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Setting the Client’s Data Reporting Policy
To speed up reporting and allow reporting from oine clients, Apple Remote Desktop
saves client system and le information. You can automate the collection of this
information by setting the data reporting policy, a schedule that determines how
often the client updates its system and le information for reports.
To set a client’s data reporting policy:
1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
3 Choose File > Get Info.
4 Select the Reporting tab and click the Edit button.
5 Choose the day or days, and time that the data collection should occur, and click Done.
If you have already made a default schedule, you can use it to automatically ll in
the appropriate information by clicking “Use default schedule.” For more information
about setting a default schedule, see “Creating a Template Data Reporting Policy” on
page 166.
6 Select which data types to upload: System data, File Search data, Application Usage
data, User Accounting data, or any combination.
7 Click Done.
Creating a Template Data Reporting Policy
To speed up client conguration for data reporting, you can set a default time and
frequency of report data collection. This template is applied to any computer or group
of computers that you want to use it and have never previously had a report policy set
on them. Afterwards, the settings can be customized on a per-computer or group basis.
To set the default data reporting policy template:
1 Choose Remote Desktop > Preferences.
2 Select Reporting.
3 Choose the day or days the data collection should occur.
4 Set the time at which the collection should occur.
5 Select which data types to upload: System data, File Search data, Application Usage
data, User Accounting data, or any combination.
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