MECM - Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager - How to Create a Software Application and Deploy a .msi Installer

First upload your .msi file to this server and folder	\\ldpps-p01.austin.utexas.edu\Packages\moodyTools\mecm-applications
Windows open a new >file explorer window and type in \\ldpps-p01.austin.utexas.edu\Packages\moodyTools\mecm-applications
Put the .msi installer here as the "zoom" .msi file for example
Log in to computer with your COMM - XXXX Account Open MECM Configuration Manager Console
Go to >Software Library >Application Management >Applications >COMM
Next Click on Create Application
Choose Browse and navigate to the .msi file on the
Browse to the ldpps-po1.austin server where we copied the .msi installer and select it and choose >Open
Once selected then click on >Next
Successful importing of .msi file dialog >Then click Next
Click Next confirming the Name and installation program
Click Next on this window to confirm
This window will confirm that the Create Application Wizard completed successfully >Click Close
Now click on Deploy
Browse to search the collections of computers to install the software
Choose Device Collections from the drop down
Choose what computer collection to deploy the application - In our case we are choosing >COMM >Custom Collections >COMM-Teaching Stations (Dualboot MacMini) Click OK
Click Next here
Click Next here
Click Next here
Scheduling We chose a specific date and time to push the install Click Next
Match these settings and click Next
Final Screen to show the Deploy Software Wizard has completed successfully
To see the progress >Click on Monitoring >Deployments >
Scroll down till you see zoom or the app you are deploying Double click on the deployment "zoom" for example
The success tab will show completed installs Click Refresh or Run Summarization to get updated info.
in the upper right corner you can see the refresh button and overall progress pie chart