[Feature request] Composer - ability to drag+drop to create new DMG or PKG

donmontalvo
Esteemed Contributor III

Composer appears to always require a snapshot. There are times we need to deploy a single file to a specific location. Easily done with Packagemaker, Iceberg, etc., but doesn't appear to be possible with Composer. Can we get an added feature where we an create a DMG or PKG by simply dragging+dropping file(s) and directory(ies) into the Composer window? This feature should support aliases and symbolic links as well.

An example of how this would be useful. In enterprise environments we are often asked to deploy a shortcut (to an application, or to a file, etc.) to everyone's Desktop. Using Packagemaker (etc.), we can push the file to a specific location...but not to all current home directories (although we can push to User Template). Composer offers FUT and FEU options which is valuable when doing these kinds of deployments. However, the catch is Composer can only create a DMG or PKG for you if you go through the tedious (for this example) process of snapshooting, and subsequent cleaning up of unnecessary files/folders/etc. Hoping to get a new option to "Create package without snapshot" with drag+drop ability. :)

Thanks,
Don

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donmontalvo
Esteemed Contributor III

Thanks Matt! This was the quickest Feature Request turnaround ever... :)

Don

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tlarkin
Honored Contributor

I was going to say this but Matt beat me to it. This is how I capture and deploy widgets. All widgets that are contained in /Library/Widgets can be installed by any user.

milesleacy
Valued Contributor

Hey all,

This is already a feature. See:
http://jamfsoftware.com/libraries/pdf/products/documentation/Composer_7.3_Do
cumentation.pdf

Page 11.

I hope this helps.

Thanks,

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donmontalvo
Esteemed Contributor III

Thanks Miles, I totally forgot about the Composer manual. I'll read through it over the weekend.

Don

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