Administration

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Assign a ThinApp Application to Multiple Desktop Pools on page 180
You can assign a particular ThinApp application to one or more desktop pools.
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Assign Multiple ThinApp Applications to a Desktop Pool on page 180
You can assign one more ThinApp applications to a particular desktop pool.
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Assign a ThinApp Template to a Machine or Desktop Pool on page 181
You can streamline the distribution of multiple ThinApp applications by assigning a ThinApp
template to a machine or desktop pool.
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Review ThinApp Application Assignments on page 182
You can review all of the machines and desktop pools that a particular ThinApp application is
currently assigned to. You can also review all of the ThinApp applications that are assigned to a
particular machine or desktop pool.
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Display MSI Package Information on page 183
After you add a ThinApp application to View Administrator, you can display information about its
MSI package.
Best Practices for Assigning ThinApp Applications
Follow best practices when you assign ThinApp applications to machines and desktop pools.
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To install a ThinApp application on a particular remote desktop, assign the application to the virtual
machine that hosts the desktop. If you use a common naming convention for your machines, you can
use machine assignments to quickly distribute applications to all of the machines that use that naming
convention.
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To install a ThinApp application on all of the machines in a desktop pool, assign the application to the
desktop pool. If you organize your desktop pools by department or user type, you can use desktop pool
assignments to quickly distribute applications to specific departments or users. For example, if you
have a desktop pool for your accounting department users, you can distribute the same application to
all of the users in your accounting department by assigning the application to the accounting pool.
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To streamline the distribution of multiple ThinApp applications, include the applications in a ThinApp
template. When you assign a ThinApp template to a machine or desktop pool, View Administrator
installs all of the applications currently in the template.
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Do not assign a ThinApp template to a machine or desktop pool if the template contains a ThinApp
application that is already assigned to that machine or desktop pool. Also, do not assign a ThinApp
template to the same machine or desktop pool more than once with a different installation type. View
Administrator will return ThinApp assignment errors in both of these situations.
Assign a ThinApp Application to Multiple Machines
You can assign a particular ThinApp to one or more machines.
Prerequisites
Scan an application repository and add selected ThinApp applications to View Administrator. See “Add
ThinApp Applications to View Administrator,” on page 176.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, select Catalog > ThinApps and select the ThinApp application.
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