Adding Application from Device


To add an application via an executable file of a specific device, proceed as described in the following. Be aware, that an application which does not provide all information required for a managed application cannot be added as such, in this case the following menu option will not be accessible.

  1. Select Edit > Add Application from Device add_exe.png.
     The Select a Device window opens on the screen.
  2. Select from one of the proposed lists the device on which the desired executable file is located. You must provide access rights to this device if you have not yet done so via another of the console‘s functionalities.
  3. Click OK at the bottom of the window to confirm the device.
     Now the Select Executable File window appears displaying the directory structure of the selected device.
  4. Find the executable file in the hierarchy and select it, then click OK .
     he Add User Defined Application window appears. It provides all the data it can find on the selected executable apart from a name.
  5. Make changes to these if required.
  6. Click OK at the bottom of the window to confirm.
     A confirmation window appears if the selected application does not yet exist in the application catalogue to which it will automatically be added as well.
  7. If the application list is already assigned to a device or group, another Confirmation window appears in which you may define to directly reactivate the application list for its assigned objects.

 

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BMC Client Management 25.1