Information Technology Reference
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Most object types, such as the Site object type, have only one attribute class and few
attributes, whereas the System Resource object type has more than 200 attribute classes
and thousands of attributes. Attribute classes are directly related to SQL Server tables and
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) classes. In database terms, the attribute class
represents a table, the attributes represent the column headers, and the actual data collected
is stored in the rows.
Queries search against only one object type at a time. By default, Configuration Manager
queries the System Resource object type.
Configuration Manager has 28 object types, as shown in Table 6-4.
TABLE 6-4
Configuration Manager object types
Configuration Manager Object Types
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Application Conflicts Data
Application Dependency
Data
Application Deployment
Asset Details
■
■
Application Deployment
Error Asset Details
Application Deployment
Error Status
Application Deployment
Requirement Not Met
Asset Details
■
■
■
Application Deployment
Status
Application Requirement
Not Met Status
Application Requirement
Data
■
■
■
Collection Data Point
Deployment
Deployment Asset Details
■
■
■
Deployment Summary Per
Collection
Endpoint Protection Dash
Board Data Point
Failed VE Data
■
■
■
IP Network
Package
Program
■
■
■
Program Deployment
Asset Details
Program Deployment
Status
Security Roles
■
■
■
Security Scopes
Site
Software Metering Rule
■
■
■
System Resource
Unknown Computer
User Group Resource
■
■
■
User Resource
■
In addition, there is an Unknown Computer object for the All Unknown Computers col-
lection that is used in operating system deployment. You can create queries by using the
Unknown Computer object type; however, you must write out the query in WQL.
A valid query includes the following elements:
■
A unique query name that identifies the query
■
Object type
■
Attribute class
■
Attribute
When you create a query, the only requirement is that you specify a unique name for your
query. The object type is set to the System Resource object type by default, and all attribute