SolutionBase: Performing common administrative tasks with SMS 2003
This probably isn't the most convenient way to accomplish your goal
The final screen provides you with a summary of your selections. Click Finish to complete the wizard. After the wizard finishes, you're returned to the Collection Properties screen and the new membership rule shows up on the list.
If you don't want to use the direct method to create a new rule, you can, by, from the Collection Properties window, clicking the second button from the left. This opens the Query Rule Properties dialog box. In this box are three area to which you need to pay attention. The first one is a name. The last option is the same collection limiting option you saw with the direct method.
The middle section has the meat with three options for your collection needs. By way of example, I'm going show you a typical query. This query will choose all systems from your SMS database that start with the NetBIOS name "SMS". The best way to create a new query is to first import a query statement that defines another collection and then make adjustments as necessary. Use the "Import Query Statement" button to import a query from an existing collection (queries exist for most of your default collections) and the "Edit Query Statement" button to make adjustments.
Thisquery is used for my sample collection to find machines with a NetBIOS name that starts with SMS and that have at least 128MB of RAM.
Select the "Edit Query Statement" window's Show Query Language button and type the query directly into the query statement window.
If you don't want to use the direct method to create a new rule, you can, by, from the Collection Properties window, clicking the second button from the left. This opens the Query Rule Properties dialog box. In this box are three area to which you need to pay attention. The first one is a name. The last option is the same collection limiting option you saw with the direct method.
The middle section has the meat with three options for your collection needs. By way of example, I'm going show you a typical query. This query will choose all systems from your SMS database that start with the NetBIOS name "SMS". The best way to create a new query is to first import a query statement that defines another collection and then make adjustments as necessary. Use the "Import Query Statement" button to import a query from an existing collection (queries exist for most of your default collections) and the "Edit Query Statement" button to make adjustments.
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Select the "Edit Query Statement" window's Show Query Language button and type the query directly into the query statement window.
