Creating A Custom Inventory Script Task - Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual

74 Gathering custom inventory

Creating a custom inventory script task

Creating a custom inventory script task
After you have created a custom inventory data class, you can create a custom
inventory script task that gathers the custom inventory. The script task is
configured with both the script to gather the custom inventory and the schedule
of the task.
You can use a sample script that is provided. You can clone this task and modify
it with the custom data classes that you created.
See "About gathering custom inventory"
See "Gathering custom inventory"
You can also clone a task. Cloning a task refers to creating an identical copy of a
task.
To access a sample custom inventory script task
1 In the Symantec Management Console, select Manage > Jobs and Tasks.
2 In the left pane, click Samples > Discovery and Inventory > Inventory
samples > Custom.
Click the sample custom script task.
3 You can use this task or copy the script to use in a different task.
You can customize the script by configuring the data class with a GUID and
updating the attributes of the data class.
To clone a sample custom inventory script task
1 In the Symantec Management Console, select Manage > Jobs and Tasks.
2 In the left pane, click Samples > Discovery and Inventory > Inventory
samples > Custom.
Right-click the sample custom script task and select Clone.
3 In the Clone Item dialog box, give the cloned script a descriptive name and
click OK.
4
Customize the script by configuring the data class with a GUID and updating
the attributes of the data class.
See "To configure the data class with a GUID"
See "To update attributes of a data class"
5 Under Task Status, click Schedule to schedule the task to run on client
computers at a specified time.
See "To schedule a task"
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