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Create a Procedure

The software packaging process identifies and stores a program as a procedure in a software package library. Procedures are the means by which a program is installed, activated, configured, and uninstalled. You can use the procedures that are delivered with the software program. For example, if you are adding procedures for Adobe Reader, install.exe could be the installation procedure and uninstall.exe could be the uninstallation procedure. The installation procedure is mandatory for every software package. Other procedures such as uninstall, activate, and configure are optional.

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Console, Software, Package Library.
2. Click the software packages, select specific software package.

   Software package page appears with source, procedures, a registry of installation records, staging library information.

3. Go to Procedures and click New Procedure in the Actions panel.

   The new procedure wizard opens with general information about the software procedure.

   Name

   Specifies the name of procedure.

   Task

Identifies the type of action that the procedure performs, such as, Install, Uninstall, Activate, and Configure. For more information, see Procedure Task.

Runs on OS

Identifies the available operating system under which the procedure functions.

Comment

Provides more information about the procedure. The comment appears in the Comment column of procedures lists displayed on the screen.

Added Procedure

Indicates Added Procedures that are registered in the Software Package Library separately, after registration of the library item. You can create new Added Procedures afresh or by copying existing procedures.

External Procedure

Indicates existing file(s) on the target machine(s). For more information, see External Procedure.

Default Selected Procedure for Jobs

(When checked) Ensures that the procedure comes first in the procedure drop-down list when setting up a job.

Catalog Enabled

(When checked) Specifies that the procedure is included in the Software Catalog and enabled for user selection.

Exclude from RAC

(When checked) Specifies that the procedure is not executed as part of the Re-install After Crash (RAC) process.

Use comment as user message

(When checked) Specifies that the information entered in the Comment field is used as a default custom administrator message for the jobs when the procedure (or the package including this procedure) is deployed while creating the deployment job. The comment is automatically added to the User Message field available on the Job tab. You can always modify this information in the User Message field, if required.

Click Next to go to the File(s) section on the wizard.