Configure the Task Sequence Step Options

On the Options tab, you configure settings that control how the task sequence step runs. These settings allow you to disable the step, specify the return codes for the step that indicate success, determine whether the step should continue in the event of an error, and any conditions for running the step.

The configuration settings on the Options tab for:

· A task sequence group affect all the steps with the group

· An individual task sequence step affect only that step

For example, if you configure a condition for a task sequence group, that condition affects all the task sequence steps within the group.

To modify existing task sequence group and individual step options

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, click the Options tab.

6. On the Options tab, configure the task sequence group or individual step sequences based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK.

7. On the Task Sequence tab, configure the settings listed in Table 57 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK.

Table 57. Configuration Settings on the Task Sequence Tab of Task Sequence Properties

Setting	Description
Disable this step	Select to control whether the task sequence step runs during the task sequence. If the check box is: · Selected, the task sequence group or step is not run during the task sequence · Cleared, the task sequence group or step runs during the task sequence Note This check box is cleared by default.
Success codes	Contains the list of numeric codes that indicate whether the task sequence step finished successfully. Note Success codes are not available in task sequence step groups.
Continue on error	Select to control whether the task sequence should continue when the task sequence group or step encounters an error. If the check box is: · Selected, the task sequence continues if the group or step encounters an error · Cleared, the task sequence will not continue if the group or step encounters an error Note This check box is selected by default.
Condition list box	Contains any conditional criteria for running this step. If no criteria are specified, the step runs. Add criteria for determining when the group of tasks should (or should not) run. Use the Add, Remove, and Edit buttons to modify the conditions under which the group of tasks runs. The criteria can be based on: · An IF statement · A task sequence variable · The version of the target operating system. · A Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Query Language (WQL) query within a WMI namespace Note Any conditions configured for a group affect all the tasks within a group. For more information about conditions in task sequence steps, see Configure Task Sequence Step Conditions.