Package Report
AdminStudio Enterprise Server 2025 | Reports
Reports is included with AdminStudio Enterprise Edition and with Workflow Manager.
You can generate AdminStudio Package Reports on the Search Packages page, which is opened by clicking Search Packages under the AdminStudio Reports subgroup of the Reports group in the navigation bar. On the Search Packages page you can perform a search of all of the applications in the Application Catalog to locate the package you would like to generate a report for.
A Package Report lists detailed package information for packages of the following deployment types:
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Microsoft Windows Installer packages
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Microsoft App-V virtual packages
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Apple iOS mobile apps (local and public store)
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Google Android mobile apps (local and public store)
In a Package Report, the information is presented in a tabbed interface, as described in Navigating Through a Package Report. A Package Report includes the following major sections:
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See also see Information Included in Package Reports. Additional information may be available for App-V packages.
Package Summary Information View
The initial view (Page 1) of a Package Report is the Package Summary Information view, and it lists the following information:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Product Name | Name assigned to the package. |
| Manufacturer | Company that authored the package. |
| Import Date | The date and time the package was imported into the Application Catalog. |
| Unresolved Conflicts | The number of detected conflicts, generated during conflict analysis of this package, which have not yet been resolved—either automatically or manually. |
| Product Version | Version of package that is recorded in the package's Windows Installer file. |
| Product Language | Decimal-based code identifying the language that this software package was authored for. For example, English is 1033, German is 1031, and Japanese is 1041. |
| In Software Repository | Indicates whether or not this package and its associated files are managed by the Software Repository. |
Files View
The Files view lists the all of the files included in the selected package, and the location where these files will be installed. For each file, the following information is listed:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| File | Name of file included with this package. |
| Target Directory | Name of directory where the file is installed. |
| Version | Version number of the file. |
| File Size | Size of the installed file. |
| Component | Component that the file is associated with. |
Registry View
The Registry view lists the registry entries that will be created when this package is installed. For each registry entry, the following information is listed:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Root | Identifies the predefined "root" key that contains the registry entry. |
| Key | A registry key. |
| Name | Name identifying the registry entry. |
| Value | The string of data that defines the value of the key. |
| Component | Package component that the registry entry is associated with. |
Shortcuts View
The Shortcuts view lists all of the shortcuts that will be created when this package is installed. For each shortcut, the following information is listed:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name identifying the shortcut. |
| Target Directory | Directory and executable that the shortcut invokes. |
| Component | Component associated with the shortcut. |
ODBC Drivers View
The ODBC Drivers view lists all of the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers in the package.
ODBC Resources are ones that involve interaction with databases. ODBC drivers are libraries that implement functions involving ODBC. Each database type has its own ODBC driver. For each ODBC driver, the following information is listed:
| Item | Description |
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| Driver | Name of an Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver in the package. Each database type has its own ODBC driver. |
| Description | Description of the ODBC driver identifying its associated database type. |
| File | File associated with the ODBC driver. |
| Component | Component associated with the ODBC driver. |
ODBC DS View
The ODBC DS view lists all of the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) data sources in the package. An ODBC data source identifies the source database type and provides information on how to connect to that database. For each ODBC DS, the following information is listed:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Data Source | Name of the ODBC data source, which identifies the source database type and provides information on how to connect to that database. |
| Description | Identifies the database type. |
| Driver Description | Name of this ODBC data source's associated ODBC driver. |
| Component | Component that this ODBC data source is affiliated with. |
Extended Attributes View
The Extended Attributes view lists all of the extended attribute metadata that has been entered for this package. For each Extended Attribute, the following information is listed:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name identifying the attribute. |
| Value | Content entered for the attribute. |
Validation View
The Validation view lists all of the ICE rule errors and warnings that were generated when the package was validated against Microsoft ICEs (Internal Consistency Evaluators)—custom actions written by Microsoft which can be executed to determine if an installation package is built according to Windows Installer standards.
For each error or warning, the following information is listed:
| Item | Description |
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| ICE Rule | Name of ICE Rule that generated an error or warning message. |
| Description | Error or warning message. |
| Error Level | Indicates the severity of the message as either being a Warning or an Error. Errors — Package authoring that will cause incorrect behavior. Warnings — Package authoring that could possibly cause incorrect behavior. Warnings can also report unexpected side-effects of package authoring. |
Conflicts View
The Conflicts view lists all of the unresolved errors that were found when conflict analysis was performed on this package. For each error, the following information is listed:
| Item | Description |
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| ACE Rule | Name of ACE Rule that generated the message. |
| Description | Message generated during conflict analysis. |
| Target Package | Package that conflicted with this package. |
History View
The History view lists all of the actions that have been performed on this package since it was imported into the Application Catalog. For each action, the following information is listed:
| Item | Description |
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| Date | Day and time the event occurred. |
| Action | Identifies the event that occurred. |
| User | Identifies the user who executed the event. |
| Description | Description of the event that occurred. |
Dependencies View
The Dependencies view lists all of a package's files that have dependencies with files used by other products or operating systems in the Application Catalog. For each dependency, the following information is listed:
| Item | Description |
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| Name | Name of a file associated with this package that has dependencies with files used by other products or operating systems in the Application Catalog. |
| Path | Location where this dependent file is installed. |
| Size | Size of the dependent file. |
| Version | Version of the dependent file. |
Properties View
The Properties view of the Package Report, which is only displayed for mobile apps, lists various attributes of the selected mobile application.
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