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Deploy Software Groups

Install a Software Group on a computer from Manage Software, and check what it contains before you deploy it.

Available software Contents tooltip Assigned software

1 Deploy a Software Group

Software Groups are deployed just like any other package, by selecting them from the available software drop-down box in Manage Software.

Open Manage Software for the computer, open the Available software drop-down box and choose the Software Group. You can hover the mouse over a Software Group to see what it contains:

Manage Software drop-down with Software Group - Basic Software x86 selected, and a tooltip that lists the programs in the group
Earlier version of the picture. The Available software drop-down lists the Software Group. Hovering over it now shows a tooltip that starts with Software Group Content: and lists every package in the group. The values in this picture are masked.

For how a Software Group is created and what it can contain, see Software Groups and Manage Software Groups.

2 Follow the installation

Once a Software Group has been added, it shows up in the assigned software grid while it is being installed.

When the installation has completed, the individual programs in the Software Group appear in the assigned software grid.

To check the result on several computers at once, use Software Status.

3 Best practice

  • Read the tooltip before you deploy. It lists every package in the group, so you know exactly what the computer will receive.
  • If the licence module is in use, the tooltip also adds a warning when a package in the group has no licences left or its licence has expired. Resolve the licence before you deploy the group.
  • Watch the assigned software grid until the installation has finished, then check the programs in Software Status.

4 See also