Superseding applications
Use application supersedence to upgrade applications from a previous version.
Getting ready
Most of the work for supersedence requires precise applications configured for both the old and new application. For example, you are currently deploying an application named "7-Zip 9.20". A new version of 7-Zip (version 9.22) has been released. Create a new application for version 9.22 with the appropriate deployment types and detection rules. Perform additional tests to confirm that each application (version 9.20 and 9.22) installs successfully, and have uninstall commands specified in each deployment type.
How to do it...
- View Properties for the application, and then select the Supersedence tab.
- Click on the Add button, and then browse ...
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