DIM References View

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Use the DIM References view on the Organization page to add and manage references to developer installation manifests (DIMs) in your projects.

The DIM References view consists of two main areas:

The Create DIM References area at the top of this view contains the list of DIM references that have been added to the project. This area also has buttons that let you add or remove DIM references.
The customizer area at the bottom of this view contains the settings that are applicable to the DIM reference that is selected in the DIM Reference List area.

The following elements comprise the Create DIM References area at the top of the DIM References view:

Create DIM References Area in the DIM References view

Option

Description

DIM Reference List

Lists DIM references. Click a reference in this list to show the DIM Reference customizer.

Add DIM Reference

Opens the Add DIM Reference to Project dialog box. In this dialog box, you locate the DIM that you want to reference. Navigate to the DIM file and click Open.

Remove

To delete the DIM reference from the project, select it in the DIM Reference list and then click this button.

DIM Reference Customizer

When a DIM reference is selected in the DIM Reference List of the DIM References view, the DIM Reference customizer is displayed. The DIM Reference customizer includes the following tabs:

General Tab
Build Variables Tab
Runtime Variables Tab

General Tab

All of the settings on the General tab are read-only except for the Destination Path setting. This setting represents the location that the predefined variable $[INSTALLDIR] is associated with according to the DIM.

The General tab of the DIM Reference customizer includes the following settings:

DIM Reference Customizer / General Tab

Setting

Description

Name

Name of the selected DIM (read-only).

Source Path

Location of the selected DIM (read-only). Click Choose DIM Reference to open the Add DIM Reference to Project dialog box and select a DIM file.

Unique ID

GUID for the selected DIM (read-only).

Version

Version number of the selected DIM (read-only).

Destination Path

Installation directory (typically a variable) for the contents of the DIM.

Meta Information

Tabular summary of meta tags associated with the selected DIM (read-only).

Build Variables Tab

The Build Variables tab of the DIM Reference customizer lists the name, description, and value of each build variable that the selected DIM reference contains. The names and descriptions are read-only.

Runtime Variables Tab

The Runtime Variables tab of the DIM Reference customizer lists the name, description, and value of each run-time variable that the selected DIM reference contains. The names and descriptions are read-only.

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