Plugins Shortcuts

The Shortcuts plugin enables the creation and publishing of shortcuts. The following methods are supported:

  • Creating a shortcut in the start menu of the user
  • Creating a shortcut on the desktop of the user
  • Creating a shortcut for all users
  • Publishing applications in; Microsoft RDS, Citrix XenDesktop and VMware View environments

Assigning a shortcut to a user is based on the Active Directory group membership.

Please note that the Login AM login script needs to be active in the user context for the shortcut plugin to function.

Collection Settings

These are the settings that can be configured on a collection level. The values set in bold type face are the default or out-of-the-box values. Please note that the settings might be filtered using the filter icon.

Collection Settings

These are the settings that can be configured on a collection level. The values set in bold type face are the default or out-of-the-box values. Please note that the settings might be filtered using the filter icon. LoginAM Plugins ShortCuts 01.png

General

Settings Variable name Value Description
Enable shortcuts %am_col_plugin_enabled% True/False Determines if the plugin is enabled for the collection
Enable publishing to start menu %am_col_enable_startmenu_publish% True/False Determines if publishing shortcuts to the start menu is enable for this collection
Enable publishing to desktop %am_col_enable_desktop_publish% True/False Determines if publishing shortcuts to the desktop is enabled for this collection
Enable RDS RemoteApp publishing %am_rds_publish% True/False Determines if RDS RemoteApp publishing is enabled
Enable XenApp/XenDesktop publishing %am_xa_publishing% True/False Determines if XenApp/XenDesktop published application publishing is enabled
Enable View application publishing %am_view_publish% True/False Determines if application publishing for VMware View is enabled (View 6 and higher only)

Remote Desktop Services

Settings Variable name Value Description
Force update RemoteApp %am_rds_autofix% True/False Determines if the plugin is enabled for the collection
Publish Filetype associations %am_rds_publishFTE% True/False Determines if filetype association is enabled in the RDS RemoteApps for this collection or package
Publish in RDS WebAccess %am_rds_showWA% True/False Determines if the RDS RemoteApps are published in the WebAccess portal for this collection of package

Citrix XenApp

Settings Variable name Value Description
Management Console Folder %am_xa_folderpath% %am_env_name%\%am_col_path%\%am_pkg_cat%\%am_pkg_name% Determines the XenApp management console folder to use for this collection or package
Receiver/webaccess folder %am_xa_clientfolder% %am_env_name%\%am_pkg_cat%\%am_pkg_name% Determines the XenApp receiver/webaccess folder to use for this collection or package
Add to client desktop %am_xa_addtodesktop% True/False Determines the XenApp add to client desktop setting for this collection or package
Add to client start menu %am_xa_addtostartmenu% True/False Determines the XenApp add to start menu setting for this collection or package
CPU priority %am_xa_cpu_prio% AboveNormal/BelowNormal/High/Low/Normal/Unknown Determines the CPU priority to use for this collection or package
Publish FileType associations %am_xa_publishFTE% True/False Determines if filetype association is enabled in the XenApp published apps for this collection or package
Wait for printer creation %am_xa_waitforprinter% True/False Determines if XenApp wait for printer creation is enabled for this collection or package

Package Settings

Setting Value Description
Name *   The name for the shortcut. This is a mandatory field.
Description   The description of the shortcut.
Target *   The target path, to e.g. the executable file, for the shortcut. This is a mandatory field.
Arguments   The arguments for the target.
Working Directory * <Userprofile> Mandatory
Icon   The icon file for the shortcut. When no icon file is provided the icon from the target will be used.
Publish in RDS/XenApp/View True / False  
Publish in Startmenu True / False  
Publish on Desktop True / False  
Publish for all users True / False  
Folder    
Group    
AutoAdd group prefix/suffix True / False