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Creating a New Catalog Item (Advanced) From SCCM

To create a new catalog item from SCCM 2012 using the multi-tabbed New Catalog Item Properties dialog box, perform the following steps:

To create a new catalog item from SCCM using the New Catalog Item Properties dialog box:

  1. Open the Admin tab, and click on Catalog Management :
  2. Under Create New Catalog Item , click on New Software Catalog Item . The General > Global tab of the New Catalog Item Properties dialog box opens.

    • Until you enter settings and click Save , only the General tab of the New Catalog Item Properties dialog box is enabled.

  3. On the General > Global tab of the New Catalog Item Properties dialog box, click on the Category list and select a category for this catalog item.
  4. To require the requester to answer some questions when they submit a request for this catalog item, select a template from the Question Template list.
  5. Select any other desired properties on the General tab, as described in General Tab.
  6. Open the Title & Description subtab of the General tab, and enter a title for this new catalog item.
  7. Click Save to create the new catalog item. A message appears stating that a catalog item has been created.
  8. Open the Deployment > Global subtab and specify any desired deployment options, as described in Global Subtab.
  9. Open the Deployment > SCCM 2012 subtab.
  10. Click Add Package . The Add Package dialog box opens, displaying subtabs that list all of the applications, packages, task sequences, and virtual applications in the connected SCCM 2012 server:
  11. Open the subtab of the type of item you want to add to this catalog item: Applications , Packages , Task Sequences , or Virtual Applications .
  12. Select one of the listed items and click Add Program . The SCCM Deployment Dialog Box for the selected item opens, displaying different options in the SCCM Object area, depending upon the type of Software catalog item you are creating:
  13. For ConfigMgr applications when “Enable selection of existing collection when creating/editing a catalog” enabled, perform the following steps:
  14. From the Select deployment method list, select Deploy to user or Deploy to computer .
  15. Specify whether to create a new collection or selecting predefined collection from the radio options.
  16. When Select existing collection is selected, pick the collection from the list and you can choose to Enable uninstall requests .
  17. If Create collection is selected, you can choose to Create Uninstall Collection .
  18. For SCCM 2012 applications or ConfigMgr applications when “Enable selection of existing collection when creating/editing a catalog” disabled, perform the following steps:
  19. From the Select deployment method list, select Deploy to user or Deploy to computer .
  20. You can choose to Create Uninstall Collection .
  21. For packages, perform the following steps:
  22. Select the matching program name for each program function: Install , Uninstall , and Repair .
    • If you have enabled Uninstall or Repair in the global settings, the uninstall and repair programs are required.
    • You can have multiple installation programs for different languages within a single request.
    • If programs are specified for more than one language, the requester will select the language during the checkout process.
  23. Under Program for OS Deployment Task Sequence , select a matching program name for the program function.
  24. Under Select sites to publish , select the sites where this request will be available, the locations you wish to publish the catalog item to. An advertisement and collection will be created at the site(s) selected.
  25. Select any other desired properties on the SCCM Deployment dialog box, as described in Attaching a Program to Deploy a Catalog Item to System Center Configuration Manager.
  26. Click Save . The deployment or program is now listed on the Deployments or Programs/Task Sequences subtab of the Catalog Item Properties dialog box.
  27. You can now edit additional settings, if desired, on the Catalog Item Properties dialog box, as described in Setting Catalog Item Properties.