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Package Window

This window is used to edit the properties of a package.

New Package Window

Package

Item

Description

Name

Give the package a name as it will be known within its folder.

Version


Copy Mode

Choose the copy method to use for copying files. Program Default will use the method as selected in the performance preferences. Pull and Push are used to override the default for this package.

Scanning

Scan all computers with PDQ Inventory after a successful deployment.  Setting this option for the package will override the program wide setting in deployment preferences.

Timeout

Set a timeout for this package to override the system timeout in the preferences.

Description

A free-form description which can be used to keep extra details about the package.

Steps

Each individual step in the package will be listed in the order they will be executed.

Note: Free Mode only has one Install step. Pro mode can create multiple steps.

Common Step Properties

When in Pro Mode each step has a set of common properties that can be set individually.

Types of Steps

Step

Description

Command

Execute a single command on the target computer as though running it within cmd.exe.

Install

Installs software using one or more package files. A variety of install file types can be used including scripts which can perform arbitrary tasks.

Nested Package

Execute another package.

Reboot

Reboots the target computer and waits for it to come back online.

Sleep

Sleep for a fixed number of seconds between steps.

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