If you have been disappointed with the lack of how-to documentation about using Workflow solution, here is a free e-learning class, provided by Altiris, to get you started.
I installed the solution for a look and quickly hit a wall when I attempted to build my first workflow. This 26-minute course looks as though it will be a big help.
Ever needed a script to ping a computers before performing some action against them? I have! I hate waiting forever for a script to complete because the list of computers were all offline.
A simple tip to track changes is to create a registry key under "HKLM\Software\\". When you run scripts or installations it is simple through almost all languages to add a string value with some information like install time.
It has been through experience that we learn new ways to solve problems when we are confronted with them. Here are a few tricks that I have used to get around some Altiris DS limitations.
