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Collections: Group computers which are missing certain apps? (example one)

Shane Corellian
posted this on Jan 25 13:07

Your task: Group all Microsoft Windows computers which are missing Adobe Reader X.

Follow these steps.

  • Create a collection called Systems with Adobe Reader X
    • Add an Application filter where Name starts with "Adobe Reader X" (minus quotes)
  • Create another collection called "Systems missing Adobe Reader X"
    • Add a Collection filter showing is not a member of "Systems with Adobe Reader X" ( click the ... button and you can select the Collection)
    • Add a Computer filter showing Never scanned is not true
This method is pretty straightforward. The first collection holds all computers that have Adobe Reader X. The second collection holds all computers that aren't in the first collection and, thus, do not have Adobe Reader X. (see screenshots)

sys_with_adobe_reader.png


Here is the second Screen Shot showing the collection filtering out Adobe Reader X


systems_without_adobe.png

 

See another example which will accomplish the same thing (using only one collection instead of two).