AdminStudio 11.5 SP2

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1 AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes 30 January 2013 Introduction... 3 New Features... 4 AdminStudio 11.5 SP AdminStudio Integration with App Portal and the FlexNet Manager Platform... 5 Additional Operating System Compatibility Tests Bit Shell Extensions (0151, 0251, 0451, 0551)... 6 Support for Defining Custom Extended Attributes for Applications... 6 Platform Support for Importing Applications From System Center 2012 Configuration Manager... 7 Ability to Publish Legacy Installers (.exe) to System Center Configuration Manager... 7 AdminStudio 11.5 SP Enhanced Support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Application Model Properties... 8 New Application Model Properties in the Application Manager Interface... 9 Setting Application Model Properties Using the Set-ASProperty Command of the Platform API Setting Default Application Model Properties on the Options Dialog Box Setting Default Application Model Properties Using an SQL Script Enhancements to Creating Requirements Support for Building Expressions When Creating Global Conditions for Custom Requirements Editing Global Conditions...14 Support for Additional Devices for Device Requirements Viewing and Editing Return Codes Changing the Priority of Deployment Types Importing.EXE Files using Invoke-ASImportPackage of the Platform API Running Application Compatibility Tests Using the Platform API Additional Operating System Compatibility Tests Compatibility Issues with Known Programs at Startup (0039, 0139, 0239, 0339, 0439, 0539) Bit Drivers (0137, 0237, 0437, 0537) Installation to Secure Location 0342, 0442, 0542)...17 Test Center User Interface Changes and Performance Improvements Test Center Performance Improvements Operating System Compatibility and Browser Compatibility Tabs are Now Separated Ability to Suppress Tree View on Test Center Group View and Application View AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 1

2 Report Center Enhancements New Package History Report in Report Center Reports Now Display Number of Fixed Errors and Warnings InstallShield 2012 Spring Service Pack AdminStudio New Test Center with Unified Reporting and Issue Management Integration With Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit Web Application Testing Advanced Reporting on Report Center Tab Support for Creation and Management of Microsoft Server App-V Packages Support for Microsoft App-V Additional Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Support InstallShield 2012 Spring Components/Editions System Requirements AdminStudio Client Tool Machine Application Catalog Database Server AdminStudio Enterprise Server / Workflow Manager Server Software Repository Virtual Machines Downloading AdminStudio Installers AdminStudio 11.5 Evaluation Restrictions Resolved Issues AdminStudio 11.5 SP AdminStudio 11.5 SP AdminStudio Known Issues AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 2

3 Introduction Many enterprises are struggling to make the transition to the latest technology innovations, including Windows 7 and 8, application and desktop virtualization, cloud, new application delivery methods and formats, and the broad array of access devices used by an increasingly mobile workforce. IT must manage applications in the increasingly complex combination of environments, ensuring that applications are tested, fixed, packaged, deployed, and updated on-premises, in virtual and cloud platforms. This process must not only be highly automated, but information must be presented to IT in a clear, concise, and consolidated manner to ensure critical migration decisions are made based upon all available data. Some companies are beginning to evaluate the possible impacts of Windows 8; others are just starting their Windows 7 migration. Regardless of where a company is, a continuous Application Readiness process enables enterprises to be ready now so that strategy, not resource constraints, dictates when and how they migrate. AdminStudio Suite 11.5 advances Application Readiness to enable this transition with enhanced application compatibility testing for Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Internet Explorer 10. In addition, AdminStudio 11.5 provides enhanced support for Microsoft Server App-V applications, and provides a new unified reporting and issue management interface. AdminStudio 11.5 includes the following new features: Streamlining application readiness with Test Center AdminStudio Suite 11.5 delivers a new unified reporting and issue management interface called Test Center that simplifies and streamlines all phases of application compatibility testing. Test Center allows you to execute a broad range of compatibility, validation, and conflict tests; manage and remediate issues; and monitor overall status in a single location. By standardizing the management of issues, IT teams can be more productive and deliver applications to users faster and more reliably. Support for Microsoft Server App-V applications and the Microsoft Private Cloud AdminStudio Suite Virtualization Pack 11.5 now supports virtualization suitability testing and the creation and management of Windows Server App-V applications fully integrated with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) enabling and accelerating enterprises migration efforts to the Microsoft Private Cloud. Support for Microsoft App-V 5.0 AdminStudio Virtualization Pack 11.5 now supports importing Microsoft App-V 5.0 packages into the Application Catalog, viewing package data, and performing virtualization best practices testing. Enhanced application compatibility AdminStudio 11.5 Application Compatibility Pack includes new compatibility tests for Windows 8 (32 and 64 bit), Windows Server 2012, and Internet Explorer 10. Additionally, it integrates with Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT). Enhanced Support for User-Centric Deployment AdminStudio Suite 11.5 simplifies and speeds migration to the new Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Application Model, so you can accelerate your progress toward a user-centric computing. Enhancements in AdminStudio 11.5 include expanded forms of data migrated to the new application model, including hardware requirements and application dependencies AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 3

