Package Settings View

AdminStudio Enterprise Server 11.0 | Configuration Manager Web Console

Information on the Package Settings View is presented on the following tabs:

• General Tab
• Data Source Tab
• Data Access Tab
• Distribution Settings Tab
• Reporting Tab

Enter and edit information on these tabs and then click Update to save your changes.

General Tab

The General tab of the Package Settings View contains the following options:

Package Settings View — General Tab Options

Option

Description

Icon

To change the displayed icon, select a different icon from the list. This list is populated with the files available from:

<Configuration Manager Web Console Installation Directory>\SMS Web Console Application\Distribution Providers\SMS\Icons

Name

The name of the package, up to 50 characters. This field is required.

Version

The version number of the software package, up to 32 characters.

Publisher

The name of the software publisher, up to 32 characters.

Language

The language version of the software, up to 32 characters.

Comment

Optional text about the package, such as a description. You can use up to 127 characters.

Data Source Tab

The Data Source tab of the Package Settings View contains the following options:

Package Settings View — Data Source Tab Options

Option

Description

This Package contains source files

This package has source files that are required to run its programs when they are advertised to clients. By default, this check box is cleared. When this check box is cleared, Configuration Manager does not use distribution points for the package.

Source Directory

The network path to the package source files.

Use a compressed copy of the source directory

Configuration Manager will create a compressed version of the source files on the site server. When you specify additional or refresh distribution points for the package, the compressed version will be decompressed and copied to the distribution points, rather than being copied directly from the original source directory.

Use this option if the source files might be removed from the specified path (for example, if the source files are on a compact disc). A compressed version of the source directory is always created and used when the package is sent to distribution points in child sites.

This field is available only when the This Package contains source files check box is selected.

Always obtain files from source directory

Configuration Manager will obtain package source files (the files needed to run the package programs, such as .exe and .dll files) from the path specified in the Source directory box. Use this option if the source files are likely to remain at the specified path, such as a share on a server.

This field is available only when the This package contains source files check box is selected. By default, this option is selected.

Note: This option is unavailable if the package is a compressed version replicated from a parent site.

Data Access Tab

The Data Access tab of the Package Settings View contains the following options:

Package Settings View — Data Access Tab Options

Property

Description

Access distribution folder through common Configuration Manager package share

Users will access the package through the common Configuration Manager package share (SMSPKGx$, where x is the drive letter) on distribution points. By default, this option is selected.

Share Distribution folder

The package will be created on distribution points with an administrator-specified share (and path name) that is entered in the Share name text box.

Disconnect users from distribution points

Notifies users before disconnecting them from distribution points when Configuration Manager updates package data. By default, this check box is cleared.

• Number of retries before disconnecting users—The number of times that Configuration Manager tries to update the package source files before starting to disconnect users who are connected to the distribution point. The default setting is 2; you can specify 0 to 99, inclusive.
• User grace period—The number of minutes Configuration Manager should wait after notifying users before disconnecting them from distribution points. The default setting is 5 minutes; you can specify between 0 and 59 minutes, inclusive.

Distribution Settings Tab

The Distribution Settings tab of the Package Settings View contains the following options:

Package Settings View — Distribution Settings Tab Options

Option

Description

Sending priority

The priority of this package when sent to distribution points in child sites. Packages can be sent with High, Medium, or Low priority. The default setting is Medium priority.

• If a package has High priority, it will be sent before packages with Medium or Low priority.
• If a package has Low priority, it will be sent after packages with higher priority settings.
• If packages have identical priorities, they will be sent in the order in which they were created in the Configuration Manager Administrator console.

Sending priority for a package is carried over in packages sent from a parent site to a child site.

Preferred sender

The sender to be used to send this package to distribution points in other sites. You can specify any sender configured for the site, or No Preference (which uses any available sender). The default setting is No Preference.

Note: To use Courier Sender to distribute packages, you must select it as the preferred sender.

Reporting Tab

The Reporting tab of the Package Settings View contains the following options:

Package Settings View — Reporting Tab Options

Property

Description

Use package properties for status MIF matching

Configuration Manager will use the properties in the General tab for status MIF file matching. By default, this option is selected.

Use these fields for status MIF matching

Configuration Manager will use the following values specified for status MIF file matching:

• MIF file name—The name of the MIF file that contains the package status, up to 50 characters.
• Name—The name of the package, up to 50 characters.
• Version—The version number of the package, up to 32 characters.
• Publisher—The software publisher of the package, up to 32 characters.

See Also

Configuring Distribution Settings

Workflow Manager 5.6 / AdminStudio Enterprise Server 11.0 Help Library

December 20, 2011

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