Adding Self-Service Application Options

Configure a distribution task to generate useful information that will be handled and shown by the Self-Service Application. You can enable SSA Options for new and existing tasks.

About this task

The current SSA Options are the following:
  • Set a custom icon for the created task that will be shown in the SSA catalog.
  • Set a custom label that is shown in SSA and used as the name of the button to click to run the task; it will be translated according to the target OS language. This is the full list of available labels that can be selected:
    • Repair
    • Install
    • Remove
    • Get
    • Run
    • Default
Note: If you select the Default option, it means that the label of the SSA button will have the standard behaviour (Run for Action Requests, Get for Offers).
Important: The custom label can be seen only if the target machine has the Self-Service Application installed and active. Moreover, the options Repair, Get, and Run are supported for all Self-Service Application versions >= 3.4.2.

Procedure

  1. From the Create Distribution Task window of the Manage Software Distribution Packages dashboard, click Next until you see Show.
  2. Click Show Self-Service Application Options.
  3. Click the dropdown to select the label to be displayed on the SSA button, and choose the desired entry from the list.
  4. Click the Browse button to select a custom icon from your device.
  5. Once the icon is selected, a preview will be shown, and a remove Icon button will appear in the modal.
    Note: The file types supported for the icon are .jpeg, .png, and .ico. The size must be less than 25 KB, and the recommended dimensions are 120x120 px.
  6. Click remove Icon if you want to remove the custom icon from the task.
    Figure 1. Create Distribution Task window

    Create Distribution Task window