This screen shows the options that are available for the adjustment of the current wizard execution parameters. It is only available in the EXPERT mode, but not in the BASIC mode.
The options for exclusions and scan settings are originally set in the currently active profile, which can be edited here. If any changes are made here, they will only be applied to the current capture process.
Scan Settings
By expanding the Scan settings, changes can be made to the areas of the system (drives and registry hives) that are explicitly scanned. To select an area for scanning, simply click on the area that is to be represented in order to switch the colour from grey (inactive) to blue (active).
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Note: Only areas that are represented by blue tiles with a checkmark in the upper right corner will be scanned during the upcoming snapshot procedure. |
The current setting will cause the wizard to scan on drive C:, but ignore any activity on D:, E: and Z:
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Note: The set of available drives depends on the environment given on the currently used machine. There may be additional drives, such as shared network drives. |
The settings for the Advanced Scanning manage the recognition of changes performed on services and permissions (on files & registry) during the application installation and configuration. Activate the respective checkbox to scan for the labelled option.
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Note: Changes here are only applied for the current capture process and are not permanently saved. Perpetual change can be made in the global profile settings which can be found here. |
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Tip: The fewer system areas that are observed, the less time it will take to perform the scan procedure. Therefore, it is vital for efficient setup capture routines to make sure that only relevant system parts are reflected. However, if an application is rather unknown to the packager, running an extended capture might be prudent in order to make sure all installation outcomes are covered. It is part of the experience of a professional packager to know which application affects which system area and adjust their work procedures accordingly. |
Capturing Empty Folders
Prior to RayPack 6.3, empty folders were not captured and had to be included manually. From version 6.3, the user can control whether the legacy behavior (ignoring empty folders) or respecting empty folders should be used when building RCP files.
Note that this setting applies to folder that are within your installation directory (so that temporary and system directories are always excluded if they are empty).
Exclusions
Expanding the Exclusions toggle is where changes can be made to the exclusion filters that are applied. The user can select an alternative directory containing exclusion filters, add or remove existing filters.
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Note: It is not possible to edit the filters from this user interface. This can only be done in the global profile settings in the Settings section. |
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Tip: Even though RayPack comes along with a predefined set of standard exclusion lists, it is highly recommended to add custom lists according to the individual customer or project environment needs. Please keep in mind that high quality exclusion preparation repeatedly saves time for every single setup capture, since it reduces the efforts required for future project clean-up measures. |