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Creation

Before you create applications, you must connect to the site server.

Then the tab Create Application must be selected.

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The creation of an application takes place in three steps.

  1. Select Installation Source (Select Source)
  2. Adjust the properties of the future application if necessary
  3. Create the application (Create Application)
Select Installation Source

After clicking on the button Select Source a special file browser opens, which works with shares.

The installation source can be selected within this share browser.

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The SCCM Application Manager supports the following installation sources:

  • Windows Installer files (*.msi, *.mst)
  • Executable scripts (*.exe)
  • PowerShell scripts (*.ps1)
  • Command line scripts (*.cmd)
  • VB scripts (*.vbs)

After pressing OK the SCCM Application Manager tries to read the properties of the installation source and displays them in the Source Properties area.

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The reading of the properties from an installation source depends on certain factors:

  1. For an MSI file, all properties can be read because they are mandatory.

  2. For executable files (*.exe), it depends on whether the manufacturer have been entered these properties in the header of the file. If not, these properties must be typed in by hand.
  3. For all scripts like *.ps1, *.cmd, *.vbs files it depends on whether regular expressions have been stored for each type of script, see this chapter. If not, these properties must be typed in by hand.

When working with scripts, the selected script is also displayed.

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This script is read-only by default, but it can be edited after clicking the Edit Script button and saved with Save Script.

Installation Sources Without a Product Code

Typically, a product is identified by its product code. This product code, e.g. {894124B6-B1FF-4911-9BE0-8018E97167E2}, is stored within the Registry under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{894124B6-B1FF-4911-9BE0-8018E97167E2}

But there exist also installation routines that enter the name of a product or anything else:

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In this case, the Uninstall Registry Key field is provided within the source Properties. This field can be filled in either by hand or by a regular expression, which is used to read the value from a script.

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If it is not an MSI installation and a value is entered in the Uninstall registry key field, it overrides the value of the GUID when the application is created.

Modifying application properties if necessary

Within the deployment option drop-down list, you can select different advertisement options:

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  • One install deployment, one uninstall deployment (Standard)
  • Two install deployments, one uninstall deployment
  • One install deployment, no uninstall deployment
  • Two install deployments, no uninstall deployment
  • No deployments, application or package only
Application creation for devices or users

When creating applications, you can specify whether the associated collections should be created for devices or for users. For this purpose, the corresponding option must be selected before creating the application.

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Allow end users to repair the created application

The creation of an application with repair command line is enabled via the Use Repair Option checkbox. Users will see an option to repair the application in the Software Center.

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