Dungeonhawk:
Welcome to the InstallShield AdminStudio forum, we're glad you're enjoying using AdminStudio!
Regarding the autorun feature, check out this link:
http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=q107959it should get you started.
As to the build problems, you'll need to post more information about the exact nature of the build problems. There should be error numbers or some sort of descriptive message describing the problem that we'd need in order to narrow down the issue.
With regards to transforms, the Tuner documentation is probably the best place to start, also the DevStudio/Developer online help would be of some use. When I doubt, I just use the search engine in WinHelp. Using the Search feature in our online community is useful as well, that was how I found the information about the autorun feature, just hit the Search button at the top of the InstallShield Community pages
I hope this helps.