Creating views

You can create new views and modify existing views at any time. When you create a view, you select the properties that you want to include.

Note: Disabled properties have no values when you use a view in a report or to display inventory information. If you want to see the values of these properties, enable the properties in the collected data set, and then perform a refresh inventory task to update the inventory database.

To create a view

1.

In the Symantec Ghost Console, in the left pane, expand the Inventory folder.

2.

Expand the View folder, then select the subfolder in which you want to place the new view.

3.

Do one of the following:

4.

In the Properties for New Inventory View window, in the View Name box, type the name of the new view.

The name must be unique, and may contain up to 50 alphanumeric characters. You should choose a descriptive name that indicates which properties are contained in the view.

5.

In the Collected Data Sets list, select the collected data set that contains properties that you want to add.

The Properties list shows the available properties for the selected data set. By default, the available properties are those that are enabled in the collected data set.

6.

If you want to include disabled properties in the view, uncheck Hide Disabled Properties.

This option is checked by default. When you uncheck it, the Properties list is updated to show all properties of the selected data set, allowing you to select the properties that you want. Remember that the disabled properties are not collected from client computers until they have been enabled in the collected data set.

7.

In the Properties list, select the properties you want to add.

If you want to select all the properties in the collected data set, click Select All.

If you want to clear your selection, click Deselect All.

8.

Click Add.

The selected properties are added to the list in the Preview pane.

9.

Repeat steps 5 through 8 for each collected data set that has properties that you want to include in the view.

10.

In the Preview pane, arrange the list of properties in the order that you want them to appear when inventory information is displayed.

To move an item on the list, click it to select it, then click Move Up or Move Down as many times as necessary. Each click moves the item one place on the list.

If you want to remove an item from the list, click it to select it, then click Remove.

If you want to remove all items from the list, click Remove All.

11.

When you have finished setting up the view, click OK.

The new view is added to the View folder.