Choosing a Target or Target Option
On the Choose Target panel of the Checkout Wizard, you will need to specify who this item is being requested for. You can either submit a request for yourself or on behalf of another user (if you have the required security permission).
When a requester is requesting a catalog item for themselves, the Choose Target panel is not displayed (and the checkout is automatically advanced to the next panel) if:
- The requester has only one registered device.
- The catalog item only allows for install (instead of both install and uninstall).
To choose a target option:
- Perform the steps in Launching Checkout. The Choose Target panel of the Checkout Wizard opens.
- The number of options that are listed on the Choose Target panel vary depending upon the catalog item’s selected properties (especially the “request on behalf options”), the requester’s security permissions, and whether or not the requester has direct reports.
The Choose Target panel is only displayed if the user has the ability to request to a device other than their current one, or if the item allows for both install and uninstall. In the absence of these choices, the Me on machine DEVICENAME and Install options are selected by default and the checkout is automatically advanced to the next panel.
- On the Choose Target panel, select one of the following options:
| Requester | Choose Target Option | Purpose of Selecting | Next Step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Request for self | Me on machine DEVICENAME | Select this option to request that the catalog item be installed on your current device. | Depends upon other catalog item properties. |
| Myself | Select this option to request that this general catalog item be manually delivered to your current device or assigned to the current user. | Depends upon other catalog item properties. | |
| DEVICENAME | Select a device name to request that the catalog item be installed on that device. For General catalog items, the item will be manually delivered to that device. All of the requester’s assigned are listed. | Depends upon other catalog item properties. | |
| Reimage my computer (DEVICENAME) with a new Operating System | Select this option to request that the operating system be installed on your current device. This option is listed for OSD task sequence catalog items only. | Depends upon other catalog item properties. | |
| Build an unknown computer and migrate my data from MACHINENAME to the new computer | Select if you want to instruct App Portal to build an unknown computer and migrate data from my current computer. This option is listed for OSD task sequence catalog items only. | Depends upon other catalog item properties. | |
| Request on behalf of another user | People who report to me | Select this option to be prompted to choose the device of one of your direct reports as the target of this request. | Proceed with the steps in Selecting a Target from a List of Direct Reports. |
| Search for people or computers | Select this option to specify that you want this catalog item to be installed on a device that you will select by performing a search of users or computers. | Proceed with the steps in Selecting a Target from a List of Users / Computers. | |
| Search using account attributes | Select to be able to search a list of users by Active Directory property value to locate the target device(s) / user(s) of the request. The properties that are available for searching are specified on the Site Management > Active Directory > Property Mapping view. | Proceed with the steps in Selecting a Target Using Account Attributes. | |
| Add machine names or user IDs manually | Select if you want to manually add a list of machine names or user IDs to identify the target device(s) / user(s) of the request. | Proceed with the steps in Entering a Target Device / User . | |
| Image a new computer or existing computer | Select if you want to identify a new computer as the target. The new computer can either be imported or selected from a list (if already registered with your selected deployment technology). This option is listed for OSD task sequence catalog items only. | Proceed with the steps in Selecting a New Computer to Import for an OS Deployment. |
If App Portal is pointing to a different instance of System Center Configuration Manager than the System Center Configuration Manager client on the requester’s computer, then the following error message will be displayed on the Choose Target panel: Cannot select because this machine is not a recognized client.
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For more information on specifying the target location of catalog items, see the Choose Target Panel topic.
- Click Next and proceed with checkout.
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