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. 
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 |