25.2 Creating and Deleting Application Folders

  1. In ConsoleOne®, right-click the container where you want to create the Application Folder object, click New, then click Object to display the New Object dialog box.

  2. Select Application folder, then click OK to display the New App:Folders dialog box.

    New App: Folders dialog box
  3. In the Name field, specify a name for the object. The name is displayed only in eDirectory and does not need to be the same name as the one you want to appear in the Application Launcher window and on the Start menu on the users' workstations.

  4. Select the Define additional properties check box, then click OK to display the Application Folder object's Description page.

    Description page
  5. If desired, enter a description in the Description box.

  6. Click the Folders tab to display the Folders page.

    Folders page

    The Folders tree contains one entry called Root. Root represents the Windows Start menu and the Application Launcher window.

  7. Use the Add, Modify, and Delete options to create the folder structure you want.

    Add: To add a folder, select the folder (or Root) where you want to create a new folder, click Add, click Folder, type the name for the new folder, then press Enter.

    The following characters are invalid when used in Windows folder and file names:

    \ / : * ? " < > |
    

    If you use any of these characters in the folder name, they are replaced by an underscore (_).

    Modify: To change the name of a folder, select the folder in the Folders tree, click Modify, type the new folder name, then press Enter.

    Delete: To remove a folder, select the folder in the Folders tree, then click Delete. The change is applied the next time Application Launcher restarts.

  8. Click OK when you are finished creating the folder structure.

  9. To add applications to your folders, continue with Section 25.3, Adding Applications to Application Folders.