Your network contains a System center 2012 Configuration Manager environment.
You are creating a configuration item that contains application settings for Microsoft Office 2010.
You need to detect whether Office 2010 is installed before validating the configuration item.
What should you do?
A.
Create a report to display all installed software.
B.
Enable Use a custom script to detect this application.
C.
Create a direct membership collection.
D.
Create an automatic deployment rule.
Explanation:
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Introduction to Compliance Settings in Configuration ManagerCompliance settings in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager provides a unified interface and
user experience that lets you manage the configuration and compliance of servers, laptops, desktop
computers, and mobile devices in your organization. Compliance settings contains tools to help you
assess the compliance of users and client devices for many configurations, such as whether the
correct Windows operating system versions are installed and configured appropriately, whether all
required applications are installed and configured correctly, whether optional applications are
configured appropriately, and whether prohibited applications are installed. Additionally, you can
check for compliance with software updates, security settings, and mobile devices. Configuration
item settings of the type Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), registry, script, and all
mobile device settings in Configuration Manager let you automatically remediate noncompliant
settings when they are found.
Compliance is evaluated by defining a configuration baseline that contains the configuration items
that you want to evaluate and settings and rules that describe the level of compliance you must
have. You can import this configuration data from the web in Microsoft System Center Configuration
Manager Configuration Packs as best practices that are defined by Microsoft and other vendors, in
Configuration Manager, and that you then import into Configuration Manager. Or, an administrative
user can create new configuration items and configuration baselines.
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How to Create Windows Configuration Items for Compliance Settings in Configuration Manager
Create configuration items in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager to define configurations
that you want to manage and assess for compliance on devices.
There are different types of configuration items:
Application configuration item
Used to determine compliance for an application. This can include whether the application is
installed and details about its configuration.
Operating system configuration item
Used to determine compliance for settings that relate to the operating system and its configuration.
Software updates configuration item Automatically created when you download software updates
with Configuration Manager.
You do not create or see these configuration items in the Compliance Settings node, but you can
select them when you define configuration baselines.
General configuration item Used to determine compliance for mobile devices.
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Steps to Create a New Configuration Item for Client Computers
Use the following required steps to create a configuration item by using the Create Configuration
Item Wizard:
Step 1: Start the Create Configuration Item Wizard.
Step 2: Provide general information about the configuration item.
Step 3: Provide detection method information for the configuration item.
Step 4: Configure settings for the configuration item.
Step 5: Configure compliance rules for the configuration item.
Step 6: Specify supported platforms for the configuration item.
Step 7: Complete the wizard.
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Step 3: Provide Detection Method Information for the Configuration Item
Use this procedure to provide detection method information for the configuration item.
Note: Applies only if you selected This configuration item contains application settings on the
General page of the wizard.A detection method in Configuration Manager contains rules that are used to detect whether an
application is installed on a computer. This detection occurs before the configuration item is
assessed for compliance. To detect whether an application is installed, you can detect the presence
of a Windows Installer file for the application, use a custom script, or select Always assume
application is installed to assess the configuration item for compliance regardless of whether the
application is installed.