Lenovo ThinkPad R400 - Manual (Page 126)

7. In the Main window menu bar, click View and then click Properties . The
Menu Item Properties window opens.
8. Click the General tab.
9. In the Description field, type Language Menu for %OS% .
10. Repeat these steps for each description that you want to modify so that it
refers to a specific variable and its related value.
11. Click the Save icon located in the Main window toolbar; then, close the Menu
Item Properties window.
Tip: The same variable can be assigned to different menu items. The values of each
variable, however, should be different. This is because values are not set until
menu items are selected during the installation process. Once a menu choice is
made during the installation process, the variable and its related value are then set
and propagated throughout the rest of the map wherever the variable is used.
The following illustration shows how menu items are developed to reference text.
Setting a variable to prompt the user for a specific value
during the installation process
Variables can be assigned to menu items so that the person performing the
installation is prompted for specific information. That information then becomes
the value for a specific variable.
For example, assume that you want to add a variable that prompts for the name of
the person performing the installation process. In this case, a menu item could
have a variable that prompts for the user's name. The name that the user enters
then becomes the value for that variable. So, the value is then propagated
throughout the map, wherever the variable is used. This enables the map to
reference the user’s name throughout the rest of the installation process. This
function becomes more significant when maps are designed so that they prompt
for information such as: geographical location, division, and department.
There are three different ways that prompted information is processed. First,
variables can be set so that prompted answers are required. Second, variables can
be set so that prompted answers are masked as they are entered into the computer
during the installation process. For instance, if a user is prompted for a User ID,
the typed response would appear masked, as in asterisks, when the information is
entered. Third, variables can be set so that prompted answers are encrypted once
the information is entered.
To set a variable that prompts the user for specific information during the
installation process, do the following:
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