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Registration Process Overview

The registration process identifies and stores a program as an item in a domain or enterprise manager library. Library items can be initially registered in one of these libraries before distribution to target computers. The following graphic depicts the registration of an item in a local library.

The procedure for registering a program is the same for enterprise and domain managers but you must keep the following in mind:

• Software that is registered only in a domain manager's library cannot be distributed to other domain manager's libraries or to the enterprise manager.
• Software that is registered only in the enterprise manager's library cannot be installed on a domain until the item is delivered to the domain manager using a distribution container.
• Depending on the type of item you are defining, the registration process can take several progressive steps.
  • Identify the program (name, version, vendor, comments).
  • Identify the source and copy the item into the Software Package Library.
  • Identify the item procedures used to install or maintain the program.
  • Save the registration, that is, seal the software item.
• After a program has been registered, it is ready for distribution.