4 AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 When a package is imported into the Application Catalog, Application Manager mines package elements for deployment metadata, which is valuable information to have when deploying Windows Installer or App-V packages using Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 includes support for additional System Center 2012 Configuration Manager application model properties, and provides several ways for you to edit these properties and to set their default values. AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 also includes some Test Center enhancements and several new OS compatibility tests. Note AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 includes changes that offer support for OS and browser compatibility tests for the final released versions of Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Internet Explorer 10. Without SP1, AdminStudio 11.5 supports OS and browser compatibility tests for Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows Server 2012 Beta, and the beta of Internet Explorer 10. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 includes integration with App Portal and FlexNet Manager Platform, new OS compatibility tests in Test Center, support for specifying custom extended attributes for applications, the ability to import applications from System Center 2012 Configuration Manager using the Platform API, and support for publishing.exe files to System Center Configuration Manager. New Features This section describes the new features in the following releases of AdminStudio: AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 AdminStudio 11.5 AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 This section describes the new features in AdminStudio 11.5 SP2: AdminStudio Integration with App Portal and the FlexNet Manager Platform Additional Operating System Compatibility Tests Support for Defining Custom Extended Attributes for Applications Platform Support for Importing Applications From System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Ability to Publish Legacy Installers (.exe) to System Center Configuration Manager AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 4

5 AdminStudio Integration with App Portal and the FlexNet Manager Platform Starting with 11.5 SP2, AdminStudio can communicate with App Portal and the FlexNet Manager Platform via the Flexera Service Gateway. Integrating these three products enables you to automatically and efficiently manage your application licenses. In this integrated solution, a Flexera ID a unique identifier assigned to applications by the FlexNet Manager Platform and stored in its Application Recognition Library (ARL) is used to maintain application identity across products. Note The ARL uniquely identifies over 110,000 applications (including multiple versions and editions) from over 14,000 publishers. Because AdminStudio, App Portal, and FlexNet Manager Platform use the same ID to identify an application, the following unified application management workflow is enabled: Figure 2-1: Unified Application Management Workflow AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 5

6 This application management workflow includes the following steps: AdminStudio obtains the Flexera ID from FlexNet Manager Platform When an application is imported into the Application Catalog, AdminStudio automatically queries the FlexNet Manager Platform ARL and obtains the application s Flexera ID. AdminStudio creates catalog item in App Portal When you publish an application from AdminStudio to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, a catalog item for that application is automatically created in App Portal (in the default Software catalog category), identified by the same Flexera ID. App Portal and FlexNet Manager Platform share license information Because an application s identity is maintained between App Portal and FlexNet Manager Platform, automatic license management can be performed. Each time a user requests an application in App Portal, App Portal can automatically obtain entitlement and usage data from FlexNet Manager Platform for that application including available license count and the number of licenses used. FlexNet Manager Platform can automatically reserve a license for that user, if one is available, and update the license inventory. During approval processes, requests are routed automatically based on this data. For example, if no licenses are available, the request can be submitted to purchasing so that additional licenses can be acquired. Additional Operating System Compatibility Tests In AdminStudio 11.5 SP2, the following additional OS compatibility tests are available. 32-Bit Shell Extensions (0151, 0251, 0451, 0551) For additional information, see the Test Center Tests section of the AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Help Library. 32-Bit Shell Extensions (0151, 0251, 0451, 0551) During this test, the Windows Installer database is scanned for the presence of 32-bit shell extensions, which cannot be loaded on 64-bit operating systems. As a result of this, some program features that are available on Windows 32-bit operating systems are not available on computers that are running an x64-based version of Windows. Tests are included for the following test categories: Windows 7 (64-bit) Windows 8 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Support for Defining Custom Extended Attributes for Applications In AdminStudio 11.5 SP2, you have the option of defining extended attributes for applications. After you edit and run an SQL script named ApplicationExtendedAttributes.SQL, the extended attributes that you have defined in that script will be listed on a new Extended Attributes tab of the Application View. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 6

