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Set Up a Source Directory for SCCM

When you use SCCM to deploy Autodesk products, you set up the source
directory using the Create Deployment process in the installer.
The Create Deployment process creates an administrative image that is used
by SCCM to distribute the Autodesk products to the target systems. The
location of the administrative image is the package source directory.
To learn more about deployments and setting up the source directory for
Autodesk software, see
NOTE Before trying to configure SCCM to deploy the product, it is recommended
that you test your deployment to ensure that it can install the product successfully.
To test your deployment
1 Log on to a Windows computer as a user who has administrative
2 Navigate to the source directory where your administrative image was
3 Double-click the deployment shortcut created by the deployment process.

Create the SCCM Software Installation Package

After creating the source directory using the deployment process, create the
SCCM software installation package. An SCCM package contains the files and
instructions that SCCM uses to distribute the software and advertise the
package to users. The deployment process creates the files and instructions,
but SCCM must be configured to use these files.
To create a software installation package using SCCM
1 Click Start menu
2 In the Configuration Manager Console window, expand Software
3 Right-click Packages
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