/ 2026-04-29T20:07:24+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2022-01-18T21:17:05+00:00 /public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/tech_articles/package_manifest/start <h1 id="package_manifest">Package Manifest</h1> <div class="level1"> <!-- EDIT1 PLUGIN_WRAP_START [0-] --><div class="wrap_center wrap_round wrap_todo plugin_wrap" style="width: 80%;"> <p> This page is a <a href="/public/terms/wip/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:terms:wip:start">WIP</a>. There is likely to be incomplete and or missing information while the page is being built. </p> </div><!-- EDIT2 PLUGIN_WRAP_END [0-] --> </div> <h2 id="summary">Summary</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> The <strong>Package Manifest</strong> is the file that resides within the package and provides information used by Install Manager to perform the installation. </p> </div> <h2 id="detail">Detail</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> The Package Manifest is an XML file, named “Manifest.dsx,” which resides within the root directory of a package. This file provides information through pre-defined elements, attributes, and values that are used by Install Manager to perform the installation. </p> </div> <h3 id="example">Example</h3> <div class="level3"> <pre class="code xml"><span class="sc3"><span class="re1">&lt;DAZInstallManifest</span> <span class="re0">VERSION</span>=<span class="st0">&quot;0.1&quot;</span><span class="re2">&gt;</span></span> <span class="sc3"><span class="re1">&lt;GlobalID</span> <span class="re0">VALUE</span>=<span class="st0">&quot;efed632b-f748-4c10-b467-d43fadb8d82e&quot;</span><span class="re2">/&gt;</span></span> <span class="sc-1">&lt;!-- File, Application, Desktop, AppMenu Elements --&gt;</span> <span class="sc3"><span class="re1">&lt;/DAZInstallManifest<span class="re2">&gt;</span></span></span></pre> </div> <h3 id="elements_attributes">Elements &amp; Attributes</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>DAZInstallManifest</strong> - This element is expected at the root of the document. It identifies the contents of the file as being one which provides installation information about a product to Install Manager.</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>VERSION</strong> - The version number of the structure and formatting of the file — i.e., 0.1.</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>GlobalID</strong> - This element is expected as a child to the root element.</div> <ul> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>VALUE</strong> - Defines a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globally_unique_identifier" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globally_unique_identifier" rel="noopener">Globally Unique Identifier (GUID)</a>, which is used to uniquely and globally identify the product within the ecosystem.</div> <ul> <li class="level3 node"><div class="li"> Consists of 32 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal" rel="noopener">Hexadecimal</a> digits grouped in sets of 8, 4, 4, 4, and 12.</div> <ul> <li class="level4"><div class="li"> Each set of characters is separated by a single hyphen.</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>File</strong> - This element is expected as a child to the root element. It provides installation information relating to a file contained within the package.</div> <ul> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>TARGET</strong> - A string representing the type of base path for the file.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Application - See TYPE, VERSION, PLATFORM, BITARCH and VALUE.</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Content - </div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Temp - </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>TYPE</strong> - …</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Studio - </div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> …</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>VERSION</strong> - A string representing the version of the application specified in TYPE.</div> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>PLATFORM</strong> - A string representing the computing platform.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> PC - The Windows operating system.</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Mac - The <abbr title="Operating System">OS</abbr> X operating system.</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>BITARCH</strong> - A string representing the bit-architecture of the target installation. If specified, the file represented by the element is extracted during installation.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> 32 - </div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> 64 - </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>ACTION</strong> - …</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Install - </div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> SetVariable - See VARIABLE and VALUE.</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Execute - See EXECUTEONUNINSTALL, EXECUTEONINSTALL, and EXECUTEELEVATED.</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>EXECUTEONUNINSTALL</strong> - A boolean value indicating whether or not to execute during uninstall.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> True</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> False</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>EXECUTEONINSTALL</strong> - A boolean value indicating whether or not to execute during install.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> True</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> False</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>EXECUTEELEVATED</strong> - A boolean value indicating whether or not the command should request elevated permissions in order to execute.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> True</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> False</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>VARIABLE</strong> - The name of a variable to set.</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>VALUE</strong> - …</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>Application</strong> - This element is expected as a child to the root element. It provides installation information relating to an application that is provided by the package. This element causes an entry to be created in the list of Applications that Install Manager knows about.</div> <ul> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>TYPE</strong> - …</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Studio - </div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> …</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>VERSION</strong> - A string representing the version of the application specified in TYPE.</div> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>PLATFORM</strong> - A string representing the computing platform.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> PC - The Windows operating system.</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Mac - The <abbr title="Operating System">OS</abbr> X operating system.</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>BITARCH</strong> - A string representing the bit-architecture of the target installation. If specified, the file represented by the element is extracted during installation.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> 32</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> 64</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>VALUE</strong> - The path to the application folder.</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>Desktop</strong> - This element is expected as a child to the root element. It provides the installation information required to create a shortcut on the desktop (if the option is enabled and selected).</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>TARGET</strong> - …</div> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>TYPE</strong> - …</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Studio - </div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> …</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>VERSION</strong> - A string representing the version of the application specified in TYPE.</div> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>PLATFORM</strong> - A string representing the computing platform.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> PC - The Windows operating system.</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Mac - The <abbr title="Operating System">OS</abbr> X operating system.</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>BITARCH</strong> - A string representing the bit-architecture of the target installation. If specified, the file represented by the element is extracted during installation.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> 32</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> 64</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>ACTION</strong> - …</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Install</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>VALUE</strong> - The slash delimited path (folder hierarchy and name) of the desktop shortcut to create.</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>PATH</strong> - The path to the file within the archive that the shortcut links to.</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>AppMenu</strong> - This element is expected as a child to the root element. It provides the installation information required to create a shortcut in the application menu, i.e., the Start Menu on Windows (if the option is enabled and selected).</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>TARGET</strong> - …</div> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>TYPE</strong> - …</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Studio - </div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> …</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>VERSION</strong> - A string representing the version of the application specified in TYPE.</div> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>PLATFORM</strong> - A string representing the computing platform.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> PC - The Windows operating system.</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Mac - The <abbr title="Operating System">OS</abbr> X operating system.</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>BITARCH</strong> - A string representing the bit-architecture of the target installation. If specified, the file represented by the element is extracted during installation.</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> 32</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> 64</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2 node"><div class="li"> <strong>ACTION</strong> - …</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Install</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>VALUE</strong> - The slash delimited path (folder hierarchy and name) of the application menu shortcut to create.</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>PATH</strong> - The path to the file within the archive that the shortcut links to.</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div>