7 Platform Support for Importing Applications From System Center 2012 Configuration Manager AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 includes two new Platform API commands which enable you to import applications from System Center 2012 Configuration Manager into the Application Catalog. Identifying the application ID using Get-ASDeploymentSystemPackageTree First use the Get-ASDeploymentSystemPackageTree command to query System Center 2012 Configuration Manager for a list of all of its applications and groups. This list contains a unique System Center 2012 Configuration Manager application ID for all of its applications. Importing the application using Invoke-ASImportAppFromDeploymentSystem Then use the Invoke-ASImportAppFromDeploymentSystem command to actually import an application from System Center 2012 Configuration Manager into the Application Catalog, using the application ID returned from the Get-ASDeploymentSystemPackageTree command. Ability to Publish Legacy Installers (.exe) to System Center Configuration Manager In AdminStudio 11.5 SP2, you can now use the Distribution Wizard to publish a legacy installer (.exe) in the Application Catalog to System Center Configuration Manager. Tip In order to publish a legacy installer (.exe) to System Center Configuration Manager using Distribution Wizard, you must first import it into the Application Catalog. You can publish a legacy installer as either an application (System Center 2012 Configuration Manager only) or a package (all versions of System Center Configuration Manager). Publishing as an application To publish a legacy installer as an application, select the application node of the legacy installer in the Application Manager tree, and then select Distribute Application from the context menu. Publishing as a package To publish a legacy installer as a package, select the package node of the legacy installer in the Application Manager tree, and then select Distribute Package from the context menu. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 7

8 AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 This section describes the new features in AdminStudio 11.5 SP2: Enhanced Support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Application Model Properties Enhancements to Creating Requirements Viewing and Editing Return Codes Changing the Priority of Deployment Types Importing.EXE Files using Invoke-ASImportPackage of the Platform API Running Application Compatibility Tests Using the Platform API Additional Operating System Compatibility Tests Test Center User Interface Changes and Performance Improvements Report Center Enhancements InstallShield 2012 Spring Service Pack 1 Enhanced Support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Application Model Properties When a package is imported into the Application Catalog, Application Manager mines package elements for deployment metadata, which is valuable information to have when deploying Windows Installer or App-V packages using Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 includes support for additional System Center 2012 Configuration Manager application model properties. AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 s enhanced support for these properties is detailed in the following sections: New Application Model Properties in the Application Manager Interface Setting Application Model Properties Using the Set-ASProperty Command of the Platform API Setting Default Application Model Properties on the Options Dialog Box Setting Default Application Model Properties Using an SQL Script AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 8

9 New Application Model Properties in the Application Manager Interface The following table lists the new System Center 2012 Configuration Manager application model properties that are supported in AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, and the location in the Application Manager interface where they can be viewed and edited: Location Application View / General Information Tab New System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Properties Description Manufacturer Software version Date published Install from Install Application task sequence Distribution priority Distribute to preferred DP Prestaged DP settings Display supersedes information to user User documentation Icon file Classification AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 9

10 Location Catalog Deployment Type View / Deployment Data Tab New System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Properties Content Subtab Use fallback source location for content Content location Deployment option when client is on fast (LAN) network (App-V only) Deployment option when client is on slow network Enable peer-to-peer content distribution (App-V only) Allow client to share content on same subnet (MSI and EXE only) Persist content in the client cache Load content to App-V cache (App-V only) Programs Subtab Install command line Install folder Uninstall command line Uninstall folder Run installation as 32-bit process on 64-bit client Installation source management product code Note Programs subtab is displayed for MSI and EXE packages only). User Experience Subtab Installation behavior Logon requirement Installation program visibility Enforce specific behavior Maximum allowed run time (min) Estimated installation time (min) Note User Experience subtab is displayed for MSI and EXE packages only). For a detailed description of these properties, see the help topics in the Application View and Catalog Deployment Type View sections of the AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 Help Library. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 10

11 Setting Application Model Properties Using the Set-ASProperty Command of the Platform API Starting in AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, you can use the Set-ASProperty command to set application model properties through the AdminStudio Platform API. To set application model properties using the Set-ASProperty command, use the following syntax: Set-ASProperty -PropertyName "Name" -PropertyValue "Value" -PackageID n where: Name Name of application model property Value Value of application model property n Package ID number For example, you would use the following code to set the PrestagedDPSetting property to ManualCopy: Set-ASProperty -PropertyName "PrestagedDPSetting" -PropertyValue "ManualCopy" -PackageID 1 To set multiple properties simultaneously, you should create a PowerShell script file containing multiple Set-ASProperty commands, such as: Set-ASProperty -PropertyName "PrestagedDPSetting" -PropertyValue "ManualCopy" -PackageID 1 Set-ASProperty -PropertyName "AutoInstall" -PropertyValue "True" -PackageID 1 Set-ASProperty -PropertyName "RunAs32" -PropertyValue "False" -PackageID 1 For detailed information on using the Set-ASProperty command to set application model properties, along with a list of the property names, see the Set-ASProperty help topic in the AdminStudio Platform API section of the AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 Help Library. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 11

