AdminStudio Enterprise Server 11.0 | Configuration Manager Web Console
A Package Definition File (.pdf) is a text file that contains predefined programs and property settings for a package and is used to automate package creation. When you use a package definition file, appropriate fields on the Configuration Manager Package Configuration Page are populated with the information in the package definition file you selected. A package definition file typically has an .sms file name extension (.pdf in previous versions of Configuration Manager).
This page contains the following fields:
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Option |
Description |
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Distribute Using Package Definition |
Select this option if you want to distribute this application using an existing Configuration Manager Package Definition File (.pdf or .sms). When you select this check box, the Use Existing Package Definition option is automatically selected, and the list of existing Package Definitions available on the Configuration Manager Server are shown on the following grid. |
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Use Existing Package Definition |
Select this option to distribute this application using any Package Definitions available on the Configuration Manager Server. When the Distribute using Package Definition check box is selected, this option is automatically selected, and the list of existing Package Definitions available on the Configuration Manager Server are shown on the following grid. |
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Use Package Definition from the following file |
Select this option if you want to distribute this application using a .pdf or .sms file located on the machine where Configuration Manager Console is installed. When you select this option, the list below it is populated with a list of all of the .pdf or .sms files in the following directory: <Configuration Manager Web Console Installation Directory>\ SMS Web Console Application\Distribution Providers\SMS\PDFs |
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Next |
Click to proceed to the Configuration Manager Package Configuration Page where appropriate fields are populated with the information in the Package Definition you selected. |
See Also
Configuring Distribution Settings
Configuration Manager Package Configuration Page
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