[Casper] feature request

[John Wetter]

I'll throw my voice in for the self-service option also.  With this I wonder if there would also be a way to tell a trial version vs. a 'real' version.  I suppose that would depend on finding some file from the vendor.  In this way we could hand out a 30 day demo, then 'upgrade' them to the full version if they use it and request it.

Also, with licensing, it would be nice to be able to break up the licensed software by either Building or network segment. While we're trying to get away from this, a good deal of our software was purchased only for specific sites, or on the order of 40 at this site, 5 at that site, and 300 at yet another site.  While having the total counts is nice, having more granularity would be even better!

So, I guess that's two requests.

Thanks,
John

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John Wetter
Technology Support Administrator
Technology & Information Services
Hopkins Public Schools
952-988-5373
john_wetter at hopkins.k12.mn.us
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From: casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com [casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Nicometo, Timothy S. [nicometo.tim at mayo.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:34 PM
To: Ernst, Craig S.; Casper List
Subject: Re: [Casper] feature request


Yes, a self service type option for users would be quite nice...

tim


-----Original Message-----
From: casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com on behalf of Ernst, Craig S.
Sent: Wed 1/23/2008 3:25 PM
To: Casper List
Subject: Re: [Casper] feature request

I have had similar need/want for this in terms of "Self Service" for end-user installs of software. I want to be really careful with options. There are some things I want to force to happen, or give the user a reasonable threshold of time to do it before I force it on them. It would be similar to options in SMS on the Windows side.

5000 laptops...I feel so tiny.

Craig


On 1/23/08 2:48 PM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

Would it be possible to get a progress bar and some sort of interactive
menu for the user to interact with for installs and reboots?  I have
several packages running that require a reboot.  I would love it if the
user could choose when to reboot and install software.  So they would
get a menu saying, "Hit OK to reboot and install software package X"

Then show a progress bar.  I have over 5000 laptops in my network and
users are constantly putting their laptop to sleep or never rebooting or
logging in and out.

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351
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