Imaging

This property page lets you create an image file for the Application object. You can use the image file as an add-on image to a base image file.

App Size
This field displays the size of the of the Application object. This includes all Application object information and application source files (as listed on the Application Files page). This is the size that the image file will be if you do not use a compression option.

IMPORTANT: When you image a .MSI Application object, ConsoleOne® is unaware of the files referenced or included in the .MSI file. Therefore, it includes the .MSI file and all files and folders at the same level or below. This ensures that all related files are included with the .MSI file, but may also result in non-related files being included. To avoid this situation, make sure the folder where the .MSI file is located contains only the .MSI file and its related files and folders.

Disk Information
These fields let you specify a location and filename for the image and ensure that the disk to which you are saving the image has sufficient free space.

Location
Specify the location and filename for the image. You may want to save it in the same location as the base image file. The filename does not have to have a particular filename extension.
Drive Capacity, Free, and Used
Once you've entered a location for the file, these fields display the amount of space on the disk, the amount of available free disk space, and the amount of used disk space. Verify that the Application object will fit in the amount of free disk space.

Image Association Location
Specify the association characteristics for the Application object. These will be enforced when the image is applied to the workstation.

Force Run
Automatically runs the application. With a user-associated application, the application is run immediately after Novell® Application LauncherTM/Explorer starts. With a workstation-associated application, the application is run immediately after the workstation starts up (initial startup or reboot).

You can use the Force Run option in conjunction with several other settings to achieve unique behaviors. For example, if you use the Force Run option with the Run Application Once option (Run Options > Applications page), as soon as the Application object is distributed it will be run one time and then removed from the workstation. Or, suppose that you want to run the Application object immediately one time at a predetermined time. If so, select Force Run, select the Run Application Once option on the Application page (Run Options tab), and define a schedule using the Schedule page (Availability tab).

If you want to force run several applications in a specific order, mark each of them as Force Run. Then give each Application object a numeric order by using the Order Icon Display option on the Icon page (Identification tab).

App Launcher
Adds the Application object's icon to the Application Explorer window or Application Launcher window.
Start Menu
If the workstation is running Application Explorer, this option adds the Application object to the Windows* Start menu. The Application object will be added to the top of the Start menu, unless you assign the Application object to a folder and use the folder structure on the Start menu. See the Application object's Folders page (Identification tab).

Desktop
If the workstation is running Application Explorer, this option displays the Application object's icon on the Windows desktop.

System Tray
If the workstation is running Application Explorer, this option displays the Application object's icon in the Windows system tray.

Quick Launch
Displays the Application object's icon on the Windows Quick Launch toolbar.

Force Cache
Forces the application source files and other files required for installation to be copied to the workstation's cache directory. The user can then install or repair the application while disconnected from NDS®. The files are compressed to save space on the workstation's local drive.

Create Image
When you are ready to create the image file, click the Create Image button to display the Compression Level dialog box. Select from the following compression options:


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