Use the General tab of the Configuration Manager 2007 Software Distribution <Program Name> Properties dialog box to specify general information about the program selected, including name, command line, comments, and behavior after running.
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The General tab contains the following elements:
- Name
- Specifies the name of the program, up to 50 characters.
This field is required and must be unique within a package.
On client computers, this name appears in Run Advertised Programs and Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.Note
After you create a program, you cannot modify its name.
- Comment
- Specifies optional text about the program, such as a description. You can use up to 127 characters.On client computers, this text is displayed in Run Advertised Programs in Control Panel.
- Command line
- Specifies the command line for the program, up to 255
bytes. For example:
setup.exe /aorMsiexec /I my_app.msi /l*v /qnThis field is required. To navigate to the program file, click Browse. By default, the package source folder appears, if it exists and is accessible. If it does not exist or is not accessible, the root folder of the current computer appears.File name extensions are strongly recommended. If the file name does not have an extension specified, Configuration Manager 2007 tries .com, .exe, and .bat as possible extensions. If the file is not an executable, Configuration Manager 2007 will try to apply a local association if possible.When the program is run on a client, Configuration Manager 2007 first searches for the command-line file name within the package, followed by the local Microsoft Windows folder. If the file cannot be found, the program fails.
- Start in
- Specifies the executable folder for the program, up to 127
characters. This folder can be an absolute path on the client or a
path relative to the distribution point folder that contains the
package. This field is optional.For
example:
c:\office_setuporinstall_files
- Run
- Specifies the mode in which the program will run on the client
computer. The following modes are available:
- Normal: The program runs in the normal
mode based on system and program defaults. This is the default
mode.
- Minimized: The program runs minimized
on the client computer.
- Maximized: The program runs maximized
on the client computer.
- Hidden: The program is hidden while
running on the client computer.
- Normal: The program runs in the normal
mode based on system and program defaults. This is the default
mode.
- After running
- Specifies the action that occurs after this program has
completed successfully:
- No action required: No restart or log
off is required. This is the default value.
- Configuration Manager restarts
computer: The computer is restarted automatically by
Configuration Manager 2007.
- Program restarts computer: The program
requires a restart and performs this action automatically.
- Configuration Manager logs user off:
The current user is logged off the computer after the program is
completed. Use this option if the program requires that the user
log off and then log on again before it can run.
ImportantBoth the Configuration Manager restarts computer and Configuration Manager logs user off actions are done forcefully after providing the user with a grace period. Applications that are running on clients when this occurs do not have an opportunity to save their states or data. - No action required: No restart or log
off is required. This is the default value.
- Category
- Specifies the category under which the program will be
displayed on the client computer. Specifying a category for a
program will help users find specific programs of interest.
Advertised programs appear under the What's New category for
up to 14 days or until they are run.
Note
By including ConfigMgr or a similar designation in the category name, categories can also be used to distinguish between programs in Add or Remove Programs that have been advertised by Configuration Manager 2007 and those advertised using group policies.
- OK
- Saves any changes and exits the dialog box.
- Cancel
- Exits the dialog box without saving any changes.
- Apply
- Saves any changes and remains in the dialog box.
- Help
- Opens the help topic for this tab of the dialog box.