Cloud "General Information" Deployment tab

Applies to: Patch My PC Cloud

The General Information tab of the Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud deployment wizard allows you to configure various general settings (explained below) for how you want the app to be deployed.

Note

If an app has multiple variants with different version numbers, besides the version you will see a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark in it warning you of this.

Once you have finished configuring the relevant options, go to Next Steps.

Apply Template

Allows you to apply a Template of pre-configured settings to this deployment.

Connection

Shows the type of connection. Currently, we only support connections to Intune.

Display Name

The unique name for this deployment. This is also the name of the app as it will appear on the target devices.

Note

This Display Name has to be unique per operating system. For example, you can have two deployments for the same app if one is targeted to macOS and the other Windows. You cannot have two deployments with the same name if they are both targeted to either macOS or Windows.

Language

Multiple language entries will be present if the vendor offers separate installers for that language. For example, an EXE installer for en-US, de-DE, etc. The majority of installers are multi-language (one installer, multiple languages), and the software can be configured in different languages by:

• Specifying additional installation parameters

• Configuring .config or .xml files

• Setting registry values.

In such cases, it is the vendor that determines the level of support and the behavior.

Architecture

The architecture of the installer to be deployed:

• 64-bit installers can only be installed on 64-bit devices

• 32-bit installers can typically be installed on either 32-bit or 64-bit devices.

• Unspecified installers typically contain install logic for both architectures.

Install Context

The context in which to install the application:

• System – Available to all users.

• User – Available only to the specific user.

Installer Type

The available installer types you can choose from to install this app.

Windows Installer Types

We currently support the following Windows installer types:

• .exe

• .msi

Note

If the .msi option is greyed out, it's probably because this is a Binary Free app, i.e. you need to manually download the installer from the vendor and create it in PMPC Cloud as a Binary Free App (the "Upload the required installer via 'Manage Files' to enable selection of this variant" message indicates this).

• .msp

Note

As per the tooltip, if you select the msp installer type, you will only be able to create a deployment with an Update Only assignment. If you want to create a deployment using the other assignment types, you will need to select the exe installer.

macOS Installer Types

We currently support the following macOS installer types:

• .dmg

• .pkg

Next Steps

Once you have finished configuring the relevant options, click Next to move to the Configurations tab.