Users Guide

The static group is created and listed under the parent group in the left pane. The child groups are indented from its parent
group.
Create a Query device group
Query groups are dynamic groups whose devices are defined by matching some user-specified criteria. Devices in the group
change based on the result of devices that are discovered by using the query criteria. On the All Devices page (OpenManage
Enteprise > Devices), You can create query groups using the Create Query Group wizard.
NOTE: To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have necessary role-based user privileges and scope-
based operational access to the devices. See Role and scope-based access control in OpenManage Enterprise on page 15.
1. To activate the Create Query Group wizard, you can do one of the following:
● Under Custom Groups, either right click on Query Groups or click the three dots vertical menu next to the Query
Groups, and then click Create New Query Group.
● Click Group Actions > Create Custom Group > Query Group.
2. In the Create Query Group Wizard dialog box, enter a Name and Description(optional) for the group.
3. Click Next.
4. In the Query Criteria Selection dialog box, from the Select existing query to copy drop-down menu, select a query, and
then select the other filter criteria. See Select a query criteria on page 55.
5. Click Finish.
The query group is created and listed under the Query group section in the left pane.
Select a query criteria
Define filters while creating query criteria for:
● Generating customized reports. See Creating reports on page 134.
● Creating Query-based device groups under the CUSTOM GROUPS. See Create a Query device group on page 55.
Define the query criteria by using two options:
● Select existing query to copy: By default, OpenManage Enterprise provides a list of built-in query templates that you can
copy and build your own query criteria. A maximum of 6 criteria (filters) can be used while defining a query. To add filters,
you must select from the Select Type drop-down menu.
● Select type: Build a query criteria from scratch by using attributes listed in this drop-down menu. Items in the menu depend
on the devices monitored by OpenManage Enterprise. When a query type is selected, only appropriate operators such as
=, >, <, and null are displayed based on the query type. This method is recommended for defining query criteria in building
customized reports.
NOTE:
When evaluating a query with multiple conditions, the order of evaluation is same as SQL. To specify a particular
order for the evaluation of the conditions, add or remove parenthesis when defining the query.
NOTE: When selected, the filters of an existing query criteria is copied only virtually to build a new query criteria. The
default filters associated with an existing query criteria is not changed. The definition (filters) of a built-in query criteria is
used as a starting point for building a customized query criteria. For example:
1. Query1 is a built-in query criteria that has the following predefined filter: Task Enabled=Yes.
2. Copy the filter properties of Query1, create Query2, and then customize the query criteria by adding another filter: Task
Enabled=Yes AND (Task Type=Discovery).
3. Later, open Query1. Its filter criteria still remains as Task Enabled=Yes.
1. In the Query Criteria Selection dialog box, select from the drop-down menu based on whether you want to create a query
criteria for Query groups or for report generation.
2. Add or remove a filter by clicking the plus or dustbin symbol respectively.
3. Click Finish.
A query criteria is generated and saved in the list of existing queries. An audit log entry is made and displayed in the Audit
logs list. See Monitor audit logs on page 120.
Related information
Managing the device configuration compliance on page 104
Edit a configuration compliance baseline on page 108
Manage devices and device groups
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