Apple Remote Desktop - Setting the Client’s Data Reporting Policy; Creating a Template Data Reporting Policy

Setting the Client’s Data Reporting Policy
To speed up reporting and allow reporting from oine clients, Apple Remote Desktop
saves client system and le information. You can automate the collection of this
information by setting the data reporting policy, a schedule that determines how
often the client updates its system and le information for reports.
To set a client’s data reporting policy:
1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
3 Choose File > Get Info.
4 Select the Reporting tab and click the Edit button.
5 Choose the day or days, and time that the data collection should occur, and click Done.
If you have already made a default schedule, you can use it to automatically ll in
the appropriate information by clicking “Use default schedule.” For more information
about setting a default schedule, see “Creating a Template Data Reporting Policy” on
page 166.
6 Select which data types to upload: System data, File Search data, Application Usage
data, User Accounting data, or any combination.
7 Click Done.
Creating a Template Data Reporting Policy
To speed up client conguration for data reporting, you can set a default time and
frequency of report data collection. This template is applied to any computer or group
of computers that you want to use it and have never previously had a report policy set
on them. Afterwards, the settings can be customized on a per-computer or group basis.
To set the default data reporting policy template:
1 Choose Remote Desktop > Preferences.
2 Select Reporting.
3 Choose the day or days the data collection should occur.
4 Set the time at which the collection should occur.
5 Select which data types to upload: System data, File Search data, Application Usage
data, User Accounting data, or any combination.
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