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

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This article provides a workaround to solve the issue that changes to a Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) application via the App-V Sequencer are not included in this application in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.

Original product version:   Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, Microsoft Application Virtualization for Windows Desktops, Microsoft Application Virtualization for Remote Desktop Services
Original KB number:   2683934

Symptoms

Consider this scenario:

  • You create a Microsoft 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.

Cause

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.

Workaround

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

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.