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Scan Profile Only for Specific Collection

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jstewart

Hi there,

I need to run a scan profile (file scanner) against a small group of computers on a daily basis so that I can get auto-reports (thanks BTW). The issue is that in order to have everything run smoothly (and put auto-reports to use), I need to set the scan profile on a schedule which unfortunately means that ALL computers have get scanned when only 2% require it.

As a feature request, can the scan profiles get a bit more granular to apply to all or selected collections?

Thanks,
Jeremy

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    jstewart

    To anyone looking for a workaround on this since it's not natively(and may not be) available in the UI, you can do this with the CLI and task manager.

    The following command will run a scan profile against a specific collection (adjust path accordingly, strings are kept in quotations):
    "c:\Program Files (x86)\Admin Arsenal\PDQ Inventory\pdqinventory.exe" scancollections -scanprofile "Your Profile" -Collections "Your Collection"

    I have this command set up in task manager to run before the day starts, and an auto-report chases it shortly after.

     

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    Josh Stephens

    The command line isn't working for me, it doesn't update the collection. Does it have to run while the interactive window is closed for all other login sessions or anything?

    This is something that would be a definite benefit to have in the UI.

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    jstewart

    I have mine running with elevated privileges. When run correctly in the command line, the output should show like this:

    Scan Profile: Custom Scan Profile
    Computers   : 10
                : COMPUTER1
                : COMPUTER2
                : COMPUTER3
                : COMPUTER4
                : COMPUTER5
                : COMPUTER6
                : COMPUTER7
                : COMPUTER8
                : COMPUTER9
                : COMPUTER10

    If the UI is open, you should also see the scan started.

     

     

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    Josh Stephens

    I had a mistake in the parameters of my scheduled task. All set now, thanks for the post and the follow ups.

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