Manage AutoInsert Rules

In the Manage AutoInsert Rules dialog you can view, edit and delete AutoInsert rules; you can also start the wizard you will use to create a new AutoInsert rule.

To manage AutoInsert rules, please proceed as follows:

  1. Select the root of the Organization Tree.
  2. Choose the task Manage AutoInsert Rules.

    This opens the AutoInsert Rule Management.
    The Computer and User tabs contain the available AutoInsert rules for computers and users, respectively.

  3. Select the AutoInsert rule you want to display, change or remove.
    Apart from the basic rule properties, please note the following specific properties:
    4. Entry Meaning

    Name

    Determines the unique name for the rule.

    Is active

    Determines whether the rule is applied or ignored during evaluation.
    If it is ignored, the evaluation will continue with the next rule.

    Evaluation order

    The evaluation order is a number that determines which rules will be checked for new computers or users in ascending order.
    If an (active) rule applies, the object will either be inserted or ignored, depending on the rule. Basically, the evaluation is finished, as soon as the first rule applies.

    The evaluation order of the individual rules for computers or users is determined by clicking or interactively moving the respective object. You cannot enter a number for the evaluation order or have the wizard enter one.

    If rule applies

    Determines how the evaluation order will be continued after a rule has been met. The value No further evaluation is the default setting for AutoInsert rules; it cannot be changed.

    This value ensures that only one rule applies, never more than one and never several rules at the same time.

    Import Source

    NetInstall: Computers or users which the DSM client automatically signs on to the DSMDB.

    OSD: Computers that are signed on to the DSMDB automatically because they have been reinstalled via DSM OS Deployment.

    Business Logic Server: Computers that are Business Logic Server in the DSM infrastructure.

    Any: All computers or users that are signed on automatically to the DSMDB, either via DSM client or OSD.

    Integration: All computers that log on automatically via the HEAT/ITSM integration interface.

    Container

    The domain or OU in the organization tree where the computer or user will be displayed automatically.

    Allow AutoInsert

    Determines whether a computer or user the rule applies to is actually inserted automatically or ignored.

    Import Filter

    Specifies the import criteria that can be edited with the LDAP Filter Editor.

    Operation Mode
    (only for computers)

    The operation mode to be automatically given to a computer which in the future appears for the first time in the selected domain or OU, i.e. active oder inactive
  4. Select Create New AutoInsert Rule to add a new AutoInsert rule.

    The wizard opens. With the wizard you can specify the criteria for the rule.
    See also: Create AutoInsert Rule
    When you are finished, the wizard adds the new rule to the existing rules.

  5. Right-click the rule to move it to the position where you want it to be in the evaluation order.
  6. Click Close to save your changes.

    This also closes the dialog.

    Policy instances for computers that are new in the organization tree (e.g. if they have been added with AutoInsert) are created automatically from existing policies. In this case, the installation order is determined according to the installation order of the policies.