Using Computer Collections

Privilege Control for Servers (PCS) customers can save their Computers inventory queries as Computer Collections for future reuse. This provides better organization and management of assets. By using Computer Collections, you can:

  • Avoid recreating the same queries daily

  • Apply policies to specific subsets of your computer inventory

Computer Collections are automatically updated every day through Discovery and can also be updated on demand.

For information about PCS, see Using Privilege Control for Servers.

Creating a New Computer Collection

  1. Open the Computers inventory page (use the Search bar to find it).

  2. Click Show Query Builder.

  3. Enter your query terms. Results appear automatically on the page.

  4. Click Save as Collection.

  5. Enter a Collection name and Description.

  6. Click Save.

    The Collections page opens, displaying your new collection in the list.

To check the details of your new collection, click any empty space in the collection’s row. A panel opens to the right displaying the details.

Modifying a Computer Collection

  1. Open the Collections page (use the Search bar to find it).

  2. Select the collection you want to modify.

    The collection's detail page is displayed.

  3. To modify the name or description:

    1. Select the Overview tab.

    2. Click Edit.

    3. When finished, click Save.

  4. To modify the query that determines which assets are in the collection:

    1. Select the Assets tab.

    2. Use the query builder to change the query.

    3. When finished, click Save.

      If you need to discard your changes, click Reset.

  5. (For private preview customers only) To modify the user permissions assigned to the collection, select the Permissions tab. See Using Computer Collections.

Deleting a Computer Collection

To delete a Computer Collection, you must have the Manage All Collections permission.

  1. Open the Collections page (use the Search bar to find it).

  2. Hover over the name of the collection you want to delete, and click the three dots to open the context menu.

    Alternatively, you can click any empty space in the collection’s row to open the preview panel.

  3. Click Delete.

    A confirmation dialog is displayed.

  4. Confirm the deletion.