Activating Software Packages and OS Sets

after synchronization between dsm and , the software or operating application has a status of not available in until it is activated you must activate any software that has a status of not available before it can be installed or provisioned in you must publish the software package and software set in the portal so that it is available for requesters from the portal log into the console open one or more of the following workspaces to make the software packages available, open the dsm software package legacy workspace to make the software sets available, open the dsm software set legacy workspace to make the software operating systems available, open the dsm operating system set legacy workspace click the arrow at the top of the status column, then select group by this field the application lists all the records set to not available together depending on the workspace you are in, select one of the following actions activate software package in the dsm software package legacy workspace activate software set in the dsm software set legacy workspace activate os set in the dsm operating system set legacy workspace the application sets the status to requested and creates a task to activate after the dsm server processes the task, the application sets the status to available select the records to make available to end users in the portal publish to self service in the dsm software package legacy workspace publish to self service in the dsm software set legacy workspace you can also open a record and select publish to self service the publish to selfservice column shows a value of yes and the application makes the item available in the portal specifying the approval for software packages if you specify the approval for a software package, an approval task is created when the software is requested from the portal to require approval for hardware or operating system sets, see defining hardware and software profiles docid 7xzv1c2mxhgbpwq33yc log into the console open the dsm software package workspace open the record for which to specify approval on the details tab, check approval required the approval required column in the list view shows a value of yes save the record viewing and editing default installation parameters installation parameters (such as parameter name, display name, additional text, and so on) that are displayed in a software package are inherited from the dsm application when software packages are synchronized however, you can edit the inherited parameters and make the edited parameters default to log into the console open the dsm software package legacy workspace select a record for which to view installation parameters, and open it click the installation params tab select a parameter in the list and open it or click go to in the edit installation parameters window, do any of the following in the display name field, enter a new display name select an option from the parameter type menu check required if the parameter is mandatory click save