Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 7.1 - V1 Manual page 75

A template file contains information about the settings and files that you want
to migrate. Using a template reduces errors and allows deployment jobs to
automatically create packages.
See "About migration settings"
When you create a job to capture personalities, you must use a template. If you
haven t created a template yet, you can use one of the default templates that are
included with Deployment Solution.
You can use one of the following files to create a template:
, located in the PCT subfolder of the Deployment share.
Template.exe
, located in the PCT subfolder of the Deployment share. Selecting
PCTEdit.exe
the Tools > Template Builder option from the editor s menu lets you edit an
existing template or create a new one.
The first template option is to select the type of users to migrate.
You can specify either local or domain users.
Capture Local Users
Migrates the settings for local users. By adding the domain to the Redirect to
domain field, you can also migrate users to pre-existing domain accounts.
Capture Domain Users
You can migrate all of the users in a domain by selecting the Capture domain
users option. You can also choose to migrate specific users by adding the user
in the source and destination fields.
You can use your templates as a separate utility or as part of a Deployment Solution
job.
See "About deployment tasks and jobs"
A deployment job might automatically modify the following template settings:
-qm switch
The quiet minimized switch is used unless a token is specified for the name
of the package.
Advanced users
The users that are specified in the job s Advanced option and the template s
users are both used.
Package path
The path in the deployment job is used for the package instead of the path in
the template.
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on page 39.
Migrating personality settings
About personality templates
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