Custom Tool Window

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This window allows for the editing of Custom Tools.

Title

The name of the custom tool as it will appear in the Tools menu.

Command Line

The command to run. This command will be run as though run from the Windows command line. It can include environment variables (such as %ProgramFiles% or %SystemRoot%). In addition to the normal environment variables PDQ Inventory will provide some others for the particular computer the command is being run for.

Note The command runs on the local computer, not on the target.

Variable	Description
%Target%	The name of the computer.
%TargetHostName%	The full domain name of the computer.
%TargetIPAddress%	The IP address of the computer.
%TargetMACAddress	The MAC address of the computer.
%TargetSerialNumber%	The serial number of the computer, if available.
%TargetOSName%	The name of the computer's operating system.

Shortcut

A Keyboard shortcut to use for the tool. This shortcut should not conflict with any other's in the application or it will not work properly.

The shortcut takes the form of Modifier+Key. The valid modifiers are Shift, Ctrl, and Alt. Shift cannot be used by itself. Examples include:

•Ctrl+Q

•Ctrl+Shift+8

•Shift+Alt+B

System Tool

When checked the tool will run from anywhere within the program without needing a computer to be selected. The tool will still receive the above environment variables when a computer is selected.