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Client Parameters Window

To edit client parameters, select Edit, Client parameters from the Packager main menu. The Client Parameters window appears, where you can define all parameters, for any SXP product, with values specific to each individual PC in your system (PC-specific values). All of the parameters contain default values, from the default object, that can optionally be overwritten with either group-specific values or computer-specific values.

A sample Client Parameters window is shown following:

The Client Parameters window consists of two panes.

• The left pane shows all client parameters and the default object the client parameters belong to in a tree structure.
• The right pane displays the parameters of the default object, when you click it in the left pane. The group objects and PC objects appear below the default object. These objects contain all parameters of the default object, although some values differ from the default values.

The following icons are used in the left pane of the Client Parameters window:

Indicates the default object (yellow symbol). The default object contains all parameters. Initially, there are no parameters; you must create them.

Indicates a group object (red symbol). A group object contains parameters for a specific group of target computers that deviate from the default object.

Initially, there are no group objects; you must create them. When you create a group object, it inherits all default parameters. You can change the parameter values, but not their type or length.

Indicates a PC object (green symbol). A PC object contains parameters for a specific target computer that deviate from either the default object, the PC group to which the computer belongs, or both. Each target computer that requires individual parameters requires its own entry.

Initially, the PC object Admin represents the Packager. When you create a PC object, it inherits all parameters from the group object or default object from which it was created. You can change the values of the parameters, but not their type or length.

The following icons are used in the right pane of the Client Parameters window:

Indicates a default parameter value.

Indicates a group-specific parameter value.

Indicates a PC-specific parameter value.

You must first assign default values, and then, if needed, assign either group-specific or computer-specific deviations from the defaults. Group-specific values take precedence over default values, and computer-specific values take precedence over both default values and group-specific values.