12 Setting Default Application Model Properties on the Options Dialog Box In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, you can specify the default values for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager application model properties on the Import Options / Application Model Defaults tab of the Application Manager Options dialog box. Figure 3: Options Dialog Box / Application Model Defaults Tab For a detailed description of these properties, see the Import Options / Application Model Defaults Tab help topic in the AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 Help Library. Setting Default Application Model Properties Using an SQL Script In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, you can use an SQL script to specify the default values for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager application model properties. To do this, you just need to update an existing SQL script file (CustomDefaultValues.SQL) and then run that SQL file to update your Application Catalog. The defaults will then be applied to all new packages imported into the Application Catalog. You can also choose to run the script each time you create a new Application Catalog. For detailed information on using the CustomDefaultValues.SQL script, see the Setting Default Application Model Properties Using an SQL Script help topic in the AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 Help Library. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 12

13 Enhancements to Creating Requirements You use the Requirements Wizard to add to a package requirements that the target system needs to meet in order for Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager to be able to successfully deploy that package. In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, several enhancements are included to make creating requirements an even more powerful tool: Support for Building Expressions When Creating Global Conditions for Custom Requirements Editing Global Conditions Support for Additional Devices for Device Requirements Support for Building Expressions When Creating Global Conditions for Custom Requirements You can now use the Requirements Wizard to create global conditions that use expressions (enabling you to connect clauses using AND and OR operators). Because many requirements may be common among applications, you could use this expression builder to add multiple custom requirements together as clauses in a global condition, and use this global condition in a custom requirement that you can assign to multiple deployment types, instead of creating a separate custom requirement for each. When you open the Requirement Wizard and choose to create a custom requirement, there is a new option in the Condition Type list on the Create Global Condition dialog box: Expression. When you select Expression from this list, an expression builder interface is displayed. Figure 4: Building an Expression on the Create Global Condition Dialog Box AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 13

14 For more information, see the Building Expressions When Creating Global Conditions help topic in the AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 Help Library. Editing Global Conditions When you use the Requirements Wizard and Create Global Conditions dialog box to create global conditions, previously you were unable to edit these global conditions. In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, you can now edit these global conditions on the Global Conditions dialog box, which is opened by clicking the Global Conditions button in the Application Manager Catalog tab ribbon. The Global Conditions dialog box lists all of the global conditions present in the current Application Catalog. Figure 5: Global Conditions Dialog Box From the Global Conditions dialog box, you can edit or delete an existing global condition or create a new global condition. Editing an existing global condition Select the condition and then select Edit Condition from the context menu. The Create Global Condition dialog box opens, where you can edit the condition. Deleting an existing global condition Select the condition and then select Delete Condition from the context menu. Adding a new global condition Click anywhere on the list of conditions and select Create New Condition from the context menu. The Create Global Condition dialog box opens, where you can define a new condition. View references If a condition is in use, click on the condition and select References from the context menu to open the References dialog box, which lists the referring applications and the referring global conditions of the selected global condition. For more information, see the Editing Global Conditions help topic in the AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 Help Library. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 14

15 Support for Additional Devices for Device Requirements When using the Requirements Wizard to create a device requirement, you can now define conditions for the following additional devices: Operating system language Organizational unit (OU) Viewing and Editing Return Codes In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, you can now edit a MSI and EXE package s return codes in the Application Manager interface. Return codes are used to indicate whether a restart is required, whether an installation is complete, and to customize the text shown to users when a specific code is returned. You can view a package s return codes, which are populated by default when the package is imported, on the new Return Codes subtab of the Deployment Types tab on the Application View. Figure 6: Return Codes Subtab of Deployment Types Tab On the Return Codes tab, you can add, edit, and delete return codes. Adding a return code Click Add Return Code in the ribbon and define a return code on the Add Return Code dialog box. Editing a return code Select a return code, click Edit Return Code in the ribbon, and edit the details of the return code on the Edit Return Code dialog box. However, the Return Code Value field cannot be edited. Deleting a return code Select a return code, click Delete Return Code in the ribbon, and confirm the deletion. For more information, see the Viewing and Editing Return Codes help topic in the AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 Help Library. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 15

