About Citrix Profiles

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When you use the Citrix Assistant to prepare a Windows Installer package for deployment on the Citrix XenApp, the resources you generate are called profiles. A profile consists of the following files and directories:

Component	Name	Description
Profile Manifest File	myapp.profile	An XML file that defines the profile.
CAB File	[alphanumeric_string].cab	Compressed cabinet file that provides the isolation environment contents for the application.
Hashes File	Hashes.txt	Hash key file for digital signatures and signing profiles.
Icons File	Icons.bin	Icons repository.
Scripts Folder	Scripts	Folder containing any pre- launch or post-exit scripts that you have chosen to include.

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Modifying these files directly is not recommended. To make any modifications, use the Citrix Assistant.

These files are saved in a directory named CitrixProfile. The location of the CitrixProfile directory depends upon the type of file you are editing in InstallShield:

InstallShield project—The CitrixProfile directory will be located in a subdirectory of the directory that contains this InstallShield project file, such as:
- C:\InstallShield 2008 Projects\ProductName\ConfigurationName\ReleaseName\CitrixProfile
Windows Installer package—The CitrixProfile directory will be located in the same directory as the Windows Installer file, such as:
- C:\FolderContainingMSI\CitrixProfile\ProductName

The contents of the application profile are published on the Citrix XenApp.

A profile can contain a single application or suite of applications. For example, you can profile Microsoft Word by itself, or you can profile the entire Microsoft Office suite in a single profile.