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Viewing Application Virtualization Compatibility Test Results

AdminStudio 2025 R2 | 30.0 | Application Manager

Application Catalog performs application virtualization compatibility testing to determine if a Windows Installer package is a suitable candidate for conversion to Microsoft App-V, Citrix XenApp, VMware ThinApp.

The Application Virtualization Compatibility tab of the Analyze Deployment Type View lists all of the individual errors, warnings, and informational messages that were generated when application virtualization compatibility testing was performed.

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See also Application Virtualization Compatibility Status: Analyze vs. Automated Application Converter.

To view application virtualization compatibility test results:

  1. Perform testing, as described in Performing Compatibility, Best Practices, and Risk Assessment Testing.

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    The Application Virtualization Compatibility tests are always run any time that you run tests in Analyze. However, the selections you make on the Select Tests to Execute dialog box determine which virtual formats to display in test results.

  2. Select the Analyze tab in the Application Manager ribbon.

  3. Select a package in the tree. The Summary tab of the Analyze Deployment Type View opens.

  4. Select the Application Virtualization Compatibility tab. The errors and warnings generated by application virtualization compatibility testing are listed.

    • The following information is displayed:

      PropertyDescription
      Test CategoryIdentifies the test category as one of the following virtualization technologies: Microsoft App-V 4.x Microsoft App-V 5.x VMware ThinApp 4.x VMware ThinApp 5.x Citrix XenApp When each test category is expanded, the tests in that category that generated errors or warnings are listed.
      Test NameFor each test, the name is listed in bold, followed by a description. When the test is expanded, the errors or warnings generated by this test are listed; these error/warning messages list information specific to the package that explains why the error or warning was generated.
      CountTwo counts are listed: Test category count—Total number of errors/warnings that were generated by all of the tests in the test category for the selected package. Test count—Total number of errors/warnings that were generated by the specific test for the selected package.
      IconFor each issue, one of the following icons is displayed: Informational Error Warning The Application Virtualization Compatibility tab includes one additional status icon that is not used in the other test groups called the informational icon: This icon identifies issues that require that Automated Application Converter will need to automatically repackage this Windows Installer package during the conversion process to a virtual package. Since these issues by themselves do not necessarily indicate a warning or error, they are considered “informational” issues. For more information, see About Status Icons and Application Virtualization Compatibility Status: Analyze vs. Automated Application Converter.

  5. For more detailed information on the issues generated by Application Virtualization Compatibility tests, including information on how to resolve these issues, see Application Virtualization Compatibility Tests.