From the Manage Software Distribution Packages dashboard

You can add tasks to existing Application Management Groups from the Manage Software Distribution Packages dashboard.

Procedure

  1. On the Manage Tasks tab, select one ore more task that you want to add in an Application Management Group.
  2. Click Add to AMG.
    Figure 1: Adding tasks from the Manage Software Distribution Packages dashboard

    Adding tasks from the Manage Software Distribution Packages dashboard

    The Add to AMG dialog opens.

  3. Select the Application Management Group to which you want to add the selected tasks, and click Next.
    Figure 2: Select an Application Management Group

    Select an Application Management Group
    Note: If the status of the selected Application Management Group is "Deployed", you must deploy the Application Management Group again after adding the task. For more information, see Deploying Application Management Groups.
  4. Select how you want to deploy the task. You can select from the following options:
    Offer
    This action handles self-provisioning of software from the Client Dashboard for Software Offers.
    Mandatory Action
    This action runs once and expires.
    Policy Action
    This action continually runs and checks whether your computers comply to the policy.
    Portal Offer
    This action handles self-provisioning of software from the Software Distribution Self Service Portal.
    Note: Deploying a Portal Offer does not immediately create an action. You must deploy the Application Management Group when a task is added to have the offer shown in the Self Service Portal.

    Add Tasks dialog
  5. Optional: If you want to edit the profile for the mandatory action, client, or portal offer, double-click the appropriate cells.

    For mandatory actions, you can update the expiration time. For offers, you can update the title, version, size, or description and make it meaningful and appropriate for the endpoint clients.

    Figure 3: Edit offer profile from the Add Tasks dialog

    Edit offer profile from the Add Tasks dialog
    Note: All Application Manager Groups that are not yet deployed and that contain the same offer or action are also updated. Each offer or action can have only one profile. The offer or action profile remains the same in other Application Management Groups.
  6. Click Confirm Add.
    The task is now added to the Application Management Group that you selected.

What to do next

If you already added targets to the Application Management Group, you can now deploy the Application Management Group. For more information, see Deploying Application Management Groups. Otherwise, start adding targets to the Application Management Group. For more information, see Adding targets.