Configure the Task Sequence Steps and Step Sequence

The Task Sequence tab contains a hierarchical representation of the task sequence steps and their sequence. Task sequence steps are organized into a hierarchical folder structure based on deployment phases.

You can organize one or more task sequence steps by creating a group. You can organize multiple groups and task sequence steps to create a hierarchy of groups and task sequence steps. You use task sequence step groups to control the processing of one or more task sequence steps as a unit.

Configure the task sequence steps and step sequence by selecting one of the following options from the menu bar at the top of the hierarchical representation:

· Add. Select to add a task sequence step group or step to the task sequence. The categories of task sequence steps that you can add are listed in Table 56 along with the task sequence step types in each category. For more information about each of the task sequence step types listed in Table 55, see the corresponding section in the MDT document Toolkit Reference.

Table 55. Task Sequence Step Categories and Types

Category	Task sequence step types in this category
General	· Run Command Line · Set Task Sequence Variable · Restart computer · Gather · Install Updates Offline · Validate · Install Application · Inject drivers
Disks	· Format and Partition Disk · Enable BitLocker
Images	· Install Operating System
Settings	· Apply Network Settings · Capture Network Settings · Recover From Domain
Roles	· Install Roles and Features · Configure DHCP · Configure DNS · Configure ADDS · Authorize DHCP

· Remove. Select to remove the currently highlighted task sequence step or group.

Important If you remove a task sequence group, you also remove all the task sequence steps in that group.

· Up. Select to configure a task sequence step to be processed earlier in the deployment process. The move is reflected in the task sequence hierarchy.

Note If you move the first task sequence step in a task sequence group up, the task sequence step will be performed before the entire group and will be removed from the group. If another task sequence group immediately precedes the group, the task sequence step will become the last step in the preceding group.

· Down. Select to configure a task sequence step to be processed earlier in the deployment process.

Note If you move the last task sequence step in a task sequence group down, the task sequence step will be performed after the entire group and will be removed from the group. If another task sequence group immediately follows the group, the task sequence step will become the first step in the following group.

To modify existing task sequence steps and step sequence

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/Task Sequences (where deployment_share is the name of the deployment share in which you will configure the task sequence).

3. In the details pane, click task_sequence_name (where task_sequence_name is the name of the task sequence you want to configure).

4. In the Actions pane, click Properties.

The task_sequence_name Properties dialog box opens (where task_sequence_name is the name of the task sequence you want to configure).

5. On the Task Sequence tab, in the task sequence hierarchy, configure the task sequence steps and step sequences based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK.

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

For more information about customizing task sequence steps for installing:

· Applications, see Customize Application Installation in Task Sequences

· Packages, see Customize Package Installation in Task Sequences