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Tree and Page Icons

The tree contains all the default and custom collections, reports, and custom report folders in your PDQ Inventory system.

Select an item in the tree to display its details in the page view on the right. You can organize the tree by moving folders or creating custom folders for reports.

General Tree and Page Icons

The following table explains each general element in the tree.

Page

Icon

Description

Welcome to PDQ Inventory

Includes links to get you started with PDQ Inventory, to help and documentation resources, and to follow PDQ.com on social networking.

All Computers

Lists all computers added to your database.

Auto Reports

Displays the list of auto reports. Auto reports are custom reports you can create that run and send email inventory reports on defined schedules. (Enterprise mode required.)

Collection Library

Displays sets of prebuilt collections for many popular applications and runtimes. These collections are constantly and automatically updated and maintained by PDQ.com. (Enterprise mode required.)

 

Dynamic Collection
(from Collection Library)

Built-in dynamic collections in the Collection Library for popular applications and runtimes, such as Adobe Flash and Java. Select a collection to see its members on the Collection page. Double-click the collection name to view the filters.

Reports (Default Folder)

Displays the list of default and custom reports.

AD Domain
(from Active Directory)
 

Displays collections that mirror the structure of your Active Directory layout for those computers that are in your PDQ Inventory database. These collections are created after at least one Active Directory computer is added. This collection functions solely as a folder for the collections nested below it.

NOTE: With Active Directory Sync, members of this collection can be automatically added or removed by PDQ Inventory when changes are made in Active Directory (depends on Active Directory > Active Directory Sync > Delete Mode settings in Preferences). (Enterprise mode required.)

 

AD Organizational Units
(from Active Directory)

Collections populated by members of your AD Organizational Units (OUs) that are in your PDQ Inventory database.

NOTE: AD OUs will only appear if they contain computers that are in your PDQ Inventory database (either directly or in a child OU). OUs that do not contain computer objects will not be collected or displayed.

AD Security Groups
(from Active Directory)

Collections populated by members of your AD Security Groups that are in your PDQ Inventory database.(Enterprise Mode required.)

NOTE: Only Security Groups that contain computer objects, either directly or via inheritance, will be displayed in PDQ Inventory.

Dynamic Collections
(Default or Custom)

Dynamic collections that are populated dynamically by computers that match a set of collection filters. Select a collection to see its members on the Collection page. Double-click the collection name to view and edit the collection filters.

Static Collections

Static collections that are populated manually by adding or removing computers. Select a collection to see its members on the Collection page. Double-click the collection name to edit the members.

Folders
(Custom Report Folders)

Shows the reports in the selected folder. You can create custom folders for organizing reports, then drag and drop to move them.

See also:

Menu and Toolbar Icons

Computer Window Icons

Basic Report Window Icons

Schedule Icons

Print Preview Icons

Preferences Window Icons

Miscellaneous Icons

 

 

 

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