How to Create Applications in Configuration Manager 2012

Updated: March 15, 2011

Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2012

To create applications in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012, use the Create Application Wizard. The steps to create an application are different depending on whether you automatically import, or manually define application information.

To Create an Application in Configuration Manager 2012

After you start the Create Application Wizard, there are two methods you can use to configure general information about the application:

  • Automatically detect application information – Configuration Manager attempts to read information about the application from the application installation files, and then automatically populates fields in the Wizard with discovered information.

  • Manually define application information – Information about the application is manually entered by the administrator.

Use these procedures to start the Create Application Wizard and to supply general information about the application.

To start the create application Wizard

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Software Library.

  2. In the Software Library workspace, expand Application Management, and then click Applications.

  3. On the Home tab, in the Create group, click Create Application.

To automatically detect application information

  1. On the General page of the Create Application Wizard, select Automatically detect this information using existing content.

    noteNote
    If you want to define this application information manually, go to the procedure To manually define application information.

  2. In the Type field, choose the application installation file type you want to use to detect application information. You can choose installation types for Windows Installer applications, virtual applications and mobile devices.

  3. In the Location field, specify the UNC path in the form \\<server>\<share>\<filename> to the application installation file you want to use to detect application information or click Browse to browse to the installation file location.

  4. Click Next.

  5. On the Import Information page of the Create Application Wizard, review the information that was imported and then click Next. You can also click Previous to go back and correct any errors.

  6. On the General Information page of the Create Application Wizard, specify the following information:

    noteNote
    Some of the application information might already be present if it was read from the application installation files.
    • General information about the application such as the application name, comments, version and an optional reference to help you reference the application in the Configuration Manager console and categories.

    • Installation program – Specify the installation program and any required properties needed to install the applications deployment type.

    • Install for user or System – Specify whether the applications deployment type will be installed for the currently logged on user or for all users. You can also specify that the deployment type will be installed for all users if it is deployed to a device or to a user only if it is deployed to a user.

  7. Click Next and then complete the Create Application Wizard.

To manually define application information

  1. On the General page of the Create Application Wizard, select Manually define the information and then click Next.

    noteNote
    If you want to automatically retrieve the application information, go to the procedure To automatically detect application information.

  2. On the General page of the Create Application Wizard, specify general information about the application such as the application name, comments, version and an optional reference to help you reference the application in the Configuration Manager console and categories.

  3. Click Next.

  4. On the Application Catalog page of the Create Application Wizard, specify the following information:

    • Selected language – From the drop-down list, select the language version of the application that you want to configure. Click Add/Remove to configure more languages for this application.

    • Localized application name – Specify the application name in the language selected in the Selected Language drop-down list.

    • User categories – Click Edit to specify application categories in the language selected in the Selected Language drop-down list that users of the Application Catalog can use to help filter and sort the available applications.

    • User documentation – Click Browse to select a file that users of the Application Catalog can read to find out more information about this application.

    • Localized description – Enter a description for this application in the language selected in the Selected Language drop-down list.

    • Keywords – Enter a list of keywords in the language selected in the Selected Language drop-down list that users of the Application Catalog can use to help search for the application.

    • Icon – Click Browse to select an icon for this application from the available icons.

  5. Click Next.

  6. On the Deployment Types page of the Create Application Wizard, click Add to create a new deployment type.

    noteNote
    For information on how to create a deployment type, follow the procedures in the topic How to Create Deployment Types in Configuration Manager 2012.

  7. Click Next and then complete the Create Application Wizard.

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