Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) logon/logoff processing order

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Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) logon/logoff processing order

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Article ID: 343546

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Products

VMware Horizon 8

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information on the order of operations for Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM)

During logon, the specific features and functions provided by UEM are processed in a specific order.

This order has been chosen to allow features to work together. For instance, Environment Variables are created first, so you can use this newly set variable to create a Drive Mapping or Printer Mapping.

Environment

VMware User Environment Manager 8.7
VMware User Environment Manager 8.6
VMware User Environment Manager 9.1.x
VMware User Environment Manager 9.0.x

Resolution

Individual items configured within each feature are processed in alphabetical order.

For example:

If you have configured three Drive Mappings with the following names, the alphabetical order in which they are processed are:

All users H: home drive mapping
Financial department F: drive mapping
Sales team S: drive mapping

List of all the specific features UEM processes

Processing order at logon (import)

Horizon Smart Policies
Folder Redirection
Application Blocking
Privilege Elevation
Logon Tasks (marked as Before profile archive import)
Environment Variables
Drive Mappings
Printer Mappings
Files and Folders/Registry Settings (marked as Before profile archive import)
Hide Drives
Policy Settings
ADMX-based Settings
Application Migration
Triggered Tasks
Processing .INI files (that is, profile archive import, setting up the DirectFlex cache)
Shortcuts
File Type Associations
Files and Folders/Registry Settings (marked as After profile archive import) (Default setting)
Display Language
Logon Tasks (marked as After profile archive import) (Default setting)
Kick off async creation of shortcuts, drive mappings, and printer mappings