This property page enables Novell® Application LauncherTM/Explorer to install the application to a workstation before the user launches the Application object the first time. Because you can specify when the installation will take place, this enables an off-line, or "lights-out," distribution of the application and saves the user the wait associated with installing the application. For example, you could pre-install the application after work hours so the application is ready to use when the user comes to work.
With a pre-install, Application Launcher/Explorer performs all workstation-related distribution processes (file copying, modifying text files, .INI files, and workstation registry settings). Then, when the user double-clicks the Application object, Application Launcher/Explorer finishes the installation by performing any user-specific distribution processes (modifying user registry keys, etc.).
You can pre-install an application that is associated with either workstations or users. For user-associated applications, the user must be logged in and Application Launcher/Explorer must be running. For workstation-associated applications, a user does not need to be logged in.
IMPORTANT: On Windows* NT*/2000/XP workstations, if a user is not logged in, any user-specific macros (Common > Macros page) will point to the default user directories. This scenario affects the ability to place folders and icons on the Start menu. There are two ways to solve this issue:
Pre-Install Application
Check this option to enable the
application to be pre-installed.
Schedule Type
Select the type of schedule you want to use.
You can choose None, Specified Days, or Range of Days.
None
Use this option to indicate no schedule. The application will be pre-installed as soon as the system requirements have been established (Availability > System Requirements page) and the application has been associated with the object (Associations page).
Specified Days
Use this option to select specific dates when you want to pre-install the application. You cannot select more than 350 specific dates.Date Range
The Date Range list displays all dates when the application will be pre-installed. To add a date, click Add > select the date you want > click OK to display it in the list.Times for Selected Dates
Select the availability start time and end time. The times apply to all dates in the Date Range list. Note that the time increments in 5 minute intervals, with the earliest available start time being 00:00 (12:00AM) and the latest end time being 23:55 (11:55PM). This means that, because of the way the time intervals increment, there will always be a 5 minute time period from 11:55 pm to 12:00 midnight when the application is unavailable. If you want the application to be available the entire day, you need to use the Range of Days schedule type.Spread from Start Time (in Minutes)
Enter a number of minutes between available times if you don't want multiple workstations installing the application at once for fear of overloading the network. The spread option spreads out access times over the number of minutes specified so that all pre-installations don't occur at the same time.
Range of Days
Use this option to select a range of days to pre-install the application. You can also use this option to pre-install the application only on certain days of the week within a given range of dates.Date Range
To define the range of days, select a start date and an end date > select the days (Sunday through Saturday) within the established date range.Times for Selected Range
Select the availability start time and end time. This option works differently depending on whether you selected one day, multiple days or all seven days. If you selected one day or multiple days (but not all seven days), the application will be available between the start and end times on those days. For example, if you make the application available on Monday between 8:00 and 5:00, it will run between 8:00 and 5:00. However, if you selected all seven days, the times are ignored. The application will be available every day, 24 hours a day.Spread from Start Time (in Minutes)
Enter a number of minutes between available times if you don't want multiple workstations installing the application at once for fear of overloading the network. The spread option spreads out access times over the number of minutes specified so that all pre-installations don't occur at the same time.Use the Schedule in GMT for All Clients
The schedule is based on the workstation's time zone. If your network spans different time zones and you schedule an application to run at 1:00 p.m., it runs at 1:00 p.m. in each time zone. You can select this option to have workstations run applications at the same time regardless of their time zones (for example, 1:00 p.m. Rome time and 11:00 p.m. Los Angeles time).
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