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App-V for Royalblue Fidessa application

I want to document the OSD file for Royalblue Fidessa Application here as other capture done alone does not make the virtualized package work. There were certain client customizations which were required and I had to do them in the OSD file. Here is the OSD file which I used: <?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> <SOFTPKG GUID="XXXX-XXX-XXXX-XXXX" NAME="Fidessa" VERSION="6.3.9.61056"> <IMPLEMENTATION> <CODEBASE HREF="FILE://%SFT_SOFTGRIDSERVER%\SCCMData\Royalblue_Fidessa_6.7.0b_VFS_v1.0\Royalblue_Fidessa_6.7.0b_VFS_v1.0.sft" GUID="8XXX5-8XX0-4XX7-AXX1-5171XXXXXA0" PARAMETERS="" FILENAME="%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\royalblue\fidessa\FtwLaunch.exe" SYSGUARDFILE="Royalblue_Fidessa_6.7.0b_VFS_v1.0\osguard.cp" SIZE="15076089"/> <VIRTUALENV TERMINATECHILDREN="FALSE"> <POLICIES> <LOCAL_INTERACTION_ALLOWED>TRUE</LOCAL_INTERACTION_ALLOWE...

Definition of Application Re-Packaging

I have been often asked about the proper definition of Application Re-Packaging. This is the best I could find: Application Re-packaging solution offers customized application configuration and repackaging of third-party or internally-developed applications to standardize the installation routine, reduce deployment errors, and minimize support costs.