Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 91)

Chapter 6. Map construction overview
Creating a fully functional map involves four fundamental steps:
v Creating a map entry in the module repository
v Populating the tree structure with modules
v Preparing source files for modules
v Specifying the module-installation order
This chapter focuses on the concepts behind creating a map tree structure and
defining certain settings that affect map behavior. For step-by-step instructions on
creating a map entry, defining settings for a map, or any other process described in
this chapter, refer to the ImageUltra Builder help system.
Creating a base-map tree structure
The New Map Wizard enables you to create a new base map from scratch or to
create a new base map using an existing base map as a template. The New Map
Wizard creates the new map entry in the repository, assigns the map a file name,
and places the map in the correct location of the repository. To access the New
Map Wizard for base maps, click Insert in the Main window menu bar, and then
click Base Map.
If you create a new map based on an existing map, you simply make the necessary
changes to the tree structure and attributes. If you create a new map from scratch,
you are responsible for:
v Inserting all menu items
v Inserting all modules
v Defining all menu-item attributes
Inserting menu items in a base map
Menu items are responsible for the menu choices displayed at the target computer
during the installation process. Menu items also determine the hierarchy within the
base map, meaning that some menu items are subordinate to other menu items.
Each menu item listed in a base map directly corresponds to a choice made at the
target computer during the installation process. When a menu item is chosen
during the installation process, that action directs the installation program to
accumulate modules associated with that menu item or to display a new menu of
subordinate menu items. In some cases, both actions occur simultaneously. When
the person performing the installation makes the final selection from the final
menu, the installation program installs all of the accumulated modules. The
accumulation of menu choices during the installation process transforms the Smart
Image into a customized image for a specific target computer.
As you develop your tree structure, you might want to think of the menu items as
an outline for the installation process associated with the entire Smart Image.
Assume that you want to construct a base map that gives the installer a choice of
installing Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000. The following illustration
shows a base-map tree structure with two menu items (Windows XP Professional
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