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Software Policy Properties: Evaluation

With this dialog you provide the evaluation method for the software policy.

Scheduled evaluation

If you select scheduled evaluation, you can set, and change, the Activation time, Evaluation period and CCS calendar.

The evaluation schedule enables automatic evaluation of the query and/or the policy for the current computer group. The evaluation of the group is performed in the background on the manager.

Activation time

Specifies when the next evaluation will take place.

Activation time is relative to the Enterprise Manager time

See job options.

Update every ... hours

The minimum period, in hours, that must elapse between two successive evaluations.

The CCS calendar controls the times when scheduled evaluation is allowed. When the calendar is off, no evaluation will take place.

CCS calendar

The calendar you select controls the times when scheduled evaluation is allowed. If the calendar is off, no evaluation will take place. If no calendar entry is set, evaluation is done according to the Update periodically setting.

Ad-hoc target evaluation

Ad-hoc target evaluation is triggered when agents contact the manager to report inventory.

Evaluation of the reporting targets is performed as a background task.

If you mark the check box "Enable ad-hoc target evaluation for the group", you have to select one of the two alternative ways of ad-hoc target evaluation:

More Information:

Jobs Tab

Software Policy Properties: Automation Tab

Software Policy Properties: Software Policy