The user asked about the ability to see which users are logged into Solve. A Friday Feature Request was suggested to accomplish this, and the Audit Log was suggested as an alternative. Additionally, the Edge User Productivity Report can be used to check, and Solve does not require users to be logged out in order for upgrades to be completed. The Audit Log will give insight to past usage of Solve.
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Reporting Related Training & Support Archives
Reporting training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
How to create a ControlUp Custom Dashboard focused on User Experience Metrics
Customers have asked for dashboard metrics related to user experience (such as Remote DX data) but the available metrics are limited to session level metrics or folder-level aggregated values. This has been noted and discussed with ControlUp, and users are waiting for updates. ControlUp Academy can be found at https://cuacademy.controlup.com/.
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Fixing an Issue with Outputting Scheduled Tasks Trigger Info
A user encountered an issue when running a script for pulling in a scheduled tasks trigger info. The output created an index that was empty and when clicked it showed a blank page. With the help of @member, they were able to create a script that would output details from the Trigger including StartBoundary, DaysOfWeek, WeeksInterval, DaysInterval, and NextRunTime. It was suggested that specific values may