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Configure User Template Inventory

You can configure the User Template inventory module or any other user-defined module to specify the attributes you want to collect and configure when to prompt the user for input.

To configure the User Template inventory module

1. Navigate to Collection Modules, Inventory Template Modules.

   The existing templates in the domain are displayed.

2. Right-click the User Template module and click Properties.

   The Properties for User Template dialog appears.

3. Click Template Editor.

   The Template Editor dialog appears displaying the attributes being collected in a tree structure.

   Note: Once the values for these attributes are collected, the tree structure is replicated under the Inventory, Additional folder of the user.

4. Select any attribute and click Edit attribute.

   The Edit attribute dialog appears.

5. Select Prompt End User or Prompt End User and Force Answer in the Access field and click OK.
6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for the attributes you want to prompt for value.

   When the agent runs next time it prompts the user for input.

Note: For more information about creating, viewing and modifying the template modules, see the Asset Management section of the DSM Explorer Help.