NOTE: Including all subgroups can potentially take much longer and cause much more network traffic, so it should be used only when appropriate.

If you schedule a task using a group, the task will apply to the devices in the group at the time the task starts. This makes it easy to redefine the devices used in regularly scheduled tasks without having to delete and create a scheduled task.

NOTE: The columns displayed on the Select devices page are defined in View > Preferences > Device Identification.

4.Click Next. The Confirm page is displayed.

5.Click Next. The Results page is displayed.

Click Details to view the types of data collection for that device. To expand the details for all devices, click Expand All. When done, click Close; the Results page is displayed again.

6.Click Done to display the Data Collection page.

7.Now you are ready to generate a report.

Other Ways to Apply a Data Collection Template

In the left navigation pane, right-click on Reports and select Apply data collection template.

In the All Devices list, right-clickReports and select Apply data collection template.

In the All Devices list, highlight the device and then in the lower portion of the page click the Reports tab. Then click Apply data collection template.

Edit a Data Collection Template

Steps for Editing a Data Collection Template

Other Ways to Edit a Data Collection Template

You can change the type of data collection for a specified template and you can change the template’s name.

Steps for Editing a Data Collection Template

1.Expand the Reports tree in the left navigation pane and then click Data Collection.

In the Data Collection - Common Tasks task module, select Edit data collection template. The Edit Data Collection Template wizard is started with the Select template page displayed.

2.Select a template and click Next. The Choose data collection type page is displayed.

3.To change the type of data collection for this template, check the type or types to include and uncheck those that should not be included. Then click Next. The Select collection time page is displayed.

4.Select the time zone and the time to start data collection. The click Next; the Specify name page is displayed.

NOTE: For more information about Data Collection offset hours, see Data Collection Custom Collection Time on page 211.

5.To change the name for this template, type the new name in Template name (or you can leave the name as it was). Then click Next. The Confirm page is displayed showing you the old settings and the new settings for this template.

6.Click Next. The Results page is displayed.

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