Package Build Definition Director

Like the Package Assembly Director, the Package Build Definition Director simplifies and expedites the build definition process by displaying a series of forms that guide you through the process. As with the Package Assembly Director, you can either click Next to continue to the next form or Previous to go back to the previous form. You can cancel the build definition process by clicking Cancel.

Like Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Package Assembly application, Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Package Build application defaults to Express mode. You can use a processing option to switch the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Package Build application to Director mode.

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

Form	Description
Package Build Definition Director	Use this form to review introductory information about the Package Build Definition Director.
Package Selection	Use this form to select the defined package that you want to build. The status of the package must be Assembly-Definition Complete.
Package Build Location	Use this form to specify whether you want to build the package for the client workstation, one or more servers, or both clients and servers. For server packages, also specify the shared specifications data source.
Server Selection	Use this form to specify the server location. (The server location is required when you build a package for a server.) If you only select one server, this server becomes the primary build server. If you select more than one server, you must also select the primary build server from the list of servers.
Build Specification Options	Use this form to specify whether you want to include all specification tables or only selected tables in the package. The option to build individual specifications is useful if a build fails and the package error log indicates that an individual specification file needs to be rebuilt.
Individual Specification Selection	Use this form to include only selected specifications in the package.
Business Function Options	Use this form to build business functions. You can also specify the build mode, the severity level at which to interrupt the build process, whether to build business function documentation, and whether to clear the output destination before building.
Compression Options	Use this form to specify package compression for client or server packages and to specify whether to compress directories (all or individual), data, and foundation.
Individual Directory Selection	Use this form to select the individual directories that you want to compress.
Build Features	Use this form to enter file set and compression information for features that you added to the 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 other function.
Package Build Revisions	Use this form to review or change any of the options that you have specified for the package.

You can access the Package Build Definition Director from either the Package Assembly menu selection or the Package Build menu selection. The advantage of accessing the Director from the Package Assembly menu selection is that the system automatically enters the package name and other information. If you access the Director from the Work With Package Build Definition form, you must manually specify the name of the package that you want to build.

Before you launch the Package Build Definition Director, you can use the Work with Package Build Definition form to review information about any previously designed packages. For example, you can review the properties, build options, business function options, and compression options for the package. As on any other parent/child form, you can click the plus (+) symbol to view more information about the package or click the minus (-) symbol to view less information about the package.