choose the option New file operation > Duplicate from the context menu. A wizard starts, and guides through the process.

To Add Registry Operations