Direct import
You can directly import desktop applications for which an .msi, .appv, or .sft file is available.
If you have both a standard Windows installer (.msi) file and an App-V (.sft or .appv) package file, it is generally preferable to import the .msi. This is because the App-V package is prepared for the virtual environment and therefore does not include all of the application DNA for a native Windows environment. For example, it might omit information about drivers and registry settings. Therefore Citrix recommends that you import the .msi file if one is available.
- From the AppDNA side bar, choose .
- Click the Direct Import tab.
- To specify the .msi, .appv, or .sft files to import, click Browse, Search, or Import from List.
A list of the selected the applications appears.
- Select the applications to import.
- To start loading the application DNA into the AppDNA database, click Import & Analyze.
An import progress message appears.
- To view a log of the import process, click the Log icon to the right of the application progress message.
Nota
If the Auto Analyze is disabled through Edit > Settings > Import and Analyze, Import and Analyze will be two separate options. Auto Analyze enabled is the default setting.
Apply MST files during import
You can use .mst files with .msi files to transform or manipulate the installation package.
If an .mst file is available in the same location as the .msi file, you can choose to apply it during the import. To do this for all applications for which an .mst file is available, select the Select All MSTs check box.
Alternatively, you can select .mst files for specific applications. To do this, click the + to the left of the application and select the .mst file to apply.
Add applications to a group during import
- In the Import Applications screen, select the applications to add to the group.
- From the Import into group drop-down box on the toolbar, select the group.
Alternatively, you can click in the Group column to select a group for an individual application.
Re-imported applications
When a desktop application is first imported into AppDNA, its fingerprint is stored. The fingerprint is a combination of the application's product name, manufacturer's name, version number, and the number of files and registry entries it has. If the application is imported into AppDNA again, by default the application is considered the same if the fingerprint is the same or has not changed by more than 10%. This means that if you modify an application as part of the remediation process and then re-import it, it is generally considered the same application. Similarly, AppDNA generally considers new versions of an application to be the same application.
You can, however, change this behavior so that the application is always considered different even if there is no change in the fingerprint. To do this, select the Finger print override check box in Import and Analyze Settings. However, be aware that this has licensing implications because AppDNA licensing controls the number of applications for which you can view reports.
When you re-import an application from the same location, AppDNA shows the text in the Path column in bold to indicate that the application was previously imported from the same location.