AdminStudio Enterprise Server 11.0 | Configuration Manager Web Console
On the Package Settings View, you specify general information about the package, along with data source, data access, distribution settings, and reporting information.
To set Package Settings configuration options:
| 1. | Perform the steps described in Selecting a Package for Distribution. |
| 2. | On the Configuration Manager Package Configuration Page, select the package name in the tree. The Package Settings View opens, presenting information on five tabs: General, Data Source, Data Access, Distribution Settings, and Reporting. |
| 3. | Enter the following information on the General tab. |
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Option |
Description |
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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 |
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Name |
The name of the package, up to 50 characters. This field is required. |
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Version |
The version number of the software package, up to 32 characters. |
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Publisher |
The name of the software publisher, up to 32 characters. |
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Language |
The language version of the software, up to 32 characters. |
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Comment |
Optional text about the package, such as a description. You can use up to 127 characters. |
| 4. | Click the Data Source tab and enter the following information: |
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Option |
Description |
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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. |
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Source Directory |
The network path to the package source files. |
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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. |
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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. |
| 5. | Click the Data Access tab and enter the following information: |
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Property |
Description |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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| 6. | Click the Distribution Settings tab and enter the following information: |
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Option |
Description |
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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.
Sending priority for a package is carried over in packages sent from a parent site to a child site. |
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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. |
| 7. | Click the Reporting tab and enter the following information: |
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Property |
Description |
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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. |
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Use these fields for status MIF matching |
Configuration Manager will use the following values specified for status MIF file matching:
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| 8. | When you have finished entering the Package Settings options, proceed with entering the rest of the Package Configuration options: |
| • | Setting Access Accounts Options |
| • | Setting Distribution Points Options |
| • | Setting Programs Options |
| • | Setting Advertisements Options |
| 9. | If you are finished entering Configuration Manager Package Configuration options, click Next to proceed to the Package Summary page and perform the steps listed in Saving the Package on the Configuration Manager Server. |
See Also
Configuration Manager Package Configuration Page
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