Folders

This property page lets you specify the folders where you want Novell^® Application Launcher^TM to display the Application object.

You can add the application to two different types of folders: a custom folder and a linked folder.

• Custom folder: A custom folder is a folder created specifically for the Application object. No other Application objects can be included in the folder. Custom folders support folders within folders, which means that you can create a custom folder structure. For example, although you could not have Calculator and Notepad in the same custom folder, you could create two subfolders within the same custom folder and place the two programs in the two subfolders (in other words, winapps\calculator\calc.exe and winapps\notepad\notepad.exe)
• Linked folder: A linked folder is simply an association to an existing Application Folder object. The Application Folder object must already exist in Novell eDirectory^TM. If the Application Folder object includes multiple folders (a folder structure) you can add the application to any folder in the structure.

If you plan to create a complex folder structure for your distributed applications, we recommend that you use an Application Folder object and then link Application objects to the Application Folder object. An Application Folder object requires you to define the folder structure one time only, whereas custom folders must be defined for each Application object. If you choose to use custom folders for your folder structure, make sure you use the same folder names when defining the custom folder structure for each Application object. Any variation causes Application Launcher to create different custom folder structures.

Folders
The Folders list displays the custom folders and linked folders (Application Folder objects) that the application has been added to. Application Launcher creates (if necessary) the listed folders.

Add
Click Add to add a custom folder or a linked folder to the Folders list. If you want the application to appear in multiple folders, add each folder to the list.

When you add a custom folder, it appears in the list with New Folder as its title. You can select the folder in the list and use the Modify Selected Folder box to change the folder's name or to add subfolders to it (see Modify Selected Folders below).

Delete
Select a folder in the folder list, then click Delete to remove the folder from the list. The change is applied the next time Application Launcher restarts.

Modify Selected Folder
The Modify Selected Folder box lets you modify information (name and structure) for the folder that is selected in the Folders list. You can modify information for custom folders and linked folders. However, after you modify a linked folder's information, it is converted to a custom folder.

Add Folder
Select the folder in the folder tree, then click Add Folder to add a subfolder to the folder. After you add a subfolder and Application Launcher refreshes, users see the application in the subfolder rather than in the folder.

Delete Folder
Select the folder in the folder tree, then click Delete Folder to delete the folder.

Modify Folder
Select the folder in the folder tree, then click Modify Folder to change the name of the folder.

If you want to add the application to a new subfolder of an existing folder, enter existing_folder_name\new_subfolder_name.

Use the Selected Folder in the Following Locations
Application Launcher can display folders on the Windows* Start menu and in the Application Launcher window (provided these locations are enabled on the Application object's Associations page). Select a folder in the Folders list, then select the check boxes for the locations where you want to use the folder.

If you don't select either location, Application Launcher still displays the Application object on the Start menu and in the Application Launcher window (if these locations are enabled on the Associations page), but the object does not appear in the folders you've defined.

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