The Action - Display Message dialog box lets you specify a message to display on devices when the action is performed and the specific requirements that a device must meet for the action to be executed on the device.
Figure 6-7
To access this dialog box in 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 (Distribute, Install, Launch, Verify, Uninstall, Terminate, or Preboot), click the drop-down list, then select an available action.The following sections contains additional information:
The General page lets you specify a message to display on devices when the action is performed.
Define the prompt that you want to display on the device. Additionally, you can specify different locales with different messages.
The ZENworks Agent automatically detects the locale of the operating system and displays the prompt defined in the same locale as the operating system locale. However, if the operating system locale does not match any of the specified locales, then ZENworks displays the prompt defined by the first locale in the list.
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.The Requirements page lets you define specific requirements that a device must meet for the action to be enforced on it. For information about the requirements, see Requirements.