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When this map is used on a computer having the machine type of 2143, the only
selections that will appear at the target computer will be the menu items for the
operating system modules developed for that computer. If you had many
operating-system modules in your map, but only one Windows XP module and
one Windows 2000 module were developed for the target computer, those would
be the only two choices shown at the target computer.
If only one operating-system module meets the filter requirements, you can hide
the menu and have the correct operating system module install automatically. To
enable your map to do this for this example, you would do the following:
1. Highlight the root entry of your map.
2. In the Main window menu bar, click View and then click Properties . The Menu
Item Properties window opens.
3. Click the Submenu Items tab.
4. Click the Automatically select single item check box so a check mark is visible.
5. In the Main window toolbar, click the Save icon.
6. Close the Menu Items Properties window.
The following illustration shows a base map that is constructed to use the Model
Check filter. Notice how all of the menu items contain filters. Nested within each
menu item is an operating system module made specifically for a computer with
the defined model number.
Name Version Type
WINXPPRO_ENG (MT2143) HSI Operating System
Sample base map : Base Map *
Sample base map
Windows XP Professional (MT2143)
Windows XP Professional (MT6136)
Windows 2000 (MT2143)
Windows 2000 (MT6136)
If the target computer is a machine type 2143, the only two menu items that would
be displayed at the target computer would be:
v Windows XP Professional (MT2143) HSI
v Windows 2000 (MT2143) HSI
Using links in a base map
A link is a type of shortcut that can be added to base maps only. Links are useful
when you have the same menu structure in multiple places within the same map.
By using links, you can avoid the redundant task of making the same entries,
corrections, or changes in multiple places. For example, assume you have a set of
five core applications that get installed on most of the computers you maintain.
Within your map, you can define those applications under a menu item once and
then link to that menu item from elsewhere in the map when those five core
applications need to be defined.
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