Setting up data templates

You can create new data templates at any time, and can modify existing templates to suit your requirements.

The components of a data template are described in Table 6-1.

Table 6-1 Components of a data template
Component
Description
Template name
The name must be unique within a folder, and may contain up to 50 alphanumeric characters. You should choose a descriptive name that is easy to recognize when you are setting up user profiles.
Directory paths to the source and target folders
This component is optional. If you want to restore the collected files to a different location on the target computer, you need to specify the appropriate relative paths.
By default, this component is omitted, and all files are restored to the location from which they were collected.
Rules to specify the data files to collect
Each rule is a logical statement that identifies a set of data files. You need to add a set of rules that specifies the files that you want to capture.
Each rule contains a directory path and file definition, and may include variables and wildcard characters. You can specify whether to include or exclude particular sets of files, and can select files based on creation or modification dates, and file size.
When the data template is used in a data collection task, the rules are evaluated in the order in which they appear to determine the files to collect.
Rules to specify the registry keys to collect
Each rule is a logical statement that identifies a set of registry entries. You need to add a set of rules that specifies the registry keys or entries that you want to capture.
Each rule contains a registry path, and may include variables and wildcard characters. You can specify whether to include or exclude particular sets of registry entries. No further filtering is enabled.
When the data template is used in a data collection task, the rules are evaluated in the order in which they appear to determine the registry entries to collect.