Creating applications and deployment types

When we deploy applications, we have significantly more granular control of how they are installed, as well as confirmation that the application is truly installed (instead of just a success or fail return code). However, with additional functionality, we sometimes encounter additional complexity. Follow this recipe to drive through the application creation process, as well as the There's more... sections to understand the power of the application.

Applications in CM12 are state-based, meaning that CM12 will determine if an application is installed (or not) on a regular basis. In CM12, application state is verified on a weekly basis (and can be modified in the Client Agent Settings configuration). So before ...

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