Creating transforms with Orca

You can use transforms to restrict the set of features that users can install, and to set public properties.

These directions are for using Orca to create a transform. If you are using an MSI Packaging Tool, refer to the documentation provided by the software vendor instead.

Because the MSI file is a relational database containing a set of tables, modifications are made at the table level by adding, removing, or changing rows. The modifications described here typically require changing existing records (when changing features settings or overriding a default value for a public property) or adding new ones (when setting public properties that are not defined by default).

Important

Note: Do not delete or modify rows from the MSI database in ways not described here.

To create a transform using Orca, follow these steps:

Open Orca.
From the File menu select Open and browse to cwbinstall.msi. The tables in cwbinstall.msi are displayed.
From the Transform menu select New Transform.
From the Tables column, open the table you want to change.
Optional: Restrict the set of features that users can install.
Optional: Set public properties.
From the Transform menu select Generate Transform.
In the Save Transform As dialog, choose a name for the transform file and save it.
Close Orca.