Resolver

Overview

Preview package dependency resolution before you install packages on a client. Add packages and optional version queries to see the resolved package set and dependencies.

Use Upgrade Mode to compare an installed package set with a target set. You can open the resolved set in the installer or use Advanced Resolver to customize an installation and export a PowerShell script.

Key tasks

• Add packages and version queries to resolve package dependencies.
• Turn on Upgrade Mode to compare a source package set with a target set.
• Clear the current package selections and results.
• Open a resolved package to view its Package Version details.
• Open the Installer Wizard or Advanced Resolver for the resolved package set.

Figure: Resolver screen.

UI reference

Element / Field Name	Type	Description & Triggered Action
Open Wizard	Button	Launches the Update Service client installer with the currently resolved package set, using the updateservice:// protocol handler. Only active when there are resolved results.
Advanced Resolver	Button	Opens the Advanced Resolver dialog (Bundle Editor), pre-filled with the current "Packages" list, to build and save an install bundle.
Toggle Upgrade Mode	Button	Switches Upgrade Mode on or off. When turning it on, the current "Packages" list is copied into "Packages From" as the starting point. When turning it off, the "Packages From" list is cleared.
Clear All	Button	Clears all packages from both "Packages From" (if in Upgrade Mode) and "Packages", and resets the resolved results.
Packages From	Field List	Only visible in Upgrade Mode. The set of packages/versions representing what is currently installed on the (simulated) client, used as the starting point of the resolution.
Packages / Packages To	Field List	The set of packages (and optional version queries) to resolve. In Upgrade Mode, this represents the target set to upgrade to.
Resolved Packages	Grid/List	Displays the outcome of the resolution: each entry shows the package ID and the resolved version. In Upgrade Mode, it also shows the previous version with an arrow to the new version, or a strikethrough if the package is being removed. An icon indicates whether an entry represents an installed instance. Clicking an entry navigates to its Package Version page.

Resolved packages

The list shows each resolved package ID and version. In Upgrade Mode, it also shows the prior version or indicates a package that will be removed. Select a row to open the package version details, when links are enabled.

Advanced resolver

Use Advanced Resolver to define a package list, installation arguments, and an instance name. The dialog opens with the packages in Packages. Closing it with a package list prompts you to confirm because its configuration is not retained.

Figure: Advanced Resolver.

The dialog includes a package list, resolved-package arguments, and actions to open the configuration in a client or export it as PowerShell.

Package list

• Add one or more packages to the list, each with its own Package selector and Version Query; a new blank row is added automatically as soon as the last row is given a package.
• Reorder packages by dragging rows using the drag handle.
• Remove a package from the list (at least one row is always kept).
• Use Clear Packages to reset the list back to a single empty row.

Resolved packages and arguments

The dialog resolves dependencies as the package list changes and displays each resolved package in an expandable panel.

• Set an Instance Name for the overall install using the Set instance name button.
• Expand or collapse all resolved packages at once using the expand/collapse-all buttons.
• Clear every custom argument that has been set across all packages using Clear arguments.
• Expand a resolved package to add, edit, or delete its install Arguments (key/value pairs passed to that specific package at install time) using the Add arguments action and the arguments table's edit/delete row actions.
• Search/filter the resolved package list by package ID or display name.

Open in client

Use the Open in client button () to start the configured package list, version queries, arguments, and instance name on a client. If the Update Service client is not detected, the app prompts you to install it. The button is unavailable until you add a package.

PowerShell export

Figure: Export PowerShell Script dialog.

Use the Powershell Export button () to open the Export PowerShell Script dialog. It generates a PowerShell script from the current package list, arguments, and instance name.

• Enable Include Update Service client installation if the target machine might not have the Update Service client installed yet. When enabled, the script installs the Update Service client first, then the packages.
• The generated script is shown read-only in a text area and can be copied to the clipboard with the Copy action, ready to be pasted into PowerShell, saved as a .ps1 file, or distributed for unattended installs.
• The script encodes the same packages, version queries, per-package arguments, and instance name that were configured in the Package list and Resolved packages and arguments sections above.

Element / Field Name	Type	Description & Triggered Action
Add packages	Button	Adds a new empty package row to the list.
Clear Packages	Button	Resets the package list back to a single empty row.
Package	Field (selector)	Selects which package to include. Required per row.
Version Query	Field	Specifies which version(s) of the package to target; supports variables.
Drag handle	Draggable Row	Reorders package rows via drag-and-drop.
Delete (package row)	Button	Removes a package row from the list.
Set instance name	Button	Opens a small dialog to set the instance name suggestion used for the install.
Expand all / Collapse all	Button (icon)	Expands or collapses every resolved package panel at once.
Clear arguments	Button (icon)	Removes all custom arguments set on every resolved package.
Add arguments	Button	Opens the Arguments dialog to add a new key/value argument to the selected resolved package.
Argument row edit/delete	Button	Edits or deletes an existing argument on a resolved package.
Open in client	Button	Launches the Update Service client with the fully customized package list, arguments, and instance name. Disabled until a package has been specified.
Powershell Export	Button	Opens the Export PowerShell Script dialog.
Include Update Service client installation	Toggle (checkbox)	When enabled, the exported script also installs the Update Service client itself if it is not already present on the target machine.
Script	Field (read-only text area)	Shows the generated PowerShell script, reflecting the current package list, arguments, and instance name.
Copy	Button	Copies the generated script to the clipboard and closes the dialog.