33.6 Creating Distribution Rules by Importing Legacy System Requirements

You can import an application's legacy system requirements to form the basis of its distribution rules.

If an application has legacy system requirements and no distribution rules, you are prompted to import the legacy system requirements into the distribution rules when you open the Distribution Rules page on the Application object.

If an application has distribution rules already defined, you are not prompted to import the legacy system requirements when you open the Distribution Rule page on the Application object. You can, however, use the Import Legacy Settings option on the Distribution Rules page to import the requirements.

The following sections provide instructions for handling both scenarios:

33.6.1 Importing the Requirements When Opening the Distribution Rules Page

  1. In ConsoleOne, right-click the Application object for which you want to create distribution rules by importing legacy system requirements, then click Properties to display the Application object's property pages.

  2. Click the Availability tab > Distribution Rules to display the Distribution Rules page.

    If there are legacy system requirements and no distribution rules for the Application object, you are prompted to import the legacy system requirements into the distribution rules.

    Legacy System Requirements warning dialog box
  3. Click Yes to import the requirements.

    Application object Distribution Rules page
  4. Modify the distribution rules as desired:

    • To add a rule: Click Add, then select the rule to display a dialog box you can use to define the rule. For a brief description of the rules, see Section 33.1, Types of Distribution Rules. For more detailed information about a rule, click the Help button in the rule's dialog box or see Distribution Rules Page.

    • To add a group: Click Add, then select New group.

    • To add a rule to a group: Locate the group in the list, click Add to group, then select the rule.

    • To add a group to a group: Locate the group in the list, click Add to group, then select New group.

    For examples of how to use AND/OR operators and groups, see Section 33.2, AND/OR Boolean Operators and Groups and Section 33.4, Distribution Rules Examples.

  5. If you don't want Application Launcher to display the application's icon on workstations that don't satisfy the distribution rules, deselect the Always show icon option.

    When you imported the legacy system requirements (Step 3), the Always show icon option was automatically turned on, even if it was previously turned off for all legacy system requirements. You might need to deselect the option to maintain the previously-configured behavior.

    If you select this option and one or more rules is not met, the icon is displayed in a disabled state. Users can right-click the disabled icon, select Details, then select Requirements to view a list of all of the distribution requirements that were defined for the application.

  6. When finished, click OK to save your changes.

33.6.2 Importing the Requirements After Opening the Distribution Rules Page

  1. In ConsoleOne, right-click the Application object for which you want to create distribution rules by importing legacy system requirements, then click Properties to display the Application object's property pages.

  2. Click the Availability tab > Distribution Rules to display the Distribution Rules page.

    Application object Distribution Rules page
  3. Click the Legacy button, then click Import legacy settings.

    If you have already defined distribution rules, you are prompted that they will be overwritten by the legacy system rules. Otherwise, the system requirements are imported without further prompting.

    Application object Distribution Rules page
  4. Modify the new distribution rules as desired:

    • To add a rule: Click Add, then select the rule to display a dialog box you can use to define the rule. For a brief description of the rules, see Section 33.1, Types of Distribution Rules. For more detailed information about a rule, click the Help button in the rule's dialog box or see Distribution Rules Page.

    • To add a group: Click Add, then select New group.

    • To add a rule to a group: Locate the group in the list, click Add to group, then select the rule.

    • To add a group to a group: Locate the group in the list, click Add to group, then select New group.

    For examples of how to use AND/OR operators and groups, see Section 33.2, AND/OR Boolean Operators and Groups and Section 33.4, Distribution Rules Examples.

  5. If you don't want Application Launcher to display the application's icon on workstations that don't satisfy the distribution rules, deselect the Always show icon option.

    When you imported the legacy system requirements (Step 3), the Always show icon option was automatically turned on, even if it was previously turned off for all legacy system requirements. You might need to deselect the option to maintain the previously-configured behavior.

    If you select this option and one or more rules is not met, the icon is displayed in a disabled state. Users can right-click the disabled icon, select Details, then select Requirements to view a list of all of the distribution requirements that were defined for the application.

  6. When finished, click OK to save your changes.