16 Changing the Priority of Deployment Types When an application has multiple deployment types, the order in which they will be evaluated in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager depends upon the deployment type s assigned priority. When a deployment type meets the specified requirements, it will be run and then no further deployment types on the priority list will be evaluated. By default, Application Manager assigns a deployment type a priority based upon their import order. In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, you can now modify the priority setting of an application s deployment types on the Change Deployment Type Priority dialog box, which is opened by clicking the Change Priority button in the Deployment Types tab ribbon. For more information, see the Changing the Priority of Deployment Types help topic in the AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 Help Library. Importing.EXE Files using Invoke-ASImportPackage of the Platform API In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, you can now import.exe files into the Application Catalog using the Invoke-ASImportPackage command of the Platform API: Invoke-ASImportPackage -PackagePath C:\Packages\ABCapp\ABC.exe Running Application Compatibility Tests Using the Platform API In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, you can now use the Test-ASCompatibility, Test-ASValidate, and Get-ASTestDetails commands of the Platform API to test a specified package and view the test results. Test-ASCompatibility Use to run application compatibility tests on a specific package. Test-ASValidate Use to run Microsoft Windows internal consistency evaluators (ICE) tests on a specified package. Get-ASTestDetails Use to display the details of a specific application compatibility or Microsoft ICE test. For more information, see the Test-ASCompatibility, Test-ASValidate, and Get-ASTestDetails help topics in the AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 Help Library. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 16

17 Additional Operating System Compatibility Tests In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, the following additional OS compatibility tests are available. Compatibility Issues with Known Programs at Startup (0039, 0139, 0239, 0339, 0439, 0539) 32-Bit Drivers (0137, 0237, 0437, 0537) Installation to Secure Location 0342, 0442, 0542) For additional information, see the Test Center Tests section of the AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 Help Library. Compatibility Issues with Known Programs at Startup (0039, 0139, 0239, 0339, 0439, 0539) During this test, the Windows Installer database is scanned for the presence of content that may trigger application help messages during installation or at application startup. These types of messages warn end users that the application may have compatibility problems. Tests are included for the following test categories: Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server Bit Drivers (0137, 0237, 0437, 0537) On 64-bit Windows systems, hardware devices require 64-bit drivers. During this test, the Windows Installer database is scanned for the presence of 32-bit drivers. Legacy 32-bit drivers may not work on 64-bit Windows operating systems. Tests are included for the following test categories: Windows 7 (64-bit) Windows 8 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Installation to Secure Location 0342, 0442, 0542) When a Windows Store app is added to a Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 system, it is installed to Program Files\WindowsApps. If desktop applications are installed to this location, they may cause collisions with existing configurations. In addition, some antivirus/anti-malware detectors identify this location as a potential cause for concern. During this test, the Windows Installer database is scanned for the presence of files being installed to the Program Files\WindowsApps folder. Tests are included for the following test categories: Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Server 2012 AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 17

18 Test Center User Interface Changes and Performance Improvements In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, several user interface and performance improvements were made in Test Center. Test Center Performance Improvements Operating System Compatibility and Browser Compatibility Tabs are Now Separated Ability to Suppress Tree View on Test Center Group View and Application View Test Center Performance Improvements The performance of Test Center has been enhanced in AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, making it significantly faster when performing testing and resolving issues, even when working with Application Catalogs that contain a large number of applications. The Application Manager product selection tree, Test Center, and the Conflict Wizard all have significant performance gains. Operating System Compatibility and Browser Compatibility Tabs are Now Separated In AdminStudio 11.5, the test results of Operating System Compatibility and Browser Compatibility testing were combined in one column/tab on the Test Center Group View, Test Center Application View, and Test Center Deployment Type View. In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, the Operating System Compatibility and Browser Compatibility test results are now each displayed in their own column on the Test Center Group View and Test Center Application View. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 18

19 Also, on the Test Center Deployment Type View, the Browser Compatibility tab is displayed for web applications, while the OS Compatibility tab is displayed for MSI and App-V packages. Ability to Suppress Tree View on Test Center Group View and Application View In AdminStudio 11.5, a tree view displaying applications with their deployment types was displayed on the Test Center Group View and Application View. Figure 7: Test Center Group View in AdminStudio 11.5 / Tree View When an Application Catalog contains a large number of applications, displaying this tree view could require a significant amount of processing time. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 19

20 To improve performance, you now have the option of no longer displaying application nodes and their deployment type nodes in a tree view on the Test Center Group View and Application View. Instead, you can choose to display application nodes/deployment type nodes in a flat view: Test Center Group View When a single group node is selected in the tree, all of the applications in the selected group are listed, along with their test status icons. If the selected group contains a subgroup, that group is also listed. Application View When an application is selected in the tree, all of that application s deployment type nodes are listed, along with their test status icons. There is a new option on the Test Center tab of the Options dialog box to control this option: Show Test Center Group View as tree list. By default, this option is not selected. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 20

