Prevent a Catalog Item from Being Included in OS Deployment By Designating it as Core Application

App Portal 2019 R1

Every enterprise has a set of core applications that are included on all corporate images that are created, such as Microsoft Office, Chrome, etc. Because those applications are included in all OS images, there is no reason to ask an individual to select them during check out of an OSD task sequence catalog item.

You can prevent a specific application from being listed on the Choose Existing Applications to Migrate or Additional Applications to Install During OS Deployment panels of the Checkout Wizard by designating it as a core application.

Designating a Catalog Item as a Core Application
Viewing All Core Applications

Designating a Catalog Item as a Core Application

To specify a catalog item as a core application, perform the following steps.

To designate a catalog item as a core application:

1. Open the General > Global tab of a catalog item’s Catalog Item Properties dialog box.

2. Under Request options, select Core application.

Note • The Core application option only applies to Software catalog items, not General or Task Sequence, or Cloud catalog items.

3. Click Save.

Viewing All Core Applications

To view a list of all catalog items that have been designated core applications, perform the following steps.

To view all core applications:

1. On the Admin tab, expand the Catalog Management section.
2. Click Administration > Core Applications. All catalog items that have been designated as core applications are listed.