Distributing User Prompt Questions

Vector Asset Management enables you to automate the collection and storage of information from PC users on your network by creating a prompt file then distributing it to selected Client PCs using the Get User Data operation. This topic describes how to distribute the prompt file and collect the user information.

To Distribute Prompt Files:

1    Right-click the Get User Data operation, and choose Customize from the shortcut menu.

2    In the Customize Hardware Inventory dialog, select the Hardware tab.

3    Select Refresh user prompt questions.

4    If you want to update the User Prompt file, or create a new prompt file, click Edit.

5    In the User prompt reference path and file, field, enter the location and name of the User Prompt file you want to distribute, or click Browse to display the Open dialog, and select the file using the Open dialog.

6    Click Reload to force the operation to send the new User Prompt file to the selected Clients when you next run the operation.

7    In the Customize Hardware Inventory dialog, click OK.

8    Click the Get User Data operation to distribute the prompt file.

The selected Clients are prompted with the questions when the PC is next restarted, or when the Client next saves data to the offline area. The prompt file is distributed to Client PCs every time you run this operation until you deselect Refresh user prompt questions.