Using Computer Collections

This feature is currently available only to our Privilege Control for Servers (PCS) customers participating in a private preview. If you'd like to be among the first to try this feature, ask our support or account team for details about participating.

Privilege Control for Servers (PCS) customers can save their computer inventory queries as Computer Collections for future reuse. You can build a collection focused on what matters most to your role in your organization, and track statuses over time.

Computer Collections are not just a way to save you from recreating the same queries every day. They can also be used to apply policies to subsets of your computer inventory.

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

Creating a New Computer Collection

  1. From the left navigation menu, click Inventory, then select Computers.

  2. On the Computers page, 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 on the Custom Collections tab.

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. To modify a computer collection, click the three dots at the right end of the collection row and click Edit. The collection page will open.

  2. On the collection page, edit the query terms as desired.

  3. When you have updated the query, you will be prompted to save your changes.

Deleting a Computer Collection

  1. To delete a computer collection, click the three dots at the right end of the collection row and click Delete from the pop-up menu.

  2. In the confirmation dialog, click Yes, Delete Collection.

Duplicating a Computer Collection

Duplicating a computer collection allows users to save a new copy of a pre-existing query, which they can then use as a baseline for a new collection. To duplicate, click the three dots at the right end of the collection row and click Duplicate from the pop-up menu. From here, a new page will open, and you can save the query with a new name and description.

For related content, see Building Collections.