Customizing module behavior within a base map, Customizing, Module – Lenovo ThinkPad R400 User Manual

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10.

Select

a

replacement

module

from

the

Replace

Module

dialog,

and

click

OK

.

The

modules

are

then

replaced

in

those

menu

items

which

were

checked.

Note:

When

replacing

filters

or

utilities,

the

command

line

parameters

are

copied

from

the

original

filter

or

utility

to

the

replacement

filter

or

utility.

11.

Repeat

steps

6

through

10

for

each

device-driver

module

you

want

to

replace.

12.

When

you

are

finished,

click

the

Save

icon

in

the

Main

window

toolbar.

Customizing

module

behavior

within

a

base

map

You

can

alter

the

behavior

of

a

common

module

on

a

map-by-map

basis

through

a

new

Customization

setting.

This

Customization

setting

enables

you

to

enter

values

for

an

instance

of

a

module

in

a

map

that

are

used

by

a

script

that

you

include

as

part

of

your

module.

During

installation,

the

information

in

the

Customization

field

is

decompressed

and

stored

in

the

C:\IUWORK\module_name.DAT

file.

When

the

script

runs,

it

picks

up

the

data

from

the

C:\IUWORK\

module_name.DAT

file

and

uses

it

to

perform

a

specific

function.

The

information

you

provide

for

the

Customization

setting

is

free-form

text.

You

can

enter

a.BAT

file,

an

.INI

file,

or

just

a

list

of

values

depending

on

what

your

script

needs.

For

example,

you

can:

v

Make

minor

changes

to

a

module

without

rebuilding

it

v

Make

customized

settings

for

an

application,

such

as

predefining

a

schedule

and

type

of

scan

for

an

antivirus

program.

You

are

limited

only

by

your

understanding

of

the

application

and

your

ability

to

create

a

script

file

for

the

application.

To

use

the

Customization

setting,

do

the

following:

1.

Open

your

map

and

expand

the

map

tree

structure.

2.

Locate

and

highlight

the

module

for

which

you

want

to

customize

the

behavior.

3.

In

the

Main

window

menu

bar,

click

View

and

then

click

Properties.

The

Properties

window

opens

for

the

selected

module.

4.

Click

the

Customization

tab.

5.

Type

the

information

in

the

space

provided

and

make

a

note

of

the

.DAT

file

name.

You

will

need

this

file

name

when

you

create

your

script.

6.

Click

the

Save

icon

located

in

the

Main

window

toolbar.

Working

with

base-map

settings

and

menu-item

properties

During

the

installation

process

on

a

target

computer,

the

person

performing

the

installation

typically

makes

selections

from

a

set

of

menus

to

specify

the

image

that

is

to

be

installed.

The

overall

appearance

of

these

menus

and

the

overall

behavior

of

the

map

are

controlled

through

the

base-map

settings.

The

individual

menu

items

and

the

filters

and

modules

associated

with

each

menu

item

are

controlled

through

the

base-map

properties.

Detailed

information

about

working

with

the

base-map

settings

and

menu-item

properties

can

be

found

in

Chapter

6,

“Map

construction

overview,”

on

page

77.

The

following

procedures

describe

how

to

specify

new

settings

and

properties

or

modify

existing

settings

and

properties.

To

use

these

procedures,

you

must

have

already

created

your

base

map

and

set

up

your

map

tree

structure.

Chapter

7.

Creating

maps

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