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Fileset Scripts Overview
FileWave can run scripts at seven stages of Fileset deployment, called activation states: Requirements Preflight Activation Postflight Verification Pre-Uninstallation Post-Uninstallation In FileWave Admin, open the Filesets view, select the Fileset you want ...
General Fileset workflow
Distributing content with FileWave follows a basic workflow that can expand as needed. Related articles cover each area in more detail. The basic workflow runs as follows: Select Fileset type – you choose the type of content (files / folders / profiles / scri...
FileWave Fileset Types
Filesets in FileWave are content that you want to distribute. They can take several forms, and this article explains the major Fileset types available in FileWave Central. To make a new Fileset in Central, click New Fileset in the toolbar while viewing the Fil...
Fileset Groups
You can arrange Filesets into Groups for easier deployment workflows. Fileset Groups can be nested into other Fileset Groups, much like Client Groups. Once a Fileset Group is created by clicking the New Fileset Group button, existing Filesets may be dragged an...
Advanced Fileset Editing - Contents, Properties, Settings, and Dependencies
While you can create a Fileset and associate it with a Client without doing any additional steps. However, your ability to customize the Fileset contents, specify its properties, and alter its settings gives you a tremendous amount of flexibility in your deplo...
Fileset Tools
Fileset Tools are quick actions for common Fileset management tasks: duplicate a Fileset, generate a Fileset report, review or create associations when Associations are visible, create or add to Deployments, rename, comment, delete, move, open properties, or s...
Fileset Reports
When you select a Fileset, Filesets, or Fileset Group, you can select the Report toolbar button to see the status of the selected item(s). The report will show the Clients that have been associated with the Fileset, the version of the Fileset that is presen...
Using Associations with Filesets
The Associations pane is the primary location where you connect your Filesets to your Clients. The window has three primary sections: The link between a Fileset and a Client, or client Group, is called an Association. In order to distribute the contents of ...
Manual Licenses
You can manage software licenses manually by creating an inventory query. Select New License from the toolbar, give the license a name, and set the license expression to track either an application or a font. Build the inventory search for the item you want to...
Font Licenses
Many institutions or departments have purchased commercial fonts for use in their design, graphics, or marketing Groups. FileWave provides you with the ability to track and manage the use of license fonts. The workflow for setting up a font license is roughly ...
Creating Licenses from Filesets
Since the FileWave Client can deep scan your Client systems, it can find any file that meets the criteria you wish to be aware of. This functionality also exists in the primary Inventory pane in FileWave Admin; but the License Management section allows you to ...
Working with iOS Inventory
The iOS Inventory pane exists for you to have instant access to the attributes of your iOS devices. Unlike the normal Inventory pane, the iOS Inventory behaves more like a dashboard view of your iOS devices. The iOS Inventory view is a read-only list of att...
Generating scheduled reports
Being able to look at the various queries while logged in to the FileWave Admin is one thing. Being able to have the results of a query automatically sent to your or someone else's email inbox at the same time every week is much better. FileWave supports creat...
Using Queries to create Smart Groups
Outside of creating queries for informational purposes, FileWave can help you create powerful, dynamic Smart Groups. The concept behind a Smart Group is to gather clients together who meet certain criteria. That would be, for example, all of the devices residi...
Creating and Editing a query
This will discuss how to create and edit a query. When you create a new query, you start by giving it a name and choosing a starting criteria - in this case, we want to have all of our clients report back if they have an application containing the name "ch...
Add FileWave Custom Inventory fields remotely using a Fileset
Description Although these forms of Custom Field may still be used, since FileWave 12.7 additional new methods of Custom Fields have been introduced. The newer form allow for backward compatibility to these older Custom Fields, but provide much greater flexi...
FileWave Central Inventory Toolbar
The Inventory toolbar consists of six simple tools plus the Delete item: New Query – Creates a new blank query New Group – Creates a new query Group to contain queries specific to any criteria you choose Edit Query – Opens the designated query for alter...
Configuring Inventory preferences
The Inventory tab in FileWave Central Admin Preferences controls inventory polling for Apple MDM-enrolled devices, Smart Group refresh timing, LDAP Custom Field cleanup behavior, and IDP Custom Field synchronization. These settings affect how fresh inventory-b...