Using User targets instead of Computer targets

Products

• IT Management Suite

Issue/Introduction

In some instances, targeting Users instead of Computers is needed. 

For example, targeting User groups instead of Computers for a job or policy so when that User, whatever computer is being used, that showed where they last logged in will be pushed to. This will just be used on specific group where each User only logs in to the same computer.

Environment

ITMS 8.x

Resolution

Currently ITMS supports the use of User-based targets. Some of the scenarios where these type of targets may work or some that don't work are specified below:

• "MD policies" when target contains only "Users" not "Computers". The policy arrives only to these computers which "Primary Users" are in resource target. For example:

NOTE: You can't use currently logged-in-users on computers as "Resource Target", so only "Primary Users" will be involved for 'resource target' at least for Manged Delivery policies in SMP Console:

• "Quick Delivery" tasks do not work for targeted "Users" resources
• "Workspaces" for Time-Critical Management console. In this case, if there is a "Resource Target" based on "All Users" filter, then it is not possible to deploy software or run task for such target because by design it works only with "Computer" resources: