New Application Object - Distribution Rules

This dialog box lets you you define the rules that Novell^® Application Launcher^TM applies to a workstation to determine whether or not to distribute the application to the workstation.

Add Rules to Control Availability of This Application
This list displays all the rules associated with the distribution of the application. For each rule, the following information is displayed:

Type
You can define different types of rules, such as operating system rules, memory rules, and disk space rules. This column shows the rule's type. The types are explained under Add below.

Subject
This column shows the subject of the rule. For example, if the type is OS Version, the subject could be Windows* 98 or Windows NT*/2000/XP.

Operator
This column shows if a condition (greater than, less than, equal to, etc.) must be met for the assigned value.

Value
This column shows if a value is associated with the subject. For example, if Windows NT/2000/XP is the subject, the rule might require that the version be greater than or equal to 4.00.950 in order for the application to be distributed.

Always Show Icon
Select this option if you want Application Launcher to always display the Application object's icon regardless of whether or not the workstation meets the requirements defined by the distribution rules.

If you select this option and one or more requirements is not met, the icon displays in a disabled state. Users can right-click the disabled icon, select Details, then select Requirements in order to view a list of all of the distribution requirements that were defined for the application.

Add
Click Add, then select one of the following options:

• Applications: Lets you require a specific application to be present or not be present on the workstation. The application must have been distributed through an Application object.
• Authentication: Lets you require local workstation authentication only or network authentication.
• Client: Lets you require the workstation to be running (or not running) the Novell Client^TM.
• Connection Speed: Lets you require a specific network connection speed.
• Disk Space: Lets you require a specific amount of free disk space on the workstation.
• Environment Variables: Lets you require specific environment variables to be present or not present.
• File Date: Lets you require a file to be a specific date.
• File Existence: Lets you require a file to be present or not present.
• File Size: Lets you require a file to be a specific size.
• File Version: Lets you require a file to be a specific version.
• New Group: Lets you add a new rules group. For examples of how to use groups, see Distribution Rules Examples.
• Memory: Lets you require a specific amount of memory on the workstation.
• Operating System: Lets you require a specific operating system. Pre-ZENworks 6.5 versions of Application Launcher did not distribute the application unless an Operating System requirement was defined. ZENworks^® 6.5 (or later) versions of Application Launcher do not require an Operating System rule.
• Processor: Lets you require a specific processor type.
• Registry: Lets you require specific registry values to be present or not present.
• Remote Access: Lets you require that Application Launcher be running in a specific mode, either remote mode or local (LAN) mode.
• Terminal Server: Lets you require the computer to be (or not be) a terminal server.

Modify
Select a rule in the list, then click Modify to edit the information.

Delete
Select a rule in the list, then click Delete to remove the rule.

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