Configure the Application Properties Dependencies Tab

MDT checks the dependencies of an application before installing the application. Similarly, MDT ensures that all application dependencies are installed before installing the application.

Note Application dependencies are installed even if you do not select the dependencies separately from the application. Also, application dependencies override any rules defined in CustomSettings.ini or in the MDT DB.

When you define more than one application dependency, you can configure the order in which the dependencies are installed, thereby ensuring that the dependencies are installed in a specific order. Update the application properties on the Dependencies tab through the application_name Properties dialog box (where application_name is the name of the application in the Deployment Workbench).

To configure the Dependencies tab for application properties

1. Click Start, and then point to All Programs. Point to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and then click Deployment Workbench.

2. In the Deployment Workbench console tree, go to Deployment Workbench/Deployment Shares/deployment_share/Applications (where deployment_share is the name of the deployment share to which you will add the application).

3. In the details pane, click application_name (where application_name is the name of the application you are configuring).

4. In the Actions pane, click Properties.

The application_name Properties dialog box opens (where application_name is the name of the application to configure).

5. On the Dependencies tab, configure the settings by performing one of the actions in Table 42 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK.

Table 42. Actions on the Dependencies Tab of Application Properties

Action	Description
Add	Adds a new application dependency to the list of dependencies using the Select an item dialog box. You can add any applications that already exist in the deployment share.
Remove	Removes an application dependency from the list of dependencies.
Up	Moves an application dependency higher in the sequence of installed dependencies. Note Application dependencies are installed from the top of the list to the bottom.
Down	Moves an application dependency lower in the sequence of installed dependencies. Note Application dependencies are installed from the top of the list to the bottom.

The application configuration settings are saved, and the modifications are displayed in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench.