Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) logon/logoff processing order

Products

• VMware

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

 

Processing order at logoff (export)

• Logoff Tasks (marked as Before profile archive export)
• Processing .INI files (i.e. profile archive export)
• Logoff Tasks (marked as After profile archive export) (Default setting)
• DEM Undo actions