Comparison Of Software Portal Features In Versions 6.X And 7.0 - Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Manual

Comparison of Software Portal features in versions 6.x and 7.0

Task
Configure the Software
Portal.
Configure permissions
for the Software Portal.
Software Management Solution 7.0 contains the features that were available in
earlier versions of the Software Portal. The Software Portal is redesigned on
both the server side and the client side to increase its flexibility and ease of use.
See "About the Software Portal"
Comparison of Software Portal features in 6.x and 7.0
Table 1-5
Method in 6.x
Complete the Software
Portal Settings page and the
User Preferences tab.
Categorize software requests
by using the Publisher
option in the package
Properties.
Options are as follows:
Set options on the
Software Portal tab on
the software package
resource page.
Use the Software Portal
Configuration page to
assign, remove, or
configure permissions on
one or more portal items
at a time.
For sequential tasks, set
options on the Software
Portal tab on the
Sequential Task page.
Introducing Software Management Solution
How 6.x features compare to Software Management Solution 7.0
on page 161.
Method in 7.0
Complete the Software Portal Settings page and the
Software Portal Agent Installation page.
See "Configuring the Software Portal settings"
See "Installing the Software Portal agent"
Set the following types of permissions:
Configure security roles for the administrators and
managers who need to use the Software Portal.
See "Recommended security settings for the Software
Portal" on page 175.
When you publish each software resource to the
Software Portal, define the users who can request and
install that software.
See "Methods for adding software to the Software Portal"
on page 176.
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on page 181.
on page 46.