Collection queries

As has been mentioned, Inventory is used to create collections and reports. Collection queries can contain computer or user objects. A collection might contain:

  • Objects that meet conditions from the WMI query: The number of collection members might be dynamic and change over time
  • Objects added manually to the collection: The number of members will always be constant unless someone adds one
  • Objects added manually that meet certain WMI query conditions: Such collections will also be constant unless someone adds objects that meet the requirements
It is not very important to know how to write Hardware Inventory queries. It is important to know if data that is used in the report is correct and if the results of the queries ...

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