You must create a package before you can add files that
are needed to install a specific software product.
From the Manage Software Distribution Packages dashboard, click New
Package.Figure 1: Manage Software
Distribution Packages dashboard - New Package Manually enter values the Vendor, Product, Version,
and Private/Shared fields. Figure 2: Adding a package You must designate your package as either Private or Shared.
Shared packages are visible to all BigFix console
operators. Private packages are visible only to the user who created
them.
If you designate a package as Shared, be aware that
this package cannot be edited by all console operators. To allow all
console operators to edit shared packages, click Settings. Figure 3: Settings button
Then, select Allow all operators to edit shared software
packages.Figure 4: Edit shared packages setting
Note: If you do not have console permissions to edit a task, you cannot edit a
task even if the option to allow all operators to edit shared packages is set.
Note: If
you want to keep packages private but share tasks with designated operators, copy the tasks to a
custom site. For more information about working with custom sites, see BigFix Console Operator's
Guide.
After you enter all applicable fields, click Confirm on
the right side of the window.
Figure 5: Confirming new package
After creating a package, you can see the package displayed under
the Package Library.
Figure 6: New package displayed under the Package
Library
You now have an empty package. You can manage the files and Fixlets
that you want to associate with this new package from the second window.
The next step is to add files. For more information, see Editing a package or Fixlet.
To save time from manually re-creating software packages from one IBM BigFix Deployment
to another, use the export and import feature. For more information,
see Import and export packages.