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How do you use PSADT with PDQ Deploy?

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Txtechie

Hello Everyone,

I just started a new job where they use PDQ and so I'm very much still learning PDQ (both Inventory and Deploy) but I also very much like both!

I used to use the PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit (PSADT) at my last job and I would very much like to begin using PSADT as my standard template for PDQ Deploy packages going forward.

For those of you who use PSADT with PDQ Deploy, how do you set up a new package to use PSADT as a package wrapper for deploying software? I'm not exactly sure how I go about making sure that the PDQ Deploy package utilizes the full PSADT with all of it's files and folders (do you setup a File Copy Step first to copy everything to a temporary location on the PC? and then delete this when finished using a later Step?) and then how do you launch it using PDQ Deploy?

I'm very familiar with PSADT, but this PDQ Deploy is a very different solution than I'm used to for deploying software packages - especially when using something as complex in structure as the PSADT.

Any assistance or direction is greatly appreciated!

Regards,

TX Techie

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    Joseph McEvoy
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    In your application package, you should use a new 'Install' step.

    The install file should be set to go to Deploy-Application.exe in whichever network share you are using.

    Add parameters if desired (i.e. -DeployMode 'Silent').

    Important: check Include Entire Directory checkbox.

    Select Save.

     

    That should be it. Below are my settings used for an app I made recently. The -DeploymentType 'Install' is not required (see PSADT documentation) but I add it for clarity.

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