Inventory Query Browser window

This topic describes the Inventory Query Browser window in IBM® Director.

Introduction

Use the Inventory Query Browser window to view inventory information for a system, group of systems, or group. Default query categories are provided in the Standard folder, and you can create custom queries that are stored in a Custom folder.

Menubar

File >
Refresh
Refreshes the list of queries in the Available Queries pane. This option is useful for updating the list with queries that are added by other users. Any custom queries that you create are immediately shown in the Available Queries pane.
Print
Prints this page.
Export >
Spreadsheet (.CSV)
Saves the contents of the query shown in the Query Results pane in a spreadsheet-formatted (CSV) file.
Web Page (.HTML)
Saves the contents of the query shown in the Query Results pane in an HTML-formatted (HTML) file.
XML Document (.XML)
Saves the contents of the query shown in the Query Results pane in an XML-formatted (XML) file.
Selected >
Perform Query
Starts a query.
Modify
Changes a custom query. This option does not apply to standard queries.
Copy
Makes a copy of a standard or custom query.
Delete
Removes a custom query. This option does not apply to standard queries.
Rename
Renames a custom query. This option does not apply to standard queries.
Options >
Build Custom Query
Displays the Inventory Query Builder window.
Edit Software Dictionary
Displays the Inventory Software Dictionary Editor window.

Fields

Available Queries
A Standard folder of default queries that are supplied and a Custom folder that you can use to store customized queries created by you or other users.
Available Queries view
You can select a format for viewing the available queries. Choose from the following list:
List
This format shows an alphabetical listing of all available queries.
All
This format shows a categorized listing of all of the available queries, starting with hardware and software choices (default).
Basic
A subset of the basic queries that are available to select. Level-0 systems are capable of returning the inventory that is included in this list.
Type
This format shows a categorized listing of the available queries, starting with choices for operating-system specific or SNMP queries.
Query Results
Displays the results of the query you select in Available Queries. The results of custom queries are shown in the order in which they were selected when the query was last modified or the query view was last changed.

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