Inventorying asset information

This topic describes how to create a custom inventory query that targets asset information.

Complete the following steps:
  1. In the IBM® Director Console Groups pane, right-click Systems with Asset ID™; then, click Perform Inventory Collection. This procedure ensures that the IBM Director database contains the most recent Asset ID™ information.
  2. In the Tasks pane, right-click Inventory; then, click Create Custom Query.
  3. In the Inventory Query Builder window, in the Available Criteria pane, expand the following tree nodes:
    • Asset ID
    • Lease
    • Personalized Data
    • Serial Number
    • User Details
    • Warranty
  4. Click the fields that you want to query and click Add. The criteria are displayed in the Selected Criteria pane.
  5. Click File > Save.
  6. In the Save Query window, type a name for the query and click OK.
  7. Close the Inventory Query Builder window.
  8. Drag the Inventory task onto Systems with Asset ID.
  9. In the Available Queries pane, click the custom query that you created. The asset information is displayed in the Query Results pane.
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