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APS settings are available from the Home page of the Asset Management module. Click Settings / Admin on the left menu. The settings you see depend on your access level, and you may or may not see all of the settings documented below. Simply scroll through the displayed settings to find the desired APS setting.

The following settings apply to all system management solutions:

Setting	Definition
apsEnabled	When True, the APS component is enabled and will periodically check for new packages to deploy as described by the apsInterval parameter. When False, the APS component is disabled and will not run. Valid values are True or False.
apsInterval	Time, in milliseconds, that the APS component waits between checking for new packages to schedule for deployment. The default value is 600000, which is 10 minutes.

The following settings apply only to the Altiris Client Management Suite. Their modification is not recommended and requires in-depth knowledge of the Altiris SDK:

Setting

Definition

apsAllowIndependentExecution

Corresponds to the Altiris SDK CreateAdvertisement parameter indicating whether to allow independent execution. Valid values are True and False. The default and recommended value is True.

apsClientScheduleXML

Corresponds to the Altiris SDK CreateAdvertisement parameter describing the package push schedule in XML. This value can be a null string or it must be valid XML that describes a valid Altiris push schedule. The default and recommended value is a null string.

ApsMaxiumExecutionDeferral

Corresponds to the Altiris SDK CreateAdvertisement parameter indicating the maximum amount of time in minutes a user may defer the execution of a package once it has been pushed to their machine. The default and recommended value is 15 (minutes).

apsNotifyBeforeExecution

Corresponds to the Altiris SDK CreateAdvertisement parameter indicating whether to notify the user at the client machine before the execution of the package that has just been pushed. Valid values are True and False. The default and recommended value is True.

apsNotifyWhenAvailable

Corresponds to the Altiris SDK CreateAdvertisement parameter indicating whether to notify the user at the client machine when the package is available to be downloaded and installed. Valid values are True and False. The default and recommended value is True.

apsRequiresUserActivation

apsRequiresUserActivationCorresponds to the Altiris SDK CreateAdvertisement parameter indicating whether to require the user to activate the package that has just been pushed. Valid values are True and False. The default and recommended value is True.