PSADT Package Wizard

What is the PSADT Package Wizard?

This chapter deals with the PSADT Package Wizard, which is a small tool to help you with the packaging of applications without the need to write or edit PowerShell scripts.

The next chapters will guide you through the installation, configuration, packaging as well as the upload process of PSADT based application packages:

Consistent Naming Conventions for deployment packages

This is the XOAP naming convention. All installation and configuration packages are named after this defined concept.

The naming concept is mandatory for all packages because the frontend relies on that structure for showing information about the packages.

Naming convention structure: TYPE_Manufacturer_Name_Version_OperatingSystem_Platform_Language

Consistent Package Naming Convention

According to the example below, the naming convention and the possible options are being described:

APP_Citrix_VDAServer_1912_W2K19_x64_Any

  • Type: APP means Applications.

    Possible values for the type are:

    • APP = Application
    • USR = User configuration
    • SYS = System configuration
    • DRV = Driver

  • Manufacturer: in this case, it is Citrix for the application.

  • Product: in this case, it is VDA Server.

  • Version: of the product - in this case it 1912.

  • Operating System: in this case, it is W2K19.

    Possible values for the operating systems are:

    • W7
    • W8
    • W81
    • W10
    • W11
    • W2K8
    • W2K8R2
    • W2K12
    • W2K12R2
    • W2K16
    • W2K19
    • W2K22

  • Architecture: in this case, it is x64.

    Possible values for the architecture are:

    • x86
    • x64
    • Any

  • Language: in this case, it is set to any.

    Possible values are:

    • EN
    • DE
    • Any

Packages must not use spaces, only underscores to separate the areas.