For DPM to work, the following applications must be present in your computer.
CSC.exe — C# Compiler is required for compiling and generating new COM+ binary. You should install Microsoft .NET framework for installing CSC.exe. After installation, the CSC.exe is available at: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319 in your machine.
SN.exe — Strong Name (SN) generator is required for generating strong name for new COM+ application assembly. You should install Microsoft SDK for installing SN.exe. After installation, the SN.exe is available at: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.1A\bin\NETFX 4.6.2 in your machine.
MSIDB.exe — MSIDB.exe is required for analyzing input MSI. You should install Microsoft SDK for installing MSIDB.exe. After installation, the MSIDB.exe is available at: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\ v7.1A\bin in your machine.
CABARC.exe — CABARC.exe is required for creating cabinet file for MSI. CABARC.exe is available at: C:\Program Files (x86)\Unisys\AB Suite 7.0\Bin in your machine.
The DPMSettings.xml file contains the path of all the pre-requisite applications. This file is automatically created when Deployment Package Manager is run for the first time.
This file is automatically created at %allusersprofile%\Unisys\ABSuite\7.0\DPM.
When this file is created for the first time, DPM automatically locates the path of all pre-requisite applications. You can also edit the paths in this file.
To validate whether the path details in the DPMSettings.xml file are correct:
Go to AB Suite Installation Package/CD Runtime/Windows Runtime/Runtime Utilities/DeploymentPackageManager.
Double-click DPM-GUI.exe.
The Deployment Package Manager dialog box appears.
Click Check Prerequisites.
This displays the path validation status of all the prerequisite applications.