1 Overview
There is no separate Create Application page any more. The Create tile in Application Management opens a Create New panel, and Create Application there opens a window with the same five-step wizard as the Application Wizard.
If you are new to application imports in SoftwareCentral, you should see the Application Wizard guide and the Application Templates guide.
The Create New panel says Select what type of object need to be created and offers up to three choices, depending on your role and licence:
| Choice | What it does |
|---|---|
| Create Application | Opens the Create Application Wizard and imports a new application into the SCCM. Not shown for Intune-only installations. |
| Create Win32 App | Opens the Create Intune Application Wizard and imports a new application into Intune. |
| Create Patch Flow | Changes the view to show the applications where an automated Patch Flow can be created. Needs Robopack. |
Click Close to leave the panel without choosing.
2 The five steps
- Template – optionally select an application template, for some predefined settings. Picking one moves you on to the next step.
- Source – if the package source files are already on the share, select the containing folder. Otherwise upload them in the file explorer (a new folder can be created for the application). If the package consists of multiple files, upload them together in a zip file, which is extracted automatically.
- Files and Naming – choose the type (MSI, script, App-V 5 or MSIX), select the files used to install and uninstall the package with Browse..., and enter or confirm the manufacturer, name, version and language.
- Detection – you must add a detection method before the application can be created. For App-V and MSIX it is filled in from the package.
- Overview – check the names of the collections, the distribution points and the icon, and click Create Application.
Advanced deployment type settings are not part of the wizard. Once the application is created, change them in Application Management (the Deployment Types tab).
Applications can also be configured for the shop through the Software Administration interface.
3 See also
4 Best practice
- Start from a template, so you do not have to set distribution and deployment options for every application.
- Give the application a clean manufacturer, name and version: they are the name users and helpdesk see.
- Test the new application on a few devices before you deploy it widely.