Setting Advertisements Options - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Setting Advertisements Options

On the Advertisements
package will be available for distribution and whether it is optional or mandatory.
Task: To set Advertisements configuration options:
1. Perform the steps described in
2. On the
Advertisements View
•
Name—Name of the advertisement
•
Program—The program to run on the client.
• Collection—The target collection of computers, users, or user groups that will receive the program.
•
Available
• Expires
• Advertisement
• Status—Advertisement's status
3. To create a new advertisement, enter a name in the Name text box and click Create. The new advertisement
will now be listed under Advertisements in the tree.
4. To edit an existing advertisement, select it under Advertisements in the tree, and edit it on the detailed tab
view (General and Schedule).
5. On the General tab, enter the following information:
Option
Name
Comment
Program
Collection
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View, you identify the collection of users to receive this package, and specify when the
Selecting a Package for
Configuration Manager Package Configuration
opens, displaying a list of existing advertisements:
After—Date after which the advertisement will be available
After—Expiration date of advertisement
ID—Number uniquely identifying the advertisement
Description
The name of the advertisement, up to 50 characters. This field is required.
Optional text about the advertisement, such as a description. You can use up to 127
characters.
The program (within the current package) to advertise to clients. This field is required.
Select the existing collection that will receive the advertisement. Click Browse to open the
Select a Configuration Manager Collection Dialog
Configuration Manager collection that you want to use in this Advertisement definition.
This field is required.
Note • Configuration Manager will not advertise a program to 16-bit clients based on user groups or
user accounts, but this is supported for 32-bit clients.
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Distribution.
Page, select Advertisements in the tree. The
Box, where you can select the
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