21 Report Center Enhancements In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, the following enhancements have been made to Report Center reports: New Package History Report in Report Center Reports Now Display Number of Fixed Errors and Warnings New Package History Report in Report Center In AdminStudio 11.5 SP1, Report Center includes a new Package History Report, which lists all of the events in a package s history within the Application Catalog. This report includes information about import, test, and fix operations performed for the selected package. Figure 8: Package History Report You open this report by clicking on a row in the Application Catalog Dashboards - Overall Package Testing Results report. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 21

22 Reports Now Display Number of Fixed Errors and Warnings Many Report Center reports now not only display the number errors and warnings generated for a package, but also the number of Fixed Errors and Fixed Warnings. For example, on this test summary report, the number of fixed errors and fixed warnings is displayed for each package: Figure 9: Fixed Errors and Fixed Warnings on Test Summary Report On individual package reports, if a specific error or warning was fixed, it is noted in the Auto Fixable column. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 22

23 InstallShield 2012 Spring Service Pack 1 AdminStudio 11.5 SP1 includes InstallShield 2012 Spring SP1, which offers support for the final released versions of Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Visual Studio One of the related highlights of this release is support for adding sideloading app packages (.appx) to Suite/Advanced UI projects. Sideloading an app is the process of installing an app without obtaining it through the Windows Store. This type of app is sometimes distributed to enterprise environments. Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 include support for sideloading apps. InstallShield 2012 Spring SP1 also introduces additional improvements and resolves various issues. To learn more, see knowledge base article Q204468: InstallShield 2012 Spring/InstallShield 2012 Spring SP1 Release Notes ( AdminStudio 11.5 This section describes the new features in AdminStudio 11.5 SP2: New Test Center with Unified Reporting and Issue Management Integration With Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit Web Application Testing Advanced Reporting on Report Center Tab Support for Creation and Management of Microsoft Server App-V Packages Support for Microsoft App-V 5.0 Additional Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Support InstallShield 2012 Spring New Test Center with Unified Reporting and Issue Management Application Manager s Test Center view is a unified testing, reporting, and issue management interface that simplifies and streamlines all phases of application compatibility testing. Using Test Center, you can execute a broad range of compatibility, validation and conflict tests; manage and remediate issues; and monitor overall status in a single location. Test Center is a fully integrated component of the AdminStudio Application Manager and Application Catalog, which serves as the central repository for applications in all formats. Using the catalog structure, you can execute tests at a package level, an application level, a group level or even across an entire catalog. You can also manage and resolve issues in the same manner, from the same interface, giving you a single place to manage multiple steps of the packaging process. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 23

24 Test Center includes the following features: Test Center Ribbon: Single-Click Testing and Issue Resolution Test Run Optimization Group Summary Views Package Summary Views Package Detail Views Automatic Issue Resolution Tests Available in Test Center Test Center Ribbon: Single-Click Testing and Issue Resolution When using Test Center, with a single click you can simultaneously test groups of Windows Installer and App-V packages for operating system compatibility, Windows Installer/App-V best practices, and application virtualization compatibility. You can also quickly perform conflict analysis between source and target packages/operating systems using a streamlined Conflict Wizard. Figure 10: Buttons on the Test Center Tab Test Run Optimization When you initiate testing, Test Center checks to see which of the selected tests have already been run on the selected applications. If an application s packages or associated transform files have not changed, Test Center will run only those tests which have not yet been run. This enables you to halt testing at any time, and restart it later without unnecessarily repeating the run of any of the selected tests. Group Summary Views In Test Center views, an icon is used to indicate the test status of groups, applications, and packages. For packages, the status icon identifies that package s test status. For groups and applications, Test Center considers all of the packages in that group or application, and displays the status icon for the package that has the highest level of importance, indicating that action should be taken. On the Test Center Group View, you can expand a group node to view its applications, and can expand an application node to view its packages. Icons indicate the test status of groups, applications, and packages. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 24

25 Figure 11: Test Center Group Summary View Package Summary Views For individual packages, you can view detailed test totals for each test group and test category, including the number of tests executed, errors and warnings generated, issues for which an auto fix is available, and issues that are suppressed. A status icon identifies the package s test status in each of the test groups and test categories. Figure 12: Test Center Package Summary View AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 25

