Use the General tab in the Configuration Manager 2007 <SMS 2003 Advertisement Name> Properties dialog box to specify general information about the SMS 2003 advertisement. The SMS 2003 advertisement is created in the Deploy Software Updates Wizard when deploying software updates to SMS 2003 client computers. The General tab provides information about the deployment package, the program being used, and the collection that was targeted for the SMS 2003 advertisement. These properties are read-only.
The General tab contains the following elements:
- Name
- Specifies the name of the SMS 2003 advertisement. The deployment package name is limited to no more than 50 characters.
- Comment
- Specifies the description for the SMS 2003 advertisement, which is left blank by default.
- Package
- Specifies the name of the deployment package. The package should have a unique name, describe the package content, and be limited to no more than 50 characters.
- Program
- Specifies the program name that will run on SMS 2003 clients.
- Collection
- Specifies the target collection for the deployment. Members of the collection receive the software updates defined in the deployment.
- Include members of subcollections
- Specifies whether members of any subcollection of the main collection receive the software updates defined in the deployment. By default, this setting is not enabled and only members of the collection are targeted for the deployment.
- 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.