Chapter 7. Creating and configuring applications with the AppModel

Deploying and managing software is one of the core activities that you’ll regularly perform as a ConfigMgr administrator. Things changed radically in ConfigMgr 2012 with the introduction of the AppModel, the new framework for deploying software in ConfigMgr. The AppModel completely redefines what applications are and how they’re deployed, so it’s critical to get on top of the myriad of changes.

By the end of this chapter, you’ll know how to prepare, create, and configure a new AppModel-style application by using these key components: deployment types, requirements, and detection methods (see figure 7.1). And in the next chapter, you’ll take this customized application and deploy ...

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