26 Package Detail Views Detailed package test results for each test group are displayed on a separate view, which lists all of the individual errors and warnings that were generated by tests in that test group for that package. Figure 13: Test Center Package Detail View for OS and Browser Compatibility Test Results On this view, you can read the detailed error and warning messages, and can choose to suppress any errors or warnings that you feel are not important at your organization. Automatic Issue Resolution In Test Center, you can manage the resolution of issues efficiently. You can filter results by test group. With one click, you can automatically resolve a single set of issues, groups of issues, or all issues. You can also suppress issues that the packaging manager feels should not be resolved. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 26

27 Tests Available in Test Center Test Center offers the following groups of tests: Table 2-1 Test Center Test Group Test Group Virtualization and Windows Installer Best Practices Tests Description This category of tests checks of the structure of Windows Installer packages and App-V packages, and determines if they violate bestpractice guidelines. This category includes the following areas: Windows Installer internal consistency evaluators (ICEs) Windows Installer best practices Windows Remote Desktop Service tests Microsoft App-V best practices Inter-Application Conflicts Tests OS and Browser Compatibility Tests This category of tests identifies conflicts between packages in the Application Catalog, as well as between packages and OS Snapshots. This category includes tests for Windows Installer packages and Microsoft App-V packages. This category of tests checks packages for application readiness on the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 8 (32 bit and 64 bit) Windows Server 2012 This category of tests also checks web applications for compatibility with the following browsers: Internet Explorer 8 Internet Explorer 9 Internet Explorer 10 Application Virtualization Compatibility Tests This category of tests analyzes Windows Installer packages to determine if they are suitable candidates for virtualization to the following formats: Microsoft App-V Microsoft Server App-V VMware ThinApp Citrix XenApp AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 27

28 Integration With Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit In AdminStudio 11.5, you can integrate Application Manager with your Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) database and display test results in Test Center and in a report on the Report Center tab. These reports show the Microsoft ACT compatibility status for all applications in the AdminStudio catalog, bringing together package level and dynamic user testing into a single place for integrated analysis. Figure 14: Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit Assessment Report Web Application Testing For Web applications, AdminStudio Application Compatibility Pack 11.5 now provides compatibility testing for Internet Explorer 10 in addition to testing for Internet Explorer 8 and 9 to ensure that applications delivered via browsers will function as expected. You can now import web applications into the Application Catalog and perform compatibility testing. Application Manager offers two types of testing for web applications: Static analysis Application Manager runs a series of tests to determine the web application s compatibility with Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10. Application Manager crawls the web site and runs the selected browser compatibility tests on each page, up to the maximum number of links specified. Dynamic analysis Application Manager launches the web application in your browser. Then, as you perform tasks and navigate around the web application, Application Manager records any warnings or errors that are encountered while using that version of the browser. You can use dynamic analysis to test web pages that are generated after the user provides input, such as when performing a search or submitting a form. Each time the page loads, the page is retested. You should always use dynamic testing when a web application requires a login to access. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 28

29 Advanced Reporting on Report Center Tab On the Report Center tab, AdminStudio provides a wide array of reports containing Application Catalog summary information on the Windows Installer and App-V packages in your Application Catalog, giving you insight into the readiness of those packages for distribution and for conversion to virtual packages. These reports include test results from OS and browser compatibility testing, best practices testing, and inter-application conflict testing. They also include information about the App-V packages in your Application Catalog, as well as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager deployment information. Figure 15: Report on Report Center Tab On most reports, you can click categories in the charts to open more detailed reports, and view information at the package and issue level. Because these reports are created using Microsoft SQL Reporting Services, you can create your own custom reports by adding client report definition (.rdlc) files to the AdminStudio installation directory. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 29

30 Support for Creation and Management of Microsoft Server App-V Packages Release Notes AdminStudio Virtualization Pack 11.5 supports the creation and management of Microsoft Server App-V packages including integration with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) enabling and accelerating enterprises migration efforts to the Microsoft Private Cloud. AdminStudio 11.5 converts server applications into the Microsoft Server App-V format, and then deploys them back to System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). Creation of Server App-V Packages Using the AdminStudio Server App-V Package Creation Wizard in combination with a Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager server, you can convert a Windows Installer or legacy package to a Server App-V package. Figure 16: Using AdminStudio to Create a Server App-V Package The AdminStudio Server App-V Package Creation Wizard simplifies and accelerates the Server App-V package creation process by providing a simple way to: Provision operating system images from SCVMM for use in capturing and deploying Microsoft Server App-V packages. Configuring operating system images from SCVMM to be used for application deployment or application capturing. Automatically deploying the Microsoft App-V Sequencer and starting the sequencing process. Retrieving the captured Server App-V packages and importing them into the AdminStudio Application Catalog, where they can be cataloged, tested and deployed back to SCVMM. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 30

