New Application Object - Object Name and File Locations

This dialog box lets you specify a name for the Application object and the source and target locations for the application files. Different fields are displayed depending on the type of application package (AOT/AXT or MSI) being used to create the Application object:

• AOT/AXT Package
• MSI Package

AOT/AXT
The following fields are displayed when using an AOT/AXT application package.

Object Name
Enter the name that will be used for the Application object in Novell^® eDirectory^TM. By default, the Application object's name is also used as the Application object's icon title when displayed by Novell Application Launcher^TM on a user's workstation. You can, if necessary, change the icon title after the Application object has been created (Application object > Identification tab > Icon page).

The Application object's name must conform to the following rules:

• The name must be unique in the container.
• Uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as underscores and spaces, are displayed as you first entered them, but they aren't distinguished. For example, ZENworks_Desktop_Management and ZENWORKS DESKTOP MANAGEMENT are considered identical.

SOURCE_PATH (Location of Installation Files (.FIL))
This path specifies the location of the installation source files. This must be the path to the .fil files that snAppShot^TM created at the same time as the .aot or .axt file.

The path defaults to the path defined in the .aot or .axt file. Change it if necessary. You can use a mapped drive or UNC path. If you use a drive mapping, you must ensure that all workstations have the same drive mapped to the source location.

The path you enter here is added as the SOURCE_PATH macro in the Macros list for the Application object (Common tab > Macros page) and used in any fields that require a path to the source location.

TARGET_PATH (Client Workstation Directory Path)
This path specifies the workstation location where the application files should be installed. It defaults to the path defined in the .aot or .axt. Change it as necessary.

The path you enter here is added as the TARGET_PATH macro in the Macros list for the Application object (Common tab > Macros page) and used in any fields that require a path to the target location.

MSI
The following fields are displayed when using an MSI application package.

Object Name
Enter the name that will be used for the Application object in Novell^® eDirectory^TM. By default, the Application object's name is also used as the Application object's icon title when displayed by Novell Application Launcher^TM on a user's workstation. You can, if necessary, change the icon title after the Application object has been created (Application object > Identification tab > Icon page).

The Application object's name must conform to the following rules:

• The name must be unique in the container.
• Uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as underscores and spaces, are displayed as you first entered them, but they aren't distinguished. For example, ZENworks_Desktop_Management and ZENWORKS DESKTOP MANAGEMENT are considered identical.

Administration Package Path
This path specifies the location of the MSI package you want to use for administrative purposes. ConsoleOne uses the .msi file at this location to populate information in the Application object.

This field is used only by ConsoleOne for reading of the .msi package. It is not used by Novell^® Application Launcher^TM for distribution of the application. For distribution, Application Launcher uses the path defined in the Path to .MSI File field located on the previous page.

The path defaults to the path defined in Path to .MSI File field on the previous page. Change it if necessary. You can use a mapped drive or UNC path. If you use a drive mapping, you must ensure that all ConsoleOne workstations have the same drive mapped to the location. You cannot use macros in this field.

The path you enter here is added to the Administration Package Path field for the Application object (Identification tab > Package Information page).

Do not use macros in this field or creation of the Application object will fail. After ConsoleOne^TM has created the Application object, you can define a macro for the source location (Common tab > Macros) and use it in other Application object fields (such as the Package Source list) if desired.

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