Collecting System Variables from Clients

In addition to collecting information from Client users, user prompting also enables you to collect parameters and variables directly from the INI files stored on Client PCs without notifying the user.

To configure the user prompt file to collect a parameter from Client PCs:

1    Right-click the Get User Data operation and choose Customize from the shortcut menu. The Customize Hardware Inventory dialog is displayed.

2    Select the Hardware tab and click Edit to open the User Prompt Editor. The window displays the currently defined user questions in the Database keys list.

3    In the File menu, choose Add to create a new prompt file, or choose Open to configure an existing prompt file.

4    In the Database Keys list, click Add. The Add Database Key dialog is displayed. Enter the name with which you want to store the parameter in the Site database, and click OK.

5    In the User Prompt Editor, select the General tab, and enter a name for the prompt in the User prompt field.

6    Click Browse to display the Value Browse dialog.

7    In the Value Browse dialog:

a    Select INI file value and enter the location and name of the INI file that contains the parameter in the File name field, or click Browse to select the file.

b    In the Section name field, enter the name of the INI file section you want to target. (INI file sections are enclosed in square brackets - do not include them in the Section name.)

c    In the Key name field, enter the name of the variable or parameter you want to collect.

d    Click OK to close the dialog and save your changes.

The parameter details are displayed in the Default value field.

8    Select the Type tab, and select Hidden (must have default value) to prevent the prompt from being displayed to the Client users.

9    Click Apply to save the prompt.

You can continue to add other prompts to the file, or save it and distribute it to Client PCs using the Get User Data operation.