Roles

Quick Guide #

Roles are used to combine multiple application groups. This allows you to reuse the same groups with the same application settings across different roles.

Add a new Application Role #

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

Edit an Application Role #

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

Delete an Application Role #

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 Role. This is useful for creating similar groups for different scenarios.

Download: #

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

Technical documentation #

Roles are used to combine multiple application groups. This allows you to reuse the same groups with the same application settings across different roles.

Two additional settings can be configured at the role 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 installations have completed.

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 within a role by rearranging the assigned Application Groups in the role’s assignment table.

Install an Application Role on a single machine #

Get Installation Command or Script #

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

An Application Role is the highest-level construct for deploying applications. It is also required if you want to combine Application Management with Configuration Management for full client management.