Files, folders, and registry information of Merge Modules from the library (or the stock of MSM files present within a packaging project), may be reviewed within the Merge Module Content Viewer. To open the viewer, users have to left-click on the details icon, displayed at the bottom of any merge module tile from within the Merge Modules view.
As soon as the Merge Module Viewer is displayed, it provides a tab for Files and Registry items that are bundled within the merge module. Click on the tab title to display the content type item listing. The tab titles contain a number in brackets, revealing the type specific number of items present within the current MSM file.
Tab: Files
The flat list of files contains columns for the File name, the parent Folder, Version and Language. The table may be sorted by any of the given columns by simply clicking on the header label. Clicking on the same header again switches from ascending to descending order and vice versa.
Tab: Registry
The flat list of registry content provided within the MSM file displays the full path of the Key, the Name of the registry item, and the Value. If the Name column for an item is empty, the Value contains a default registry item. Just like within the Files tab, the table may be sorted according to the column values by clicking on the column headers.