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PADT – User Interface

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With PowerShell Application Deployment Toolkit, it is possible to use a user interface (GUI). The “Installation Prompt” displays a window with a button allowing the user to launch himself the installation and a countdown to enforce the installation after timeout. The “Installation Welcome” displays a window informing the user that some applications must be closed … Read more

SCCM Deployments with PowerShell

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The following script allows to create a deployments on SCCM Deployment of an application (asap) Deployment of a package (asap after an available date/time) Deployment of a task sequence (scheduled using WMI) The deployments of the application and the package are enforced as soon as possible but it’s also possible to schedule them by setting … Read more

PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit

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1. PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit 1.1 Introduction The PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit provides a set of functions to perform common application deployment tasks and to interact with the user during a deployment. It simplifies the complex scripting challenges of deploying applications in the enterprise, provides a consistent deployment experience and improves installation success rates. The … Read more

SCCM 2012 R2 – Package Implementation and Deployment

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1. Global Process Here is the global process to implement and distribute a package to user’s workstations. In prerequisite, the package must have been created and copied in the SCCM repository. There are 2 ways to implement a package in SCCM: the “Package” model (the easiest and fastest way), and the “Application” model (more powerful, … Read more

Parsing XML with PowerShell

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This script allows to parse an XML file. In this example, the XML must be named config.xml and must be located in the same folder as the script. The variable $PSScriptRoot is used to retrieve the path where the script is launched.   1. Parsing XML – Single Tags and recursively Let’s create an XML … Read more

SCCM Collections with PowerShell

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The following script allows to create a collection in a specific folder in SCCM. Import of the SCCM module Check if the collection already exist Creation of the collection with a specific limiting collection if not already existing in the folder To work properly, this script must be launched from a server with the SCCM … Read more

Application Packaging Workflow

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1. What is an Installation Package? An installation package is a program allowing to install an application with specific version, language, configuration… To create an installation package, the following items are necessary: AIP document The Application Installation Procedure is a document detailing step by step the installation and the configuration of the application. Original Sources … Read more