ENGL Support

Overview

When a PC is built using the ENGL deployment process, information is stored in the Windows registry about the date on which the build was done, and which version of Imaging Toolkit was used. This information can be captured in ZCM Asset Inventory, and used in Inventory reporting.

Procedure

1. Adding Administrator-Defined Fields

   In order to store the build information in the ZENworks inventory, it is necessary to create Administrator-Defined Fields (ADFs)
   

   • Open ZENworks Control Center (ZCC) and navigate to Configuration and click the Asset Inventory tab
     
     
   • Click on Workstation under Administrator-Defined fields
     
     
   • Create a field called ENGL Build, data type integer, with a default value of 0 (workstations built using an ENGL deployment will have a value of 1)
     
     
   • Create a field called ENGL Build Date, data type character, size 10 (note the date is stored as text, in UK-format, i.e., dd/mm/yyyy regardless of the locale)
     
     
   • Create a field called ENGL Version, data type character, size 10
     
     

2. Capturing Data

   In order to populate the ADFs, the Collection Data Form needs to be configured.
   
   

   • Open ZENworks Control Center (ZCC) and navigate to Configuration > Collection Data Form
     
     
   • Find the ENGL fields on the page, and click on the link for each that is under the Autofill heading
     
     
   • Use the Registry Key entry, and specify the following values
     
     

     Administrator-Defined Field	Registry Key
     ENGL Build	HKLM\Software\ENGL\ImagingToolkit\ENGLBuild
     ENGL Build Date	HKLM\Software\ENGL\ImagingToolkit\BuildDate
     ENGL Version	HKLM\Software\ENGL\ImagingToolkit\Version

     
     for example
     
     
   • ZCM inventory must be configured to launch the Collection Data Form (this can be done as part of the normal inventory scan, or separately - see the ZCM 11 Documentation for more details)
     
     

3. Using the data in reports

   There are many ways of using the data, but here is a simple report that will show which machines have been built using Imaging Toolkit deployments, when they were last built, and what version of Imaging Toolkit was used:
   
   

   • Create an Inventory Custom report and add ENGL Build = 1 to the criteria, and select the desired fields
     
     

If you have any problems or questions about the steps in this TID please contact the ENGL support team