As a DOH Administrator, you can schedule when installations occur on devices for the departments you manage. When scheduling installations, you can send the installations to more than one department at a time as a means of saving time and maintaining consistency across all departments.
To schedule an installation
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From any page, go to Administration: Device Management.
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Click the Installs tab.
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Click Schedule Install. The Schedule Install window opens.
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For Installer, click Choose File.
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Locate the file to install and open it.
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For Description, enter a description of the installation.
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For Send To, in the first drop-down, select the level at which to send the install (for example: Department).
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In the second drop-down menu, enter all departments that should receive the scheduled installation on their devices.
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For Release Date/Time, select a calendar date for the first field and a time for the second.
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If applicable, for Install Delay (Minutes),
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Optionally, for Status Message, enter a message to appear as the status when the installation occurs.
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To force devices to shut down and restart before the installation occurs, for Shut down & Restart Before Install, select Yes. Otherwise, select No.
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To force devices to reboot after successful installation, for Reboot After Successful Install, select Yes. Otherwise, select No.
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If applicable, for Exit code, enter the exit code for this installation.
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Enter any Parameters, if applicable.
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If you want the parameters to be shown for the installation, for Show Install Parameters, select Yes. Otherwise, select No.
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Optionally, for Dependency, in the first field, select a dependency qualifier (for example: After). In the second field, select the dependency that must be met according to the qualifier before the installation can occur.
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If applicable, for MSI, use the Application Name field to enter the application name.
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For Command Line Parameters, enter any applicable parameters for the MSI.
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Click Save.