Due to a new documentation requirement for a technical process at work, I recently needed to generate a custom Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MEMCM, formerly known as SCCM) report for all of the detected software product codes on a given site server. What is a product code? According to Microsoft’s documentation for Windows Installer: I…
This post is a reflection on a unique use case from work that combines metadata from a business process with metadata from third-part system, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MEMCM), on a K2 SmartForm — how to display MEMCM/SCCM console folders on a K2 SmartForm using the tree control.
Out-of-the-box reporting in Config Manager (SCCM) can handle most reporting needs, but usability suffers when the application in question is deployed across the enterprise environment, and in various patch levels.
Earlier this week, I encountered what me and several colleagues thought was a fluke in SCCM 2012 application deployment — an “available” deployment to a user collection does not show in Software Center, whereas a “required” application deployment to a user collection will show in Software Center. Turns out, the available deployment is designed to…
