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Name Version Type
WINXPPRO_ENG (MT2143) HSI Operating System
Sample base map : Base Map *
Sample base map
Windows XP Professional (MT2143)
Windows XP Professional (MT6136)
Windows 2000 (MT2143)
Windows 2000 (MT6136)
If the target computer is a machine type 2143, the only two menu items that would be displayed at the
target computer would be:
• Windows XP Professional (MT2143) HSI
• Windows 2000 (MT2143) HSI
Using links in a base map
A link is a type of shortcut that can be added to base maps only. Links are useful when you have the same
menu structure in multiple places within the same map. By using links, you can avoid the redundant task of
making the same entries, corrections, or changes in multiple places. For example, assume you have a set of
five core applications that get installed on most of the computers you maintain. Within your map, you can
define those applications under a menu item once and then link to that menu item from elsewhere in the map
when those five core applications need to be defined.
The following illustration shows an example of three menu-item entries that might be used with two different
operating systems. Notice how the “Accounting” menu item nested under the Windows 2000 contains a link
corresponding “Accounting” menu item nested under the Windows XP Professional entry. In this example, all
of the actual application modules are nested under the Accounting, Marketing, and Development entries for
the Windows XP Professional entry and links are nested under the corresponding entries for the Windows
2000 entry.
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