Starting with Recast Software Version 5.9.2502, you can add your own custom applications to Application Manager and include them in deployment processes, just as you do for applications from the Recast Catalog. Any custom application you add is only available within your own tenant and cannot be accessed by other Application Manager customers.
To add a custom application:
1. On the Recast Management Server Applications page, click the My Catalog tab.
TIP: You can also add a custom application when you select applications for a new deployment process.
2. Click Add Custom Application.
3. In the side panel that opens, add the UNC path to the application's installation media location. Ensure that all required installation files and subfolders are located in the specified location before starting the install. Recast Proxy service user accounts must have Modify permissions for the specified UNC path.
Use a folder structure that will support new versions as well as other languages and architectures for the same application.
Recommended Format: \\ServerName\Folder\PublisherName\ProductName\Version\Architecture\Language
4. Define the application information by adding the following:
- Publisher
- Application Name
- Version
- Architecture
- Language
NOTE: When Application Manager finds an existing custom application with a matching Publisher, Application Name, Architecture and Language, it will create a new version of that custom application. If the existing custom application is included in a deployment process, the new version will be deployed automatically according to the deployment process settings.
5. Add the Setup File Name. The setup file must be a Windows installer file (.msi extension) or an executable file on the device where the application deployment will occur (.exe, .cmd or. bat extension). If the setup file is a Windows installer file, add the MSI Product Code.
6. Define the installation by entering an Install Command (required) and an Uninstall Command (optional).
7. Click Add Rule to add MSI, File or Registry detection rule details.
To learn more about detection rule types, see Aapo Kettunen's blog post: Choosing Detection Rules for Win32 Apps in Intune
MSI Detection Rule
- MSI Product Code
- MSI Product Version Check: When enabled, enter the Operator (Equal, Not Equal, Greater Than, Less Than, Greater Than Or Equal, Less Than Or Equal) and Value
File Detection Rule
- Path
- File or Folder
- Detection Method (File exists, File version, or Path exists): For File Version only, enter the Operator (Equal, Not Equal, Greater Than, Less Than, Greater Than Or Equal, Less Than Or Equal) and Value
- Associated with a 32-bit app on 64-bit clients: Set to 'No' by default
Registry Detection Rule
- Key Path
- Value Name
- Detection Method (Reg Value, Reg Value Exists): For Reg Value, enter the Data Type (String, Integer, Version) and Operator
- String Operators (Equal, Not Equal)
- Integer & Version Operators (Equal, Not Equal, Greater Than, Less Than, Greater Than Or Equal, Less Than Or Equal)
- Associated with a 32-bit app on 64-bit clients: Set to 'No' by default
Once you have added a custom application in Application Manager, you're ready to deploy it as you would any application from the Recast Catalog. See Add an Application to a Deployment Process.