Symantec 14541094 Implementation Guide - Page 47

6 Chapter Configuring custom commands This chapter includes the following topics: ■ About configuring custom commands ■ Working with custom commands ■ Configuring custom commands ■ Building and testing custom commands About configuring custom commands Symantec Packager lets you create custom commands to include in your packages. Examples of custom commands include installations of unsupported products, batch files, third-party executables, command-line arguments, or simple file copies. Custom commands let you simplify application deployment by including multiple tasks in one package. Once defined, you can reuse custom commands in different packages. When you create a custom command, Symantec Packager creates a command configuration file. A command configuration file is a generic product configuration file that does not reference a product template file. Therefore, custom commands do not depend on the Import Products phase. The build process for custom commands creates a self-extracting executable (.exe) file, which can be tested before including it in a package.