Refresh Collection
Applies To: Opalis 6.3
The Refresh Collection object is used in a policy to initiate collection evaluation. It ensures that the membership of a collection is current before other tasks are performed on the collection or its members.
For the procedure to configure this object, see: Configuring the Refresh Collection Object
Properties and Published Data
The following tables list the properties and published data for this object.
Refresh Client Properties
| Element | Description | Valid Values | Look up |
|---|---|---|---|
Collection |
The name or ID of an existing collection When you use the browse feature to look up a collection name or enter a collection name manually or from published data, you must set the Collection Value Type property to Name or the action will fail. |
String |
Yes (for Collection Names) |
Collection Value Type |
Specifies whether the value in the Collection property is a collection name or a collection ID |
ID Name |
Yes |
Wait for Refresh Completion |
Specifies whether the workflow should pause and poll the status of the collection refresh until the collection refresh is complete |
True False |
Yes |
Polling Interval (seconds) |
The number of seconds to wait between polling attempts to determine refresh status |
Integer |
No |
Refresh Collection Published Data
| Element | Description | Value Type |
|---|---|---|
Collection |
The name or ID of an existing collection |
String |
Collection Value Type |
Specifies whether the value in the Collection property is a collection name or a collection ID. |
ID Name |
Connection |
Specifies the name of the connection to the Configuration Manager server |
String |
Polling Interval (seconds) |
Specifies whether the workflow should pause and poll the status of the collection refresh until the collection refresh is complete |
True False |
Wait for Refresh Completion |
The number of seconds to wait between polling attempts to determine the refresh status |
Integer |
Configuring the Refresh Collection Object
To configure the Refresh Collection object
From the Objects pane, drag a Refresh Collection object to the active policy.
Double-click the Refresh Collection object icon. The Properties dialog box opens.
Configuring the Details tab:
In the Connection section, click the ellipsis button (...), and then select the Configuration Manager server connection that you want to use for this object. Click OK.
In the Fields section, enter a value for each of the required properties. If the property is Lookup-enabled, you can click the ellipsis (…) button next to the text box to browse for a value.
You can also use published data to automatically populate the value of the property from the data output by a previous object in the workflow.
To use published data
Right-click the property value box, click Subscribe, and then click Published Data.
Click the Object drop-down box and select the object from which you want to obtain the data.
To view additional data elements common across the policy, select Show Common Published Data.
Click the published data element you want to use, and then click OK.
For a list of the data elements published by each object, see the Published Data tables in the object topic. For information about the Common Published Data items, see the "Policy Workflow Rules" chapter of the Opalis Integration Server Client User Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=205284).
For information about the settings on the General and Run Behavior tabs, see Common Configuration Instructions for all Objects.
Click Finish.
Other Objects
The Integration Pack for System Center Configuration Manager contains the following additional objects: