Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 36)

v Settings: Each map has a Settings window that enables you to control how a
map behaves. The Settings window for a base map also enables you to control
the physical appearance of the installation menus.
v Properties: The root entry of the tree structure and each menu item in the tree
structure has a set of properties. The properties associated with the root entry
and each menu item in a base map enable you to control the flow, the text of the
menu item, and the physical appearance and behavior of submenu items. These
properties also enable you to associate filters and utilities with menu items and
set conditions that control certain behavior on a menu-item by menu-item basis.
The menu-item properties for a driver map enable you to associate filters with
each menu item and set conditions that affect how the filters are used.
Base maps and driver maps have different purposes and use the tree structure,
menu items, settings, and properties differently. Therefore, an individual overview
of each is provided in this section. For more detailed conceptual information about
maps, see Chapter 6, “Map construction overview,” on page 77. For step-by-step
information on creating and working with maps, see the ImageUltra Builder help
system.
Base maps
The tree structure in a base map enables you to define multi-tiered, multi-branch
structures containing a series of menu items that control the flow and content of
the menus displayed at the target computer during the installation process.
Modules are inserted in the map under menu items in strategic locations. As each
menu item is selected at the target computer, modules associated with that menu
item are collected. When the final menu item is selected from the last menu in the
sequence, all of the accumulated modules are installed.
You use the New Map Wizard to create a base-map entry in the repository. Then,
you populate the tree structure with menu items to establish the flow and content
of your menu system. Finally, you insert modules under menu items in strategic
locations to meet your particular needs, and select where the service partition will
be located.
ImageUltra Builder 5.0 supports two types of Service Partitions:
v Back of the hard disk drive
v Front of the hard disk drive
The Service Partition at the back of the hard disk drive is a FAT32 partition with
the volume label SERVICEV001. This partition works with the Windows XP
version of ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery
® . The Service Partition at the front of
the hard disk drive is an NTFS partition. The NTFS partition works with the
Windows Vista version of ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery with the volume
label SERVICEV002 or the Windows 7 version of ThinkVantage Rescue and
Recovery with the volume label SERVICEC003.
Optionally, you can change the overall appearance of the menu system by
modifying the properties associated with the root entry of the tree structure. You
can change colors, add window shadowing, control navigation aids, and so on. For
detailed information about constructing base maps, see Chapter 6, “Map
construction overview,” on page 77 and Chapter 7, “Creating maps,” on page 117.
For information about the types of service partitions, see Chapter 3, “Staging-area
behavior and logic,” on page 33.
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