Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Manual page 24

24 Introducing Software Management Solution
How 6.x features compare to Software Management Solution 7.0
Task
Add software to the
Software Portal.
Request software from
the Software Portal on
the client computer.
Approve a user s
software request.
Comparison of Software Portal features in 6.x and 7.0 (continued)
Table 1-5
Method in 6.x
Use the Software Portal tab
on the Software Package
page to manage the
availability of software that
a user can add manually.
You can also use the
Software Portal tab on the
Sequential Task page.
The user opens the Software
Portal from any of the
following locations:
From a URL
On the Start menu
On the Altiris Agent s
context menu.
Administrators can use Alert
Manager or Helpdesk
Solution to retrieve software
requests, approve them, deny
them, and send email
notifications.
The software requests that
require approval are added
to the Asset Management
queue. The administrator
uses the Software Portal
wizard to process the
requests.
See "How 6.x features compare to Software Management Solution 7.0"
Method in 7.0
Options for adding software to the Software Portal are as
follows:
Add (publish) a software resource to the Software Portal
to deliver a single piece of software with minimum
configuration. When you publish a software resource, a
Quick Delivery task is created.
Publish a Managed Software Delivery policy to the
Software Portal to deliver one or more software
resources with complex delivery requirements.
See "Methods for adding software to the Software Portal"
on page 176.
The user opens the Software Portal from any of the following
shortcuts:
On the Desktop
On the Start menu
On the Altiris Agent s context menu.
New functionality is also provided. For example, the user
can add comments to software requests and cancel software
requests.
Approvers of software requests are as follows:
Administrator, Software Catalog
The Software Catalog administrator can pre-approve
software when the software is published to the Software
Portal from the Software Catalog.
Administrator, Software Portal
The Software Portal administrator can approve requests
on the Administrator Portalpage, which appears in the
Symantec Management Console.
Manager
A manager can approve requests from the Manager
Portalpage, which appears in the Software Portal on
the client computer.
See "About the approval of software requests" on page 165.
on page 17.