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Deployment Options

Software Deployment and Update provides multiple configurations for managing the deployment of the latest version of each software title. Each of the configurations below depends on the combined settings for Always Deploy Latest and Auto Approve. These settings are set using the Manage page. You can choose a different configuration for each combination of profile and software title.

  • Auto approve the latest version - Use this configuration if you're comfortable with deploying the latest version of the software as soon as it becomes available, without testing and approving the version first. The latest version is installed on machines using that profile the next time deployment is scheduled.
    • Auto Approve for the profile is enabled.
    • Always Deployed Latest is enabled for the specific software title in that profile.
  • Auto approve the selected version - Use this configuration if you're comfortable with deploying a selected version of the software as soon as you add it to a profile, without approving the version first. You can test the installer before you add it to any profile. The selected software version is installed on machines using that profile the next time deployment is scheduled.
    • Auto Approve for the profile is enabled.
    • Always Deployed Latest is disabled for the specific software title in that profile.
  • Manually approve the latest version - Use this configuration if you'd prefer to test and approve the latest version first, before deploying it. Once the latest version becomes available it displays in Pending Approvals, along with the profile it's associated with. After the latest version is manually approved for that specific profile, the latest version is installed on machines using that profile the next time deployment is scheduled.
    • Auto Approve for the profile is disabled.
    • Always Deployed Latest is enabled for the specific software title in that profile.
  • Only be notified about the latest version - Use this configuration if you don't want the latest versions stacking up, even in the Pending Approvals page. But you still want to be notified when a new version of the software is available. Once alerted using the New Version In Local Catalog alert on the Alerts page, you can manually schedule the deployment to selected machines at your convenience.
    • Auto Approve for the profile is disabled. Consider enabling auto approve for another software title within the same profile.
    • Always Deployed Latest is disabled for the specific software title in that profile.
    • Configure a New Version in Local Catalog alert to notify you when a new version of any software title in the local software catalog becomes available, using the Alerts page.