2 seperate installs packaged into 1 deployment?

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2 seperate installs packaged into 1 deployment?

Draconna 446

Hello I have 2 separate deployments in sccm for 2 seperate pieces of software. I was asked by the customer to package the installers together and deploy it as 1.

Is this possible to do? Thanks.

Answer 1

Jason Sandys 30,881 Microsoft Employee

Yes. There are a handful of different ways to accomplish this.

You could just co-locate the source files and use a script to kick off both installers (adding the script to co-located source location and using it in the install command-line).
You could keep them separate and use app/package dependencies.
Keep them separate and use a task sequence.
Keep the separate and use an app group. or app groups.

Without knowing the exact details here of the apps of goals for this this, there's no way to know which is the best. I would generally lean towards #4 or #2 as these are the built-in "elegant" mechanisms, but as noted, the details matter here when choosing between these options.

AllenLiu-MSFT 22,401 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2022-06-22T02:31:49.23+00:00

Hi, @ChristopherWhalen-6797

I would prefer #2 and #4, here is the related links for your reference:

Deployment type Dependencies:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#bkmk_dt-depend

Create application groups
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/create-app-groups

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Draconna 446 Reputation points

2022-06-22T13:44:51.79+00:00

I will go with option 2.

One is a application, and one is a package. Is there a way to combine? It appears to only allow for combining applications.

I had to make the other install as a package because I could not get the detection clause to work even though the clause points to the exe file.
Sherry Kissinger 2,541 Reputation points

2022-06-22T15:12:56.147+00:00

Then option 2 won't work. You can't make an app dependent upon a package, and you can't make a program in a package/program to "run another program first", and point it to an app.

Since you have said it's two different "types" of deployments, one is an app, one is a package... if you are keeping them separate like that, then you need to do a Task Sequence (#3), where 1 action is to install the application, and the other is to install the package/program. then advertise the TS.
Draconna 446 Reputation points

2022-06-22T15:43:29.013+00:00

This is great, thank you all. I made the task sequence and it works perfect.

Answer 2

Garth 4,486

+1 to this.

2 seperate installs packaged into 1 deployment?

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