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Use Group Policies to Run a Deployment

With group policies, you can advertise and install a program by assigning a
deployment to computers. A deployment that is assigned to a computer can
be used by any user of that computer. Generally, you would assign the
deployment to a computer that is shared by several users.
NOTE Autodesk products are designed to be installed on a computer so that any
user who logs on to the computer can run the software. If you assign a deployment
to a specific user rather than a computer, you may encounter problems when a
second specified user tries to install or uninstall a copy of the program.
The following section outlines the advantages and disadvantages of using
group policies.
Advantages
Works well with deployment functionality.
Allows you to add custom files to a deployment.
Allows deployment to computers rather than to users.
Disadvantages
Prohibits the passing of command-line parameters to an MSI executable.
You must use scripts instead.
Prohibits customization of application settings, other than what is set
while creating a deployment.
Autodesk products typically have software prerequisites that must be installed
on a computer to support the Autodesk product. In particular, Microsoft .NET
Framework 4.0, Fusion, and the Fusion plug-in must be installed prior to using
group policies. Before deploying products, consult the System Requirements for
each product, and ensure that these are installed on the computer where the
program will being installed.
Distributing a program through group policies involves three main steps:
1 Create an application distribution share point. The application
distribution share point is created when you create a deployment. See
Create an Original Deployment
2 Assign the deployment to a computer. See
Assign a Deployment to Computers
(page 46) to create a deployment.
Use Group Policies to
(page 54).
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