Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual page 73

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(Optional) You can let the data class store inventory of multiple objects, for
example services, user accounts, files, network cards, and so on. Select the
Allow multiple rows from a single computer resource check box.
When you report inventory values for the columns in an NSE, the attributes
are identified by the column ID and not by the column name. As a result, the
order of attributes in a data class must be correct. From the Data class
configuration dialog you can also specify the sequence of the attributes.
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Click Save changes.
To add an attribute
1 In the Data Class Attribute dialog box, enter a name for the attribute.
2 From the data type drop-down list, select the attribute data type.
3 Enter the maximum size for an attribute.
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(Optional) To add an attribute that uniquely defines a row in the data class,
select Yes from the Key drop-down list. Selecting Yes, enforces that the
attribute always has a unique value which is other than NULL.
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If the attribute should ever be empty, blank, or null blank, select Yes from
the Data required drop-down list and click OK. If you have already selected
Key as Yes, the Data required is automatically set to Yes. It is not changeable
unless the Key is set to No.
To find the GUID of a data class
In the Manage Custom Data classes page, select a required data class and
click the details symbol.
When you create any data class or add any attributes, all the information is
stored in memory. Nothing has yet been created into the database and on
details page, no GUID is yet assigned. As a result, a
00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 GUID is displayed in the property
of the data class. When you save your changes, the data class is saved in the
database and the GUID is generated. This GUID changes every time you make
changes to the definition of the data class and save it.
To view the data of the custom data class
1 In the Symantec Management Console, click Manage > Computers.
2 In the right pane, double-click a computer.
3 In the Resource Manager page, select View > Inventory.
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To view the data, double-click the data class.
Gathering custom inventory
Creating and customizing the data class
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