
#RES WORKSPACE MANAGER POLICY PREFERENCE UPDATE#
This update process also happens in the user context when the user clicks on the application. appv files in the folder of the package (and up to 2 subfolders below in the package folder), if WM finds a newer version of the package it will try to deploy it and will show the following message to the user : The Always use the latest version of the package option will instruct WM to scan the. When you select Full, the exact same process happens as with the minimal option, but the difference is the package gets 100% loaded (mounted in the background) when the application is launched. WM will add the package without using the mount option, so the package will be streamed just like how it’s configured during sequencing.Īfter the package is added and published the following message is displayed :Īfter the user clicks yes the application is launched, depending on the streaming settings of the package you may see the App-V progress bar notifying the application is getting streamed : When you select Minimal, WM will add and publish the App-V package when the user clicks on the application for the first time and will show the following message to the user : This option still makes use of the App-V 5 integration options in WM like the version variable (to detect the latest package version) and inject\capture user settings. When you select None, WM will not add and publish the package and you can use another delivery method like App-V Scheduler or the App-V native infrastructure for example to take care of the deployment.
#RES WORKSPACE MANAGER POLICY PREFERENCE FULL#
Package delivery mode allows you to select 3 available options : None, Minimal and Full (both user publishing and global publishing can be selected).īelow you will find a screenshot of how the package delivery option looks like :


Always use the latest version of the package.

The concept is pretty simple, there are a few options added in the console after you select the. WM does this with evaluated permissions since the user doesn’t have the permissions to add App-V 5 package itself, the add and publish is executed when the user clicks on the application for the first time making it a Just in Time (JIT) deployment method. I have been involved in the pre-stage of this feature and would like to discuss how it works and how it differentiates from App-V Scheduler. With the release of Workspace Manager 2014 SR2 (WM from now on), RES has extended the App-V 5 integration making it possible to automatically Add and Publish a package inside the user context.
