How to deploy the Desktop Integration Package

The Desktop Integration Package, which comprises two workstation applications (Coveo Outlook Sidebar and Coveo's Quick Search Bar or floating search bar), can be deployed in several ways. In all cases, the users must first be provisioned, by clicking Add users in the Administration tool (Index/User Content menu). The provisioning step is required to enable the indexing of the user content.

Deployment through the Administration tool and email

This is the standard way of deploying the Desktop Integration Package. After users are provisioned (added from the Index/User content menu), you are asked to send an email with installation instructions to the newly added users. The users simply have to click on the Desktop Integration Package URL inside the email to run the executable. You can also resend the email later by checking the users to whom you want to send the email and click the More Actions menu button and select Send Desktop Integration Package instructions.

Deployment using a Group Policy Object (GPO)

On Windows Servers, you can deploy the Desktop Integration Package by creating a Group Policy Object (GPO).

Deployment using a login script

You can also automate the installation for all users by creating a Windows Logon script. Simply put the Desktop Integration Package executable file on a file share that is accessible from workstations. From there, create a script that will check if the Desktop Integration Package is already on the workstation, and install if it is not.

Example (the last line before :END is the path to the location of the package on a file share):

REM DETECT IF THE PACKAGE IS ALREADY INSTALLED ON WINDOWS XP
IF exist "%Userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Coveo\Coveo Desktop Integration Package\Extensibility.dll" goto END 
REM DETECT IF ALREADY INSTALLED ON WINDOWS VISTA AND WINDOWS 7 
IF exist "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Local\Coveo\Coveo Desktop Integration Package\Extensibility.dll" goto END 
"[path]\Coveo Desktop Integration Package.exe" 
:END

Manual deployment

Simply copy the package onto the user's desktop, or enter the package URL in a web browser (the URL for the Desktop Integration Package is available in the Administration tool in the Settings/Desktop and Blackberry integration panel), and run the executable.