Creating a Feature
Access the Feature Information form and complete the following fields.
- Feature
Enter a name for the feature.
- Feature Type
Enter the feature type, if applicable.
- Description
Enter a description of the feature.
- Required
Select this option if the installation of this feature is mandatory for both Compact/Production and Typical/Development installs. Inclusion of this feature cannot be overridden when the package is installed.
- Not Required
Select this option if the installation of this feature is optional. Whether the feature is installed depends on the options that you select (Compact/Production and Typical/Development). Inclusion of the feature can be overridden when the package is installed.
- Compact/Production
Select this option if this feature is to be included in a Compact/Production install by default. This option can be overridden when the package is installed if Not Required is also selected.
- Typical/Development
Select this option if this feature is to be included in a Typical/Development install by default. This option can be overridden when the package is installed if Not Required is also selected.
- File Set
Select this option if the feature is a file set.
- Registry
Select this option if the feature is a registry setting.
- Shortcut
Select this option if the feature is a shortcut.
- ODBC Data Sources
Select this option if the feature is an ODBC Data Source.
- Additional Package Build Processes
Select this option if the feature is an additional process to be performed during the package build.
- Additional Install Processes
Select this option if the feature is an additional process to be performed during the install process.
- Initialization Files (INI)
Select this option if the feature is an initialization file.