Managing Tiered Electronic Distribution

Acting in the ZfS Management role in iManager, you can create, edit, and delete the following TED objects in eDirectory:

• Distributor
• Subscriber
• Distribution
• Channel
• Subscriber Group
• External Subscriber

For these TED objects, you can perform all of the same management tasks in iManager that you can perform in ConsoleOne^®:

• Creating TED Objects in iManager
• Editing TED Object Properties in iManager
• Deleting TED Objects in iManager

The following Policy and Distribution Services management tasks cannot be performed in iManager and must be performed using ConsoleOne:

• Creating, editing, and deleting policy packages. See Server Policies .
• Creating, editing, and deleting software packages. See Server Software Packages .
• Creating, editing, and deleting desktop applications. See Desktop Application Distribution .
• Managing the Policy/Distribution database. See ZENworks Database
• Generating reports from the Policy/Distribution database. See Reporting

Creating TED Objects in iManager

To create a new TED object using iManager:

1. Click Roles and Tasks in the top frame > expand ZFS Management in the left frame > click Create TED Object.

   
   

2. Click the type of object you want to create.

3. Provide the information required for that object type, such as a unique name for the object, the context where you want to create the object, and so on.

   You can click Help for assistance with providing the information.

4. Click OK.

5. Continue with Editing TED Object Properties in iManager to configure the new TED object.

Editing TED Object Properties in iManager

To edit the properties of a TED object using iManager:

1. Click Roles and Tasks in the top frame > expand ZFS Management in the left frame > click Edit TED Object.

   
   

2. Browse to and click the TED object whose properties you want to edit > click OK.

   The same property pages and options are available in iManager that are available in ConsoleOne, as described in Configuring TED Objects .

   You can click Help on each property page for assistance with setting the options.

3. Configure the object as needed > click OK to save the new properties settings.

Deleting TED Objects in iManager

To delete TED objects using iManager:

1. Click Roles and Tasks in the top frame > expand ZFS Management in the left frame > click Delete TED Object.

   
   

2. Browse to and click one or more TED objects to delete > click OK to list the objects on the Delete TED Objects page.

3. Click Help for information about the repercussions of deleting specific types of objects from your distribution system.

4. Click OK to delete the listed objects > click OK again to confirm.

5. Follow any instructions in the online help to reconfigure remaining objects so that the deletion does not disrupt your distribution system.