In order to create a package installer using the offline installers of the NI software that you want to deploy, please follow these steps:
1.
Download the offline installer of the software that you want to create a package for.
2. Once you have the .iso file for the software you must decompress the .iso contents into a folder.
3. Open the NI Package Builder and select
File >> New Solution or use the solution that was created by default when you open the NIPB.
4. Click on
New Package in the central panel if the solution has no packages or go to the "Packages" panel and click on the first option
New Package.
4. Create a new package installer by clicking on the first icon "New Installer or Repository" option in the "Installer and Repositories" panel and click on
New Package Installer.
5. In the "Installer and Repositories" panel, select the package installer you wish to add the installers to and click on Add Packages... In the screenshot below, a new package will be added to the "Test Package Installer" which is selected.
6. A window will open named "Add Packages to '<Name of Package Installer>'". In this window select Installer Products in the left section.
7. In the "Installer Products" section select Add Installer....
8. When you click on "Add Installers..." it will open a window so that you can browse to the folder where the .exe installer is located. Select the Install.exe from the decompressed .iso file and click on Open. Then select the checkbox for the products that you wish to add to the package installer. In the screenshot below, the LabVIEW 2023 Q3 32-bit was selected for demonstration purposes.
9. The installer(s) previously selected will now be visible under the package installer as shown below. If needed, change the Include recommended and suggested packages and modify the Installation Behavior from Optionally Install to Always Install.
10. If this is a new solution, then select File >> Save Solution to save the .pbs file. This is necessary because build outputs are placed in subdirectories relative to the solution by default.
11. Build the installer by selecting the package installer and then clicking on Build Installer & Repositories and then on Build Selected. Use the Errors and Warnings pane to address errors as needed.
12. You can open the output folder where the installer files have been created by clicking on the Open Output Location option. The output folder should have all the necessary files to install the selected products including the Install.exe.