6.5 Action - Display Message

The Action - Display Message dialog box lets you specify a message to display on devices when the action is performed and the specific requirements that a device must meet for the action to be executed on the device.

Figure 6-6 Action - Display Message Dialog Box

To access this dialog box in ZENworks Control Center, click the Bundles tab. Click the underlined link of a bundle in the Name column of the Bundles list, click the Actions tab, click one of the action set tabs (Distribute, Install, Launch, Verify, Uninstall, Terminate, or Preboot), click the Add drop-down list, then select an available action.

The following sections contains additional information:

6.5.1 General

The General page lets you specify a message to display on devices when the action is performed.

Define Prompts

Define the prompt that you want to display on the device. Additionally, you can specify different locales with different messages.

The ZENworks Agent automatically detects the locale of the operating system and displays the prompt defined in the same locale as the operating system locale. However, if the operating system locale does not match any of the specified locales, then ZENworks displays the prompt defined by the first locale in the list.

To create a message:

Click Add to display the Select Locale and Prompt dialog box.
Select a language from the Locale drop-down list. The message displays only on devices in the specified locale. You can create different messages, each with its own locale setting.
Specify the text you want to display on the device.

NOTE:On a Macintosh and a Linux device, the new line character does not work. To display a message on a new line, you must use a <br> tag before the message.

You can include {0} in your text to provide a running counter that counts down the number of seconds to 0, after which the prompt is auto-accepted. For example, you could specify the following text:

Please save your work and close any open applications.

The message displays for the number of seconds specified in the Seconds to be Displayed field.
Click OK.

Click Edit to change the prompt, or click Remove to delete the prompt.

6.5.2 Requirements

The Requirements page lets you define specific requirements that a device must meet for the action to be enforced on it. For information about the requirements, see Requirements.