Distributing Applications

The process of distributing an application consists of four main tasks:

  1. Create the application's installation package and copy it to a network location.
  2. Create an Application object in NDS® using the installation package.
  3. Define the system requirements that a workstation must meet before Novell® Application LauncherTM/Explorer will distribute the application to it.
  4. Associate the Application object with the users or workstations you want to distribute the application to.

This process assumes that you have already set up Application Launcher/Explorer on users' workstations. Application Launcher/Explorer displays, installs, and configures the application on the workstation after you complete the tasks listed above. If you have not installed Application Launcher/Explorer, see Setting Up Application Launcher/Explorer.

The following sections provide instructions for completing the tasks listed above:

HINT:  Once you create an Application object, there are many different Application object property settings you can configure to better manage the application. The above steps provide information about the basic settings you must configure in order to distribute the application. For information about additional settings you can configure, see