This is a great example and an excellent question.
If you are using session sharing these apps actually use the same profile
so you won't have a contention. However, let's assume they don't. If
profiles were database/logic drive you could record all of these changes and
apply rules. Let's say you have Outlook, Word and an accounting application.
Outlook closes first, but you change a rule setting. That change is written
to the database. Then Word closes and wants to write some new preference
settings, these are written to the database. Then the accounting app closes
and wants to write a change to the view you created. The database would have
all of these changes and you could apply them as you like. So, let's say you
allow users to customize Outlook and Word but not the accounting app, the
rule would say apply the Outlook and Word settings, but not the accounting
app settings. Then the order would not matter!
Steve Greenberg
Thin Client Computing
34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
(602) 432-8649
www.thinclient.net
steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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*From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
Behalf Of *Beckett, William (Bill)
*Sent:* Friday, March 09, 2007 8:16 AM
*To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [THIN] Re: Tell us What New features do you want in Terminal
Services?
So how does that work exactly (DB driven profile)? What I find to be
problematic is that you'll have users open up three different published
apps. Each app is opening a session so if there are any profile related
changes being made, (printer added for example), than the last one out is
the saved profile. Any profile related changes in the first two sessions
closed out are lost. How does the DB profile rectify?
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*From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
Behalf Of *Steve Greenberg
*Sent:* Thursday, March 08, 2007 12:04 AM
*To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [THIN] Re: Tell us What New features do you want in Terminal
Services?
Well, hate to restate the obvious, but profiles are the "legacy app" of TS
environments. Someone mentioned a database driven profile and I have to
agree that this is the way to go. Tricerat does it with their Simplify Suite
and it makes perfect sense and is very effective. Flex profiles is a great
tool, but something more integrated would be better.
While we would like to see Citrix provide something, really it is an MS
issue and MS ought to step up and make it happen. I guess though they would
probably charge for it, or at least make you buy SQL licenses to use it!!!
Steve Greenberg
Thin Client Computing
34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
(602) 432-8649
www.thinclient.net
steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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*From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
Behalf Of *Beckett, William (Bill)
*Sent:* Wednesday, March 07, 2007 12:34 PM
*To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [THIN] Re: Tell us What New features do you want in Terminal
Services?
Ahahaha, boy I love Joe and his bluntness. However, I'm inclined to agree.
The whole profile thing though....good luck with that one.
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*From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
Behalf Of *Joe Shonk
*Sent:* Wednesday, March 07, 2007 2:25 PM
*To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'Brian Madden'
*Subject:* [THIN] Re: Tell us What New features do you want in Terminal
Services?
Also, beg, pled whatever you have to do to keep Longhorn from looking and
acting like Vista. The last thing I need is a dumbed down flashy server OS
with all of the options I'm used to rearranged and difficult to find.
Things like UAC should not be enable by default, only if the system
administrator finds it necessary to annoy their users.
Also, how about better vendor support at launch (or better compatibility
with App)? I had spent several hours rebuilding VMs using Virtual PC
because VMware Workstation 5.5.3 doesn't run on Vista.
Joe
*From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
Behalf Of *Jim Kenzig ThinHelp.com
*Sent:* Wednesday, March 07, 2007 6:16 AM
*To:* THIN; Brian Madden
*Subject:* [THIN] Tell us What New features do you want in Terminal
Services?
Hi All,
I will be off to Redmond and the Microsoft MVP Summit next week. Brian
Madden has posted a synopsis and Microsoft wants to know what new features
should be added to Terminal Services in Future releases.
Please respond to the thread at
http://www.brianmadden.com/content/content.asp?id=680 with your ideas.
(PS I will be on a mission to meet Bill and get a pic with him, wish me
luck)
Thanks,
--
Jim Kenzig
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
http://www.thinhelp.com
Citrix Technology Professional
Provision Networks VIP
CEO The Kenzig Group
http://www.kenzig.com
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