Packages Installed Folder

The Packages Installed folder lists all the packages that you have added to a given computer. You can perform the following functions at the package level:

• Creating an Empty MTS Package
• Installing Pre-built MTS Packages
• Upgrading MTS Packages
• Setting MTS Package Properties
• Setting MTS Activation Properties
• Setting MTS Package Identity
• Enabling MTS Package Security
• Setting MTS Transaction Properties
• Locking Your MTS Package
• Exporting MTS Packages
• Monitoring Status and Properties in the MTS Explorer
• Using Property Sheets in the MTS Explorer

The Packages Installed folder also contains the following system packages:

System

Utilities

Note These are internal MTS packages, and generally should not be altered or configured by users. However, you may have to configure an internal MTS package in order to extend or restrict privileges for your MTS server. For example, in order to set up administrative privileges for a user on an MTS server, you add the user to the Administrator role for the System package.

You can install any number of packages in the Packages Installed folder. Each installed package contains the following subfolders.

• Components

Contains the components installed in the selected package

• Roles

Contains the roles assigned to the selected package.

Package properties can be configured using the following property sheets:

• General
• Security
• Advanced
• Identity
• Activation

If you are using MTS with Internet Information Server (IIS) version 4.0, the Packages Installed folder also contains the following IIS-specific system packages:

• IIS In-Process Applications

The IIS In-Process Applications folder contains the components for each Internet Information Server (IIS) application running in the IIS process. An IIS application can run in the IIS process or in a separate application process. If an IIS application is running in the IIS process, the IIS application will appear as a component in the IIS In-Process Applications folder. If the IIS application is running in an individual application process, the IIS application will appear as a separate package in the MTS Explorer hierarchy.

• IIS Utilities

The IIS Utilities Folder contains the ObjectContext component required to enable transactions in Active Server Pages (ASPs). For more information about transactional ASPs, refer to the Internet Information Server (IIS) documentation.

Microsoft Transaction Server uses the ObjectContext component for internal functions. You can view but not set this component’s properties.