Chapter 12. dealing with exceptions, Application module exceptions – Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 User Manual

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Chapter 12. Dealing with exceptions

The ImageUltra Builder program is designed to be extremely flexible. This design
encourages exploration as you and your team become comfortable building images
and modules. As your image-building process evolves, there might be times when
you want to accomplish tasks not covered in the previous chapters or in the
ImageUltra Builder help system. The purpose of this chapter is to provide you
with solutions to special exceptions that you might encounter as you develop your
image-building process.

The information in this chapter provides an overview on how to deal with
exceptions. For detailed step-by-step instructions about working with map settings
or module attributes, refer to the ImageUltra help system.

Application module exceptions

There are several ways that application modules are created to store important
information that is not directly related to application source files. The following
conditions explain some of the unique exceptions pertaining to applications.

Condition:

Adding non-installable application files (or files of any kind) to

Ultra-Portable and Portable-Sysprep Images.

Solution:

The ImageUltra Builder program enables you to build an application

module that simply copies files to a specific location on the target computer hard
disk. This method is optional and cannot be used for Hardware-Specific Images.

The process for creating this type of application module is similar to creating a
standard application module. However, there are slight differences when you
specify the attributes. After you have your source files prepared, use the New
Module Wizard to create a new application module as you would a standard
application module, but allow for the following exceptions when you fill in the
attributes:

In the Source tab, fill in the Source Directory field with the complete path to the
folder containing the non-installable files for the module you are creating

In the Source tab, do not enter any commands for the Silent Install Command
field, the Preinstall Command field, or the Postinstall Command field.

In the Options tab, type the full path to where the files are to be copied in the
Path to copy installable files

field.

In the Options tab, use the Target Partition drop-down menu to select the
appropriate partition where the files are to be copied.

After specifying attributes for the application module, click the Save icon located
in the Main window toolbar. Then, build the module.

Condition:

Creating batch files to install applications for Ultra-Portable and

Portable-Sysprep Images.

Solution:

Certain applications require significant logic in order to install correctly.

The ImageUltra Builder program enables you to install these types of applications
using a batch file. This method is optional and cannot be used for
Hardware-Specific Images.

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