Wise Package Studio Reference
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Package Distribution
To move a package into Microsoft Active Directory
1. Do one of the following:
On the Projects tab, click the Run link to the right of the task or tool associated
with Package Distribution. The package associated with the current project will
be distributed. This tool might skip dialog boxes or pre-fill fields based on
command-line options defined in Process Templates Setup.
On the Tools tab, double-click Package Distribution. On the Specify File to
Distribute page that appears, specify a file and click Next.
Use UNC or mapped drive notation.
In Software Manager, in the Applications/Packages pane, select a package.
Then select Packages menu > Distribute.
The Distribution Method page appears.
2. If you specified a .WSI that contains multiple releases, a drop-down list appears.
Select a release.
3. Mark Microsoft® Active Directory.
If this option is not available, you might not have Active Directory set up on your
computer.
4. Click Next. If necessary, the installation file is saved and compiled.
The Microsoft Active Directory dialog box appears.
5. Complete the dialog box:
MSI Pathname
This non-editable field contains the file name of the package you chose to
distribute. This must be specified using UNC or mapped drive notation, to
ensure that it is accessible to all users in the Group Policy Object; see
requirements listed above.
User Name
Enter an account name that has privileges to create a Group Policy Object on
the Active Directory server for a particular domain. Example:
DOMAIN1\Administrator
Password
Enter the password for the user account specified above.
Computer
Enter the computer name of the Active Directory server.
Domain
Enter the domain of the computer specified above.
Other requirements:
z
Active Directory must be set up on the computer
that is running Wise Package Studio. You must
have privileges to make changes in the Active
Directory management console of an Active
Directory server.
z
If distributing from the Projects tab or Software
Manager, the share point directory must have
been specified during installation using UNC or
mapped drive notation.
