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Install Custom Scripts Directly

To install custom scripts by installing CA DMM, follow these steps:

1. Locate the directory where the CA DMM install folder has been copied from the install CD. This folder is named DDNAInst.
2. Create two subfolders named System Scripts and Application Scripts in the DDNAInst directory.
3. Copy your custom system scripts into the System Scripts subfolder you created in the DDNAInst directory.
4. Copy your custom application scripts into the Application Scripts subfolder you created in the DDNAInst directory.

The next time you run the installer from the modified DDNAInst directory, the installer merges the custom scripts with the standard DMM scripts and installs them on the system. If you have any scripts with duplicate names, the installation process replaces any of the standard DMM scripts with the custom script that has the same name.

When you install CA DMM using the installer user interface, the Scripts component displays for selection in the Select Components page of the installer. The scripts are selected for installation by default. If you choose to do a custom installation, you can deselect the scripts from the installation. If you deselect installing the scripts from the Select Components page, only the scripts you added to the appropriate directories are installed. You may want to deselect the scripts if you want to install only the custom scripts you have defined.