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# auto-install.json Attributes

The `auto-install.json` file attributes are:

| Attribute                                                               | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                              |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `hooks`                                                                 | No       | Container for hook types.                                                                                                                                                |
| `hooks` → `type`                                                        | Yes      | The type of auto-install hook. Valid values are: `PackageInstall`.                                                                                                       |
| `hooks` → `requestName`                                                 | No       | The name for the auto-install request.                                                                                                                                   |
| `configuration` → `appConfiguration`                                    | No       | The configuration to use for creating the app.                                                                                                                           |
| `configuration` → `appConfiguration` → `autoShareWithLicensedUsers`     | No       | Indicates whether the app is automatically shared with users that have the AnalyticsViewOnlyEmbeddedApp license (`true`) or not (`false`). The default value is `false`. |
| `configuration` → `appConfiguration` → `autoShareWithOriginator`        | No       | Indicates whether the app is automatically shared with the user who initiated the auto-install request (`true`) or not (`false`). The default value is `true`.           |
| `configuration` → `appConfiguration` → `deleteAppOnConstructionFailure` | No       | Indicates whether the app is deleted when the auto-install request fails due to a construction error (`true`) or not (`false`). The default value is `false`.            |
| `configuration` → `appConfiguration` → `failOnDuplicateName`            | No       | Indicates whether the app creation fails when an existing app or asset exists with the same developer name (`true`) or not (`false`). The default value is `false`.      |
| `configuration` → `appConfiguration` → `values`                         | No       | A map of variable values to use when creating the app. The variable names must correspond to variables defined in the `variables.json` file                              |

**See Also**

- [Edit auto-install.json](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/analytics/bi-dev-guide-wave-templates/concept/bi-templatesdev-edit-auto-install-json.md)