5.1

ThinApp User’s Guide
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Example
Following is an example of how predefined variables can be used in the PackageIniOverrideFile,
ProjectPostProcessingCommand, and InstallationCommand parameters.
[Settings]
PackageIniOverrideFile=%AppInstallersRootDir%\AppSyncSettings.ini
;will resolve to \\AppInstallerServer\AppInstaller\AppSyncSettings.ini
[AppSettings:Adobe]
InstallationCommand=AdbeRdr920_en_US.exe /sAll
PackageIniOverrideFile=%AppInstallerDir%\override.ini
;will resolve to \\AppInstallerServer\AppInstaller\Adobe\AppSyncSettings.ini
ThinApp Package Management
In the earlier versions of ThinApp, to change certain Package.ini parameters, you had to first make those
changes in the configuration file, save the file, and rebuild it.
Using the ThinApp package management feature, you can dynamically reconfigure the attributes of deployed
ThinApp packages at runtime.ThinApp Package management helps IT administrators manage ThinApp
packages and define group policy for each package.
Each package to be managed must have an associated group policy defined using its inventory name.
Selecting Policy Precedence
In ThinApp 5.1 you have the option of defining group policy for a specific set of client systems.
In the following example, T1, T2, T3 and T4 represent four instances of the same package. To define multiple
group policies for a package at runtime, you must select the required attribute, modify it, and set the group
policy. The T2 ThinApp package has two group policies defined for a single package.
ThinApp selects the policy precedence when you rebuild the package and deploy it on the system. If a package
contains a group policy, ThinApp gives precedence to the policy over the Package.ini configuration.
Group Policy Administrative Template
ThinApp 5.1, introduces the Group Policy Administrative Template (ADMX/ADML) files. With these template
files, you can reconfigure Group Policy settings for applications that were packaged by using ThinApp. The
GPO files work on domain controllers that run in the following environment:
 Windows Server 2008
 Windows Server 2008 R2
 Windows Server 2012
In ThinApp 5.1, you can reconfigure or manage the following attributes of a deployed package:
 AppSync
 AppLink
 Entry-Point Shortcuts
Table 2-1. Group Policy Precedence table
Package Group Policy 1 Group Policy 2 Group Policy 3 Group Policy 4
T1 YesNoNoNo
T2 No Yes No Yes
T3 No No Yes No
T4 No No No Yes