There is no need for choosing objects when creating collections. Because after creating a user or device collection on microsoft system center configuration manager 2012 there would be objects that is created newly on your network infrastructure.
To prevent collections become stale, dynamic groups should be set. Following two examples are the queries select objects from sccm database. First one selects specific active directory group using "UserGroupName" parameter as the criteria. Second one selects workstations that are on specific subnet using two parameters "SMS_G_System_NETWORK_ADAPTER_CONFIGURATION.IPAddress" and "SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion".How to use these queries on sccm? Open "Configuration Manager Console", Under "Assets and Compliance" right click on "User Collections", choose "Create User Collection", on the "Membership Rules" tab click "Add Rule" as the type of "Query Rule", click "Edit Query Statement" then click "Edit Query Statement", click "Show Query Language" then paste query.
This is for user collection:
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select SMS_R_USER.ResourceID, SMS_R_USER.ResourceType, SMS_R_USER.Name, SMS_R_USER.UniqueUserName, SMS_R_USER.WindowsNTDomain from SMS_R_User where SMS_R_User.UserGroupName = "DOMAIN_NAME\\GROUP_Name"
This is for device collection:
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select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name, SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_NETWORK_ADAPTER_CONFIGURATION on SMS_G_System_NETWORK_ADAPTER_CONFIGURATION.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_NETWORK_ADAPTER_CONFIGURATION.IPAddress like "10.%" and LOWER(SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion) like "%workstation%"
This is for device collection:
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select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name, SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_NETWORK_ADAPTER_CONFIGURATION on SMS_G_System_NETWORK_ADAPTER_CONFIGURATION.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_NETWORK_ADAPTER_CONFIGURATION.IPAddress like "10.%" and LOWER(SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion) like "%workstation%"
Very helpful, how would you create a query combining 2? For instance, all users in the ou Domain\service, need to grab all those users machines they have logged into?
ReplyDeleteIt is up to your SMS db design knowledge. What you require is a query not a collection. On the SCCM console "Monitor" page has a "Queries" tab. Create new query. In this case you can use SystemConsoleUser and join that SystemResource like:
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select SMS_G_System_SYSTEM_CONSOLE_USER.SystemConsoleUser, SMS_R_System.ResourceNames from SMS_G_System_SYSTEM_CONSOLE_USER inner join SMS_R_System on SMS_G_System_SYSTEM_CONSOLE_USER.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_SYSTEM_CONSOLE_USER.SystemConsoleUser in (select SMS_R_USER.UniqueUserName from SMS_R_User where SMS_R_User.UserGroupName = "DOMAIN_NAME\\GROUP_Name")
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