[MSI] Import MSM to packageΒΆ

Import merge modules (MSM) to the MSI package in order to deliver the shared resources properly.

Important

Precondition: Open an MSI package in MSI Editor (see Open MSI/MST).

  1. Select MENU > Import and export > Import merge modules.

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  2. Click Add.

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  3. Choose merge modules (.MSM files) that you need to import and click Open.

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  4. Click Next.

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  5. Select the Root directory for the merge module resources (in most cases this path is re-defined via the Custom action inside the MSM), Primary feature to which MSM components will be assigned, and compression type for the MSM files. Afterwards, click Finish.

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  6. If you have the unsaved changes, you will be asked what to do with them because the Import merge modules is an irreversible operation that resets whole undo/redo history. Select the necessary option and click Apply.

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  7. Find resources of the imported merge modules on the Package Designer > Features and components tab (or on the Tables Editor view), highlighted in green.

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