Deploying The Collection Data Form - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - ASSET INVENTORY REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Reference Manual

9 Specify any explanatory text for the workstation user in the Introductory Text field.
10 (Optional) If you want the Collection Data Form to be available to the workstation user at all
times, select Show in ZENworks Icon Menu.
This allows the workstation user to open the form by using the ZENworks Icon, and edit it as
desired.
11 (Optional) Select Show Cancel button on form if you want to allow the workstation user to opt
out of the process.
12 (Optional) Select Invisible mode for autofill only to populate the form with the autofill data.
The form is hidden from the workstation user.
13 Select the data you want to gather, and configure how the workstation user can respond.
Label: Displays the name of the data you're collecting, such as First Name.
Data Type: Specifies the data type: character, integer, decimal, or date.
Display: Displays the specified field on the Collection Data Form that is sent to the
workstation user.
Editable: Enables the user to enter or edit a response in the specified field rather than being
forced to accept the default value.
Required: Makes the response required. If a field is required, workstation users cannot submit
the form until they enter the required data.
Autofill: Shows whether Autofill is on or off. Click No to open the Autofill dialog box, where
you can specify a registry key or environment variable to populate the Collection Data Form
field with the data that the registry key or variable points to, such as
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\ComputerName
Default: Specify any value you want to use as a default value.
Choice List: If there is more than one possible response, click Edit and specify the available
responses. You can also choose to allow the workstation user to create entries by selecting
Allow user created entries.
Edit Mask: Allows you to restrict how a user enters a response by selecting a format from the
list in the Edit Mask field. The choices are phone, time, and currency.
Instructions: Add any instructions for the workstation user.
14 Click Apply or OK, or click Reset to revert to previous settings.
NOTE: You can also create custom fields, called administrator-defined fields, to gather additional
data. For more information, see

4.2 Deploying the Collection Data Form

There are four ways you can deploy the Collection Data Form to a workstation:
Collection Data Form Schedule: Using the Collection Data Form schedule deploys the form
to all the workstations in the Management Zone. For more information, see
"Scheduling the Deployment of the Collection Data Form," on page
Device Quick Task: Using a device Quick Task deploys the Data Collection Form to one or
more workstation in a folder. For more information, see
Collection Form Using a Quick Task," on page
68 ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Asset Inventory Reference
Chapter 7, "Using Administrator-Defined Fields," on page
90.
Section 4.3,
69.
Section 4.4, "Deploying the Data
111.