Understanding Automatic Application Updates - Novell ZENWORKS HANDELD MANAGEMENT 7 SP1 IR4 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

Files for Palm OS Devices
Only standard Palm OS file types should be selected when creating handheld application objects
targeted for Palm OS devices. Supported file types include:
Application files (
Database files (
Query application files (
Configuration files (
Files for Windows CE Devices
Because Windows CE devices support different processor types, ZENworks Handheld
Management ensures that only CAB files compatible with the processor are copied to the
Windows CE device when it synchronizes.
If CAB files are included in the handheld application object, they are automatically extracted
and installed.
Other files such as
Files for BlackBerry Devices
Only standard RIM BlackBerry file types should be selected when creating handheld application
objects targeted for BlackBerry devices. Supported file types include:
Configuration files (
Configuration files (
ZENworks Handheld Management lets you distribute software to BlackBerry devices that are
synchronized with a cradle; ZENworks Handheld Management does not support software
distribution to BlackBerry devices using wireless synchronization.

4.1.2 Understanding Automatic Application Updates

For recurring software distributions (distributions that are scheduled to run more than once, for
example, weekly), ZENworks Handheld Management automatically scans the application's source
directories at the scheduled time and includes new or changed files with the software distribution.
This allows an administrator to copy new or updated files to the source directory for distribution to
handheld devices without needing to create a new Handheld Application object.
For example, you distribute sales data weekly to your sales staff. Each Monday, before sending out
the distributions, ZENworks Handheld Management scans the application's source directory. If
there are any new or changed files added during the previous week, they are included in that
Monday's application distribution. The handheld device receives only the files that have changed.
If the source directory has no changes during the week, the application is not sent (unless new
handheld devices have been added to the list of recipients).
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)
*.prc
)
*.pdb
)
*.pqa
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*.pnc *.scp
, . , or any other format supported by the handheld device.
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and ) along with Dynamic link library files (
*.alx *.ali
) along with Java Applications (
*.alx
*.dll
)
*.cod
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