Always test your Package before distributing it to customers. This can be a time consuming task but is essential to ensure a problem free installation.
Test your deployment Package by installing it onto any PC configuration you intend to support. Consider:
- Testing on different operating systems.
- Including a PC with your minimum specification.
- Installing in different languages (if required).
- Trying out variations on the SETUP values which are available to be modified during installation.
- Testing variations of the X_START values available when the application is launched.
- Testing with different DBMS types – Sybase ASA and MS SQL Server, as applicable.
- Checking any user authorization that may be required (both for the deployed objects and the deploying environment).
- Testing installation of your Package from the medium or location it will be distributed to customers from (e.g. from a central server location or on CD-ROM).
- Installing on a network client.
The more flexibility you include in your Package by prompting for X_START and installation values, the more testing you will be required to perform to ensure the Package is robust and complete.