6.9. Definitions

In this topic we provide an overview of Management Central Definitions support as a lead in to the next major topic; using the Management Central Run command and Package support.

The Management Central -> Definitions folder supports specific definition “types” on which you can perform tasks. The definitions supported by Management Central include:

  • Commands: OS/400 commands or user-written commands can be defined with the intention of “running them” repeatedly on one or more systems according to some schedule.

    We have successfully used these definitions to run programs on endpoint systems to perform un attended fix installation for fixes requiring special actions.

  • Packages: Packages are typically lists of paths to programs or ...

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