policies for non MS application

[Rolf]

We did some custom adm files and I want to know it the latest part should
also work. We have a non MS application IXOS and we want to configure some
settings using GPOs. However, even when the settings are applied below the
policy container, the settings are not applied on the application. Is it
possible to use GPO's also for controlling non Microsoft applications or is
that only limited the the MS world?

Thanks

Rolf


CLASS USER
CATEGORY "TARKETT Specific Settings"
CATEGORY "Outlook Tracking options"
POLICY "Options"
KEYNAME Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Options

PART "When Outlook is asked to respond to a read receipt request:"
DROPDOWNLIST
KEYNAME Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Options\Mail
VALUENAME "Receipt Response"
ITEMLIST
NAME "Always send a response" VALUE NUMERIC 0
NAME "Never send a response" VALUE NUMERIC 1
NAME "Ask before sending a response" VALUE NUMERIC 2 DEFAULT
END ITEMLIST
NOSORT
END PART
END POLICY
END CATEGORY
CATEGORY "IE History days to keep"
POLICY "Options"
KEYNAME "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings"

PART "Select the number of days the history should be kept:" DROPDOWNLIST
KEYNAME "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Url History"
VALUENAME "DaysToKeep"
ITEMLIST
NAME "one day" VALUE NUMERIC 0
NAME "one week" VALUE NUMERIC 7
NAME "one month" VALUE NUMERIC 30 DEFAULT
END ITEMLIST
NOSORT
END PART
END POLICY
END CATEGORY
CATEGORY "IXOS Archive Desktop Link Configuration"
POLICY "Options"
KEYNAME
"Software\Policies\IXOS\IXOS_ARCHIVE\Profile\Default\CWin\DesktopLink"
PART "Set IXOS Archive Desktop Link" CHECKBOX
VALUENAME DmsDefault
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END PART
END POLICY
END CATEGORY
END CATEGORY

 

[Guest]

Hi Rolf,

Group Policies are not limited to Microsoft World, but to use True Policies
(Software\Policies\...), third party applications has to be prepared to read
that registry location.
Remove "..\Policies\..." from your costumized policy and used your policy
for your third party application.
don't forget that you have to uncheck 'Only show policy settings that can be
fully managed' option or you cannot see the policy settings when you edit it.

Regards,