How to Export a set of capabilities into a new repository (better use ready FOD iso)

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  1. sebus

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    #1 sebus, Dec 7, 2019
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    #2 abbodi1406, Dec 7, 2019
    I believe the files in C:Windows\servicing\FodMetadata & InboxFodMetadataCache are the key to accomplish that
    but i were not able to get it to work

    can you post the files/folders structure of FOD iso?
     
  3. sebus

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    #3 sebus, Dec 7, 2019 (OP)
    Attached

    I have not yet tested if the mounted iso as source is enough without internet conenction
     

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    #5 abbodi1406, Dec 10, 2019
    I had a success
    Code:
    dism /image:Z:\ /Export-Source /Source:UUP\18362\ar-sa /Target:UUP\new /CapabilityName:Language.Basic~~~ar-sa~0.0.1.0
    Source folder contents:
    Code:
    \metadata\DesktopTargetCompDB_ar-sa.xml.cab
\metadata\DesktopTargetCompDB_Neutral.xml.cab
FoDMetadata_Client.cab
Microsoft-Windows-Client-LanguagePack-Package_ar-sa~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~ar-sa~.esd
microsoft-windows-languagefeatures-basic-ar-sa-package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~.cab
microsoft-windows-languagefeatures-ocr-ar-sa-package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~.cab
microsoft-windows-languagefeatures-texttospeech-ar-eg-package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~.cab
microsoft-windows-languagefeatures-texttospeech-ar-sa-package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~.cab
    created-contents in Target folder:
    Code:
    \metadata\DesktopTargetCompDB_ar-sa.xml
\metadata\DesktopTargetCompDB_ar-sa.xml.cab
\metadata\DesktopTargetCompDB_Neutral.xml
\metadata\DesktopTargetCompDB_Neutral.xml.cab
\metadata\DeviceInventory.xml
\metadata\UpdateAgent.dll
FoDMetadata_Client.cab
Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-ar-sa-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~.cab
    it seems the only purpose of offline image is to verify the capabilities, it cannot be used to actually export (i.e. create) fod files to the target custom repo

    i could not get /IncludeImageCapabilities to work, always return error about invalid arguments

    i found reference to Recipe file in CbsCore.dll, but could not get it to work either
    Code:
    <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<Recipe xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:os-recipe">
    <Features>
        <Feature Id="Language.Basic~en-us~1.0" />
    </Features>
</Recipe>
     
  6. sebus

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    #6 sebus, Dec 14, 2019
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    Thanks, but it is usual MS half baked solution

    So there is no /online option?

    Did you create source by hand (copy/extract from UUP)

    Full set of UUP in all languages or just Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
     
  7. abbodi1406

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    #7 abbodi1406, Dec 15, 2019
    No, Dism is clear about it
    Code:
    Export repository is only supported offline
    yes, i created it manually, based on your posted FOD structure.txt
    i have en-us files also

    these log files can give a clear hint on how it works
    C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
    C:\Windows\Logs\MoSetup\UpdateAgent.log