Package Assembly Director

The Package Assembly Director guides you through the process of specifying or confirming the location where package components can be found, as well as indicating the objects to include in the package. The director always gives you the option to either continue to the next form or go back to the previous form. Also, you can always cancel the assembly process.

You can enter default information on each of the main forms of the Package Assembly Director, or you can access subforms from each of the main forms to configure the information. The steps are the same whether you are adding components for the first time or revising a previously assembled package.

You can also access any previously assembled packages and view information about these packages by clicking the plus (+) symbol of the package on the Work with Packages form. For any previously assembled packages, underneath the package name you can view the package properties (including package type and current status), as well as the selections for foundation, database, and language.

When you finish adding the selected components to a package, those components appear on the specific form for that component, the Package Component Revision form, and the Work with Packages form of the Package Assembly Director.

This table summarizes the function of each form in the Package Assembly Director:

Form	Function
Package Assembly Directory form	Use this form to review introductory information about the Package Assembly Director.
Package Information form	Use this form to enter the package name, description, and corresponding path code.
Package Type Selection form	Use this form to indicate whether you are creating a full or update package. When you create an update package, you must also indicate the parent package on which the update package is based. For example, if you were creating a package to update your original package called APPL_B, you would enter APPL_B as the parent package for your update package.
Foundation Component form	Use this form to enter the location of the foundation. A foundation is the code that is required to run all applications. It is required for all full packages. If you do not specify a foundation path for full packages, the system uses the default foundation path. Update packages use the foundation for the parent package unless you specify another foundation.
Database Component form (Prior to Tools Release 9.2.5.0)	Use this form to specify the location of the database to be included in the package. For full packages, if you do not specify a database location, the system uses the default database path. Update packages do not require a database.
Default Object Component form (for full packages only)	Use this form to verify the deployment data source. When you build a full package, the system retrieves the objects that are included in the package from the deployment data source that is associated with the path code that you specified for the package.
Object Component form (update packages only)	Use this form to specify the individual objects that you want to include in the package. You can add any of these objects: Interactive or batch applications Business functions Business views Data structures Media object data structures Table definitions
Features Component form	Use this form to include features in your package. A feature is a set of files or configuration options, such as registry settings, that must be copied to a workstation or server to support an application or another feature.
Language Component form	Use this form to include in your package language specifications for a language other than English.
Package Component Revisions form	Use this form to review the information that you entered on the previous forms. You can modify any or all of your selections on this form.