No. Setting values directly within a task in the ts editor is a design time activity - it sets the corresponding task sequence variables before the task sequence is executed. Directly setting the value of a task sequence variable during the task sequence is a run-time activity that overwrites what was there before like the values of variables set at design time.
Do not think of the tasks in the task sequence as setting the variables during the execution of the task sequence (because they don't). They simply execute an action based on the values of the variables. When you set the values in the editor, you are setting the initial values that are subsequently used during the execution of the TS. But, if you set the value of the variable during the TS's execution you are over-writing the value set in the editor because it is happening after that value was initialy set. J From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Burke, John Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2014 7:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mssms] RE: Change Time zone via sccm collection viable with the setup windows step If i were to use the OSDTIMEzone or set ts variable task that would be done after the "apply windows settings" step? I'm assuming if i changed that, then in that step i set the time zone it will reset it back. ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason Sandys Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:03 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] RE: Change Time zone via sccm collection viable with the setup windows step Yes, you could do that. Alternatively you could just set the OSDTimeZone ts variable using a script or a set ts variable task. J From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Burke, John Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2014 6:49 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] Change Time zone via sccm collection viable with the setup windows step Hi, I know one can setup the xml to set keyboard, language and timezone via variable, but I'm wondering if i just want the time zone changed, could i just put a condition on the "apply windows settings" vased on a collection variable which would set a different time zone? It's been a while since i mucked with the xml file, and i wasn't sure i wanted to open that can of worms just for the time zone. Be nice if i could just run a script to set it to be honest, after that fact based on ad site.
