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ConfigMgr 2012: Changes to an App-V application are not included when you use App-V Sequencer

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

You create a Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) application.
You deploy the source for the application to a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager distribution point.
You change the application by using the App-V Sequencer.
You deploy the content for the updated application to the distribution point.

In this scenario, when users run the application, your changes are not included in the application.

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This problem occurs because the App-V Sequencer saves the virtual application's SFT file (.sft) using a different name when changes are saved for the application. For example, if your virtual application is named MyApp.sft, the App-V Sequencer will save the changed application as MyApp_2.sft. Without manual adjustment, the Deployment Type for the App-V application will still refer to the original .sft file name.

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Workaround

To work around this problem, change the Deployment Type to refer to the current .sft file manually.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More information

Because the file name changes when you update an App-V application, Binary Delta Replication is not used to download the updated content to the clients. Binary Delta Replication is possible only when you work with two versions of a file that have the same name.

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