31 Publishing Server App-V Packages to SCVMM You can publish a Server App-V package to a Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager server directly from Application Manager. Support for Microsoft App-V 5.0 The beta version of App-V 5 includes significant changes compared to App-V 4.x, including a new package file type (.appv) and a different storage format. AdminStudio 11.5 Virtualization Pack has the following support for the beta of App-V 5: Application Manager lets you import App-V 5 packages (.appv) into Application Catalog and view data about each App-V package. In Test Center, you can test App-V packages for virtualization best practices. The Virtual Package Editor enables you to open and view App-V 5 packages. Note that it does not have support for saving changes to App-V 5 packages at this time. Additional Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Support AdminStudio Suite 11.5 simplifies and speeds migration to the new Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager application model, so you can accelerate your progress toward a user-centric computing. Enhancements in AdminStudio 11.5 include expanded forms of data migrated to the new application model when importing System Center 2007 Configuration Manager packages. When importing packages from System Center 2007 Configuration Manager, AdminStudio 11.5 now imports: Global conditions Device requirements and custom requirements Dependencies This information will be useful when migrating System Center 2007 Configuration Manager packages to System Center AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 31

32 InstallShield 2012 Spring Edition InstallShield 2012 Spring Professional Edition is shipped with AdminStudio 11.5 Standard and Professional Editions. InstallShield 2012 Spring Premier Edition is shipped with AdminStudio 11.5 Enterprise Edition. AdminStudio 11.5 includes InstallShield 2012 Spring, which includes support for the latest technologies, such as Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Visual Studio 11,.NET Framework 4.5, and SQL Server It also lets you create installations that run SQL scripts on SQL Azure database servers. The new Advanced UI installation support in the Professional edition of InstallShield 2012 Spring enables you to create and customize a new end-user interface, with redesigned, modern wizard pages, for a Windows Installer package or an InstallScript package. This new project type is based on the same technology that was previously introduced as the Suite project type (now known as the Suite/Advanced UI project type) in the Premier edition of InstallShield. InstallShield 2012 Spring has support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Windows Server 2012 Beta. InstallShield 2012 Spring will be updated in the future to support the final build of the Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems when they are released to market. For detailed information on the new features of InstallShield 2012 Spring, see the InstallShield 2012 Spring Release Notes at: AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 32

33 Components/Editions AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 is available in Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions. You can also purchase an additional Virtualization Pack and/or Application Compatibility Pack (with or without a Batch Testing option). Edition AdminStudio Virtualization Pack Application Compatibility Pack Standard Tools Tools N/A Repackager Distribution Wizard InstallShield 2012 Spring (Professional Edition) Tuner Application Isolation Wizard Automated Application Converter (Single Application Version) Virtual Package Editor Microsoft App-V Assistant ThinApp Assistant Citrix Assistant Functionality Functionality Windows Installer repackaging Windows Installer customization Preparation for distribution Basic ISO tagging, including creation of tag files Convert packages to virtual applications for common virtualization platforms including Microsoft App-V, Microsoft Server App-V, Citrix XenApp, and VMware ThinApp App-V package editing AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 33

34 Edition AdminStudio Virtualization Pack Application Compatibility Pack Professional Tools Tools Tools & Functionality Same as Standard, plus: Application Manager with Test Center OS Snapshot Wizard QualityMonitor Functionality Same as Standard, plus: Application management Test Center includes tests in the following categories: Windows Installer Best Practices Inter-Application Conflicts Test Center includes the following features: Ability to test and fix multiple packages at a time. Both summary and detailed views of group and package test results. Advanced ISO tag file creation, editing, and storage Same as Standard, plus: Automated Application Converter (Single Application Version) with Virtualization Suitability Testing Functionality Same as Standard, plus: Import of virtual packages (including App-V) into Application Catalog. Ability to view App-V package data in Application Manager. Automated conversion of legacy packages to Windows Installer packages. Test Center includes tests in the following categories: Application Virtualization Compatibility App-V Best Practices Test Center includes the following additional features: Test Center includes additional tests in the OS and Browser Compatibility category: Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 In Test Center, you can display Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) database test results on the ACT Summary tab of the Test Center Deployment Type View. Test Center provides limited functionality when performing OS and Browser Compatibility testing: When performing OS and Browser Compatibility testing, you can test and fix only one package at a time. On the OS and Browser Compatibility tab of the Test Center Deployment Type View, you can see detailed data for only the last package tested; for all other packages in the Application Catalog, this tab is blank. App-V package best practices testing App-V package conflict testing Professional Complete Includes Professional Edition with both the Virtualization Pack and the Application Compatibility Pack. AdminStudio 11.5 SP2 Release Notes ADM-115SP2-RN01 34