Groups

Quick Guide #

Application Groups allow you to orchestrate the installation of applications and define installation parameters.

Create a new Application Group #

1. In the upper-right corner, click + Create Group.
2. Enter the Group name and select/add Tags.
3. Toggle Continue on error or Reboot (after installation) if needed.
4. Click + Assign applications to add packages to the list.
5. Click Create to finish.

Edit an Application Group #

1. Click the Action menu (⋮) and select Details.
2. Update the parameters or modify the list of assigned applications.
3. Click Save to apply any changes.

 Delete an Application Group #

1. Click the Action menu (⋮) and select Delete.
2. Confirm the deletion by clicking Delete.

Additional useful information #

Action menu: #

From the Action menu, you can duplicate an Application Group. This is useful for creating similar groups for different scenarios. You can also create an Application Role. This is useful when combining Application Management with Configuration Management.

Download: #

Applications are downloaded to the system during the installation process and reside there in C:\Windows\Temp as a cached package.

Technical documentation #

Application Groups allow you to orchestrate the installation of applications and define installation parameters. Available installation parameters are read from the application’s PSADT Parameter block.

You can specify these parameters during application assignment to the group or by editing already assigned applications.

When assigning an application to the group, use the slide-out application list and click the eye icon to view details.

This opens the installation parameters for the selected application, where you can modify the installation settings.

When editing a group, use the Assigned Applications table and click the eye icon to update installation parameters for applications already assigned.

Two additional settings can be configured at the group level: Continue on error and Force Restart.

• Continue on error: By default, the installation process stops if any application fails. Enabling Continue on error overrides this behavior.
• Force Restart: The client is restarted after all applications have been installed.

Important: When combining Application Management with Configuration Management, the applied Configuration Management policy must allow restarts for Force Restart to work.

You can also change the installation order of applications within a group by rearranging them in the Assigned Applications table.

Install an Application Group on a single machine #

Get Installation Command or Script #

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator and run the command or script on the machine.
2. Click the Action menu (⋮).
3. Select Copy installation command for a CLI command or Download installation script for a standalone file.