As a public service announcement, I implore you all to check out the PSAppDeploy Toolkit at https://psappdeploytoolkit.codeplex.com/ you can run multiple installers in order without getting into a huge dependency chain nightmare.
Dependencies make sense for cases like making sure that a particular .Net Framework is installed in order for an application to work, but chaining together all sorts of config steps as dependencies gets to be unmanageable. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mawdsley R. Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] SCCM and Dependencies Simply deploy the very last program you want installed and set the dependency from it. Think of it like this, you can either set a dependency chain, or a dependency group. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dependency Chain: Set App5 to deploy but only once its dependency App4 is installed. App4 can only install when its dependency of App3 is installed. App3 can only install when its dependency of App2 is installed. App2 can only install when its dependency of App1 is installed. App1 is a straight install. This way, deploying App5 will automatically download and install all other apps without them being deployed, in order of 1>2>3>4>5. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dependency Group: Set App5 to deploy but only once its dependency’s of App1,2,3,4 are installed, in no particular order. This way, deploying App5 will automatically download and install all other apps without them being deployed, but in no rhythm or order so it may be App3>1>4>2 or even all at once. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ So It very much depends on how you want things to install, but hopefully that gives you an idea of how you can do it. Rich From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Suzzie Sent: 11 November 2014 11:55 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mssms] SCCM and Dependencies What if I want too run something afterwards? As this will only let me set dependencies. Sent from my iPad On 10 Nov 2014, at 15:26, "Mawdsley R." <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: This, but do it as an Application, not a package. We’re in 2012 now.. let’s get with the times ☺. <image001.jpg> Rich From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hanley, Kevin Sent: 10 November 2014 15:13 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [mssms] SCCM and Dependencies I have successfully chained together installs using the “Run another program first” option: Package>Properties>Advanced tab Choose “Run another program first” Choose the Package and Program Choose “always run this program first” Repeat so that you handle all of the pre-requisites <image003.png> Keep in mind that you kind of work in reverse when chaining these: Install the application: “Run another program first” Install dependency 4 Install dependency 4: “Run another program first” Install dependency 3 Install dependency 3: “Run another program first” Install dependency 2 Install dependency 2: “Run another program first” Install dependency 1 Example: I used this to 1. Uninstall old IM software 2. Install new IM pre-reqs 3. Install new IM software From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Suzzi Williams Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 9:53 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] SCCM and Dependencies Hello All I have an application in SCCM that has some dependencies, this is no problem as I can set the dependencies as part of the application in SCCM The problem comes as there are a couple more applications that I want to install after it as well. My question is can I set these in the same application as well. For example. Install dependency 1 Install dependency 2 Install dependency 3 Install dependency 4 Install the application Install post configuration 1 Install post configuration 2. All the dependencies and post configurations are setup as separate apps in SCCM Hope you understand what I mean. 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