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07/27/2015

Prerequisites for Collections in Configuration Manager

Updated: May 14, 2015

Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1

Collections in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager contain only dependencies within the product.

Configuration Manager Dependencies

Dependency	More information
Reporting services point	The reporting services point site system role must be installed before you can run reports for collections. For more information, see Reporting in Configuration Manager.
Specific security permissions must have been granted to manage collections	You must have the following security permissions to manage compliance settings: To create and manage collections: Create, Delete, Modify, Modify Folder, Move Object, Read and Read Resource for the Collection Object. To manage collection settings: Modify Collection Setting for the Collection Object. Note The Modify Folder permission is required for all collection folders, including the root folder.

Reporting services point

The reporting services point site system role must be installed before you can run reports for collections. For more information, see Reporting in Configuration Manager.

Specific security permissions must have been granted to manage collections

You must have the following security permissions to manage compliance settings:

To create and manage collections: Create, Delete, Modify, Modify Folder, Move Object, Read and Read Resource for the Collection Object.
To manage collection settings: Modify Collection Setting for the Collection Object.

Note

The Modify Folder permission is required for all collection folders, including the root folder.

Prerequisites for Collections in Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager Dependencies

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