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title: About the Connection Group File
title: About the Connection Group File (Windows 10)
description: About the Connection Group File
author: jamiejdt
ms.assetid: 1f4df515-f5f6-4b58-91a8-c71598cb3ea4
ms.pagetype: mdop, appcompat, virtualization
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.sitesec: library
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<td align="left"><p>How the connection group file works</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>When you apply an App-V 5.1 connection group file, the packages that are enumerated in the file will be combined at runtime into a single virtual environment. Use the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1 connection group file to configure existing App-V 5.1 connection groups.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>When you apply an App-V connection group file, the packages that are enumerated in the file will be combined at runtime into a single virtual environment. Use the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) connection group file to configure existing App-V connection groups.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>Example file path</p></td>
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- [App-V example connection group XML file](#bkmk-50sp3-exp-cg-xml)
- [App-V 5.0 through App-V 5.0 SP2 example connection group XML file](#bkmk-50thru50sp2-exp-cg-xm)
### <a href="" id="bkmk-params-define-cg"></a>Parameters that define the connection group
The following table describes the parameters in the XML file that define the connection group itself, not the packages.
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<td align="left"><p>Schema name</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>Name of the schema.</p>
<p><strong>Applicable starting in App-V 5.0 SP3</strong>: If you want to use the new “optional packages” and “use any version” features that are described in this table, you must specify the following schema in the XML file:</p>
<p>If you want to use the “optional packages” and “use any version” features that are described in this table, you must specify the following schema in the XML file:</p>
<p><code>xmlns=&quot;http://schemas.microsoft.com/appv/2014/virtualapplicationconnectiongroup&quot;</code></p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>VersionId</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>Unique GUID identifier for the version of the package.</p>
<p><strong>Applicable starting in App-V 5.0 SP3</strong>: If you specify <strong>“*”</strong> for the package version, the GUID of the latest available package version is dynamically inserted.</p></td>
<p>If you specify <strong>“*”</strong> for the package version, the GUID of the latest available package version is dynamically inserted.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>IsOptional</p></td>
<td align="left"><p><strong>Applicable starting in App-V 5.0 SP3</strong>: Parameter that enables you to make a package optional within the connection group. Valid entries are:</p>
<td align="left"><p>Parameter that enables you to make a package optional within the connection group. Valid entries are:</p>
<ul>
<li><p><strong>“true”</strong> – package is optional in the connection group</p></li>
<li><p><strong>“false”</strong> – package is required in the connection group</p></li>
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### <a href="" id="bkmk-50sp3-exp-cg-xml"></a>App-V example connection group XML file
The following example connection group XML file shows examples of the fields in the previous tables and highlights the items that are new starting in App-V 5.0 SP3.
The following example connection group XML file shows examples of the fields in the previous tables.
`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>``<appv:AppConnectionGroup``xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appv/2014/virtualapplicationconnectiongroup"``xmlns:appv="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appv/2014/virtualapplicationconnectiongroup"`` AppConnectionGroupId="61BE9B14-D2B4-41CE-A6E3-A1B658DE7000"`` VersionId="E6B6AA57-F2A7-49C9-ADF8-F2B5B3C8A42F"`` Priority="0"`` DisplayName="Sample Connection Group">`` <appv:Packages>`` <appv:Package`` PackageId="1DC709C8-309F-4AB4-BD47-F75926D04276"`` VersionId="*"`` IsOptional=”true”`` />`` <appv:Package`` PackageId="04220DCA-EE77-42BE-A9F5-96FD8E8593F2"`` VersionId="E15EFFE9-043D-4C01-BC52-AD2BD1E8BAFA"`` IsOptional=”false”`` />`` </appv:Packages>`
### <a href="" id="bkmk-50thru50sp2-exp-cg-xm"></a>App-V 5.0 through App-V 5.0 SP2 example connection group XML file
The following example connection group XML file applies to App-V 5.0 through App-V 5.0 SP2. It shows examples of the fields in the previous table, but it excludes the changes described above for App-V 5.0 SP3.
`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>``<appv:AppConnectionGroup``xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appv/2010/virtualapplicationconnectiongroup"``xmlns:appv="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appv/2010/virtualapplicationconnectiongroup"`` AppConnectionGroupId="61BE9B14-D2B4-41CE-A6E3-A1B658DE7000"`` VersionId="E6B6AA57-F2A7-49C9-ADF8-F2B5B3C8A42F"`` Priority="0"`` DisplayName="Sample Connection Group">`` <appv:Packages>`` <appv:Package`` PackageId="1DC709C8-309F-4AB4-BD47-F75926D04276"`` VersionId="C7DF4F63-5288-439C-ACEF-EF06BF401EC5"`` />`` <appv:Package`` PackageId="04220DCA-EE77-42BE-A9F5-96FD8E8593F2"`` VersionId="E15EFFE9-043D-4C01-BC52-AD2BD1E8BAFA"`` />`` </appv:Packages>`
```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<appv:AppConnectionGroup
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appv/2014/virtualapplicationconnectiongroup"
xmlns:appv="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appv/2014/virtualapplicationconnectiongroup"
AppConnectionGroupId="61BE9B14-D2B4-41CE-A6E3-A1B658DE7000"
VersionId="E6B6AA57-F2A7-49C9-ADF8-F2B5B3C8A42F"
Priority="0"
DisplayName="Sample Connection Group">
<appv:Packages>
<appv:Package
PackageId="1DC709C8-309F-4AB4-BD47-F75926D04276"
VersionId="*"
IsOptional=”true”
/>
<appv:Package
PackageId="04220DCA-EE77-42BE-A9F5-96FD8E8593F2"
VersionId="E15EFFE9-043D-4C01-BC52-AD2BD1E8BAFA"
IsOptional=”false”
/>
</appv:Packages>
```
## <a href="" id="bkmk-config-pkg-priority-incg"></a>Configuring the priority of packages in a connection group
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## Got a suggestion for App-V?
## Have a suggestion for App-V?
Add or vote on suggestions [here](http://appv.uservoice.com/forums/280448-microsoft-application-virtualization). For App-V issues, use the [App-V TechNet Forum](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/home?forum=mdopappv).
Add or vote on suggestions [here](http://appv.uservoice.com/forums/280448-microsoft-application-virtualization). For App-V issues, use the [App-V TechNet Forum](http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/mdopappv/threads).
## Related topics
[Managing Connection Groups](appv-managing-connection-groups.md)