This property page lets you specify the folders where you want Novell® Application LauncherTM/Explorer to place the application when distributing it to a workstation.
You can add the application to two different types of folders: a custom folder and a linked folder.
A custom folder is a folder created specifically for the Application object. No other Application objects can be included in the folder. Custom folders support folders within folders, which means that you can create a custom folder structure. For example, while you could not have Calculator and Notepad in the same custom folder, you could create two subfolders within the same custom folder and place the two programs in the two subfolders (in other words, WINAPPS\CALCULATOR\CALC.EXE and WINAPPS\ NOTEPAD\NOTEPAD.EXE)
A linked folder is simply an association to an existing Application Folder object. The Application Folder object must already exist in NDS®. If the Application Folder object includes multiple folders (a folder structure) you can add the application to any folder in the structure.
If you plan to create a complex folder structure for the applications you distribute, we recommend that you use an Application Folder object and then link Application objects to the Application Folder object. An Application Folder object requires you to define the folder structure one time only, whereas custom folders must be defined for each Application object. If you choose to use custom folders for your folder structure, make sure you use the same folder names when defining the custom folder structure for each Application object. Any variation will cause Application Launcher/Explorer to create different custom folder structures.
Folders
The Folders list displays the custom folders and
linked folders (Application Folder objects) that the application has been
added to. Application Launcher/Explorer will create (if necessary) the
listed folders when distributing the application to the workstation.
Add
Click Add to add a custom folder or a linked folder to the Folders list. If you want the application to appear in multiple folders, add each folder to the list.When you add a custom folder, it appears in the list with New Folder as its title. You can select the folder in the list and use the Modify Selected Folder box to change the folder's name or to add subfolders to it (see Modify Selected Folders below).
Delete
Select a folder in the folder list > click Delete to remove the folder from the list.
Modify Selected Folder
The Modify Selected Folder box lets
you modify information (name and structure) for the folder that is
selected in the Folders list. You can modify information for custom
folders and linked folders. However, once you modify a linked folder's
information, it is converted to a custom folder.
Add Folder
Select the folder in the folder tree > click Add to add a subfolder to the folder. After you add a subfolder and Application Launcher/Explorer refreshes, users will see the application in the subfolder rather than in the folder.
Delete Folder
Select the folder in the folder tree > click Delete to delete the folder.
Modify Folder
Select the folder in the folder tree > click Modify to change the name of the folder.If you want to add the application to a new subfolder of an existing folder, enter existing_folder_name\new_subfolder_name.
Use the Selected Folder in the Following Locations
Application
Launcher/Explorer can display folders on the Windows* Start menu and in
the Application Launcher/Explorer window (provided these locations are
enabled on the Application object's Associations page). Select a folder in
the Folders list > check the boxes for the locations where you want to
use the folder.
If you don't select either location, Application Launcher/Explorer will still display the Application object on the Start menu and in the Application Launcher/Explorer window (if these locations are enabled on the Associations page), but the object will not appear in the folders you've defined.
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