Create a Package for an Application

You can create a Package for an Application either immediately after creating the Application or at a later point in time.

When you create a Package, you only provide the metadata such as name, storage, path, template, and description of the Package from the App Volumes Manager.

For information about life cycle of a Package, see Lifecycle of a Package.

Prerequisites

• You must have already created an Application.

  Create an Application

• You must have uploaded the template for packages to the datastore.

  Upload Templates

Procedure

1. From App Volumes Manager, go to INVENTORY > Applications.
2. Select an Application and click Create Package.
3. On the Create Package page, provide the Package details such as Name, Base Package, Storage, Path, Template, Stage, and Description.
   Base Package acts as reference when you opt to create a new version of a Package by using an existing version as base.

   Note: You cannot use the Create functionality to create an MSIX app attach format in App Volumes. As a result, this format is not listed in the Base Package dropdown box.
4. Click Create.
5. On the Confirm Create Package window, select one of the options and click Create.

   Option	Action
   Perform in the background	The Package gets created for the Application in the background and you can perform other tasks. Note: Status of the Package is Creating.
   Wait for completion	You must wait until the Package is created for the Application. You cannot perform any other tasks until the Package gets created.

Results

The newly created Package details are displayed in the Packages tab.

What to do next

Package the Application.