InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition User Guide

Chapter 24: View Reference
Organize Your Setup View
Although you can create up to 15 levels of subfeatures, you should keep the design as simple as possible
for organizational purposes.
Feature Settings
Note: You can refresh the Features view by pressing F5.
Feature settings are as follows.
Table 24-7: Feature Settings
Setting Description
Description Enter a brief description of the feature. A feature’s description is displayed in the Custom
Setup dialog when the end user clicks a feature or subfeature
Remote Installation Indicate the default install state for the feature. Valid options are:
• Favor Source—The files in this feature are set to be run directly from the source
medium, such as a CD-ROM or a network location, by default.
• Favor Local—The files in this feature are set to be installed on the target system
by default.
• Favor Parent—The subfeature has the same default state as its parent feature.
This option is available only if the feature is a subfeature.
For more information, see Setting a Feature’s Remote Installation Setting.
Visible By configuring a feature’s Visible setting, you specify how you want it presented to the
end user in the Custom Setup dialog. Select one of the following options:
• Visible and Collapsed—The feature is displayed in the Custom Setup dialog with
its subfeatures collapsed by default.
• Visible and Expanded—The feature is displayed in the Custom Setup dialog with
its subfeatures expanded by default.
• Not Visible—The feature is not displayed to the end user in the Custom Setup
dialog.
This setting does not have any direct impact on whether a feature is installed. A feature
is not automatically installed if it is not visible—it just cannot be deselected if it would
otherwise be installed, or selected if it should not be installed.
For more information, see Displaying Features to End Users.
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