The Action - Display Message dialog box lets you specify a message to display on devices when the action is performed.
Figure E-6 Action - Display Message Dialog Box
You access this dialog box by using the following methods:
As part of the process of creating a Directive bundle by using the Section 2.1, Creating Directive Bundles.
bundle category. For more information, seeIn ZENworks Control Center, click the
tab, click the underlined link of a bundle in the column of the list, click the tab, click one of the action set tabs (Install, Launch, Verify, Uninstall, Terminate, or Preboot), click the drop-down list, then select an available action.Seconds to be Displayed: Specify the number of seconds that you want the message displayed on the device.
Define Prompts: Define the prompt that you want to display on the device. Additionally, you can specify different locales with different messages.
To create a message:
Click
to display the dialog box.Select a language from the
drop-down list. The message displays only on devices in the specified locale. You can create different messages, each with its own locale setting.Specify the text you want to display on the device.
You can include {0} in your text to provide a running counter that counts down the number of seconds to 0, after which the prompt is auto-accepted. For example, you could specify the following text:
Please save your work and close any open applications.
The message displays for the number of seconds specified in the
field.Click
.Click
to change the prompt, or click to delete the prompt.