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3283890 - When Installing The Excel MSI Add-in File You Receive The Message: "This package was created with a trial version of advanced installer. You may use it for evaluation purpose only."

Symptom

When installing the Excel .msi add-in file you receive the following message:

"This package was created with a trial version of advanced installer. You may use it for evaluation purpose only."

Environment

 SAP Cloud for Customer

Reproducing the Issue

1. Download the Excel .msi file.
2. Execute the file.
3. The message appears: "This package was created with a trial version of advanced installer. You may use it for evaluation purpose only."

Cause

This is not an issue.

This trial version message pop-up is coming up due to the tool we use to convert exe to .msi.
This is a regular add-in same as the one user can download from download center.

Resolution

You can just click OK and then proceed further.

Keywords

 Excel, Add-in, Message, Error, .msi, file, Trial, Version, Installer , KBA , SRD-CC-OIN-XL , Excel Integration , How To

Product

SAP Cloud for Customer add-ins all versions ; SAP Cloud for Customer core applications 2208