Changing INSTALLDIR of Application Installation

Method 1

Step1.

GOTO->Installation Expert->Product Details

Step 2

Click on Value of “Default Directory”, then  click on “Change ” button which is at right top of the screen.

Step 3

Click to get a dropdown list,

Select the “Default Directory”, which you need to set as INSTALLDIR. And Click Ok.

Example

If the application  installs under “C:\Program Files\Business Objects”, and the order says that application should install to “C:\Program Files\Business Objects\XI”. Follow the below steps.

Perform Step 1 and Step2

Click on New Folder

Give the New Folder Name “XI”.

Click on OK.

Then, the screen displayed will be

Click on OK.

The screen displayed below shows the Default Directory set as per the order.

Method 2

This method shows to change INSTALLDIR through tables.

Goto->Setup Editor-> Tables-> Select Directory table, goto the row “INSTALLDIR” as shown below

Rename the Directory column “INSTALLDIR” to “INSTALLDIR1”,

Create a New row,(by right click)

Enter the values to the new row

Directory: INSTALLDIR

Directory_Parent:INSTALLDIR1 (This INSTALLDIR1 is    the renamed original INSTALLDIR)

DefaultDir: XI

The below screenshot shows the changes,

The application INSTALLDIR is set to C:\ProgramFiles\Business Objects\XI.