Managing Custom Scripts

• Adding the Script Details
• Modifying the Script Details
• Removing the Script Details

Custom script files are used to configure the software settings, trigger events, etc in the computer of a network. The custom script files can be batch (.bat), command (.cmd), Windows Script Host (WSH) files. The WSH files includes the VBScript (.vbs), Java Script (.js),  Perl (.php), REXX, and Python files.

The important custom Script files can be stored in Inventory so that they can be used in future. The custom scripts used in the Custom Script configuration are automatically added to the inventory. The custom scripts available in the inventory can also be used while adding the Custom Script Configuration.

Adding the Script Details

To add the script details to Desktop Central, follow these steps:

1. Click the Admin tab to invoke the Admin page.
2. Click the Script Repository link in the Admin Links pane. This invokes the Script Repository page.
3. Click the Add Script button to invoke the Add Script page.
4. Select the script from local disk of the computer or from the shared network location using one of the following options. This field is mandatory.
5. Click Browse to select the script either from the local machine or from the network based on your choice above.
6. Enter the description for the script in the Description field.
7. Enter the arguments for the script in the Script Arguments field.
8. Click the Add button. You can find the script added to the table in the Script Details page.
9. Repeat steps 3 to 8 for adding more scripts.

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Modifying the Script Details

To modify the Script details, follow these steps:

1. Click the Admin tab to invoke the Admin page.
2. Click the Script Repository link in the Admin Links pane. This invokes the Script Repository page.
3. Click the icon under the Actions column next to corresponding Script Name.
4. Follow the step 4 to step 6 of the Adding the Script Details procedure.
5. Click the Modify button.

Removing the Script Details

To remove the Script details, follow these steps:

1. Click the Admin tab to invoke the Admin page.
2. Click the Script Repository link in the Admin Links pane. The Script Repository page is invoked.
3. Click the icon under the Actions column next to corresponding Script name. Click OK to confirm deletion.

The script will be removed from the Script Repository table.

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