Create Command Line Dialog Box and Edit Command Line Dialog Box

A command line determines how software is installed or uninstalled on the client computer. The types of actions that a command line can perform depend on the type of installation that the package represents. They also depend on the platform that the package is installed on.
Options in the
Create Command Line
dialog box and
Edit Command Line
dialog box
Option
Description
Name
Identifies this command line in any list of command lines for software resources.
Make the name descriptive enough for others to easily identify this command line. Follow your organization’s standards for names, if any.
Command line
Lets you type the full command line.
Command line requires a package
Lets you select the package that the command line runs, if any. The
Package
list contains the packages that are associated with the current software resource.
Some command lines do not require a package because the action does not require the package to be downloaded. For example, Windows Installer (MSI) repair and uninstall command lines do not require a package. However, they generally require the package code GUID value to identify the package on the managed computer.
Installation file type
Lets you select the type of installation that this command line represents.
The list contains the supported installation file types. Additional internal products or third-party products can be programmed to introduce additional file types that are not listed here.
Use the
<other>
option in the following situations:
  • When the installation file is not one of the types that are listed
  • When the command line does not run an installation file
Command type
Lets you select the action that the command line performs. The action that you select can enable certain automatic functionality in software delivery. For example, a default uninstall command line lets Managed Delivery use the supersedence functionality to update a software resource.
The
Installation file type
option determines the options that are available here. Additional internal products or third-party products can be programmed to introduce additional command types.
Success codes
Lets you type the codes to be returned from the command line when it is successful. Type a single value, a series of comma-separated values, or a range of values.
Failure codes
Lets you type the codes to be returned from the command line when it fails. Type a single value, a series of comma-separated values, or a range of values.