Why this post? I often get questions on requirement rules and global expressions, so I thought I’d make a blog post to explain some of the things you might need to consider, before you choose what strategy and method you want use, and also what kind of reporting you need. Introduction When deploying applications in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM 2012), requirement rules are often used to determine what deployment type are to be used in the current scenario. But even if the application only have a single deployment type, I still recommend to use requirement rules to reduce the risk…
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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has many great built-in requirement rules that will help you to get the right deployment type installed for the current environment. For most of my applications the built-in rules can get the job done, but some times we need to create our own Global Conditions, to fit the requirement rules for an application/Deployment Type. One example could be a 3rd. party add-on for Microsoft Office, where you need to install a Deployment Type that matches the architecture of Microsoft Office. All clients with a 32-bit OS will always have the 32-bit version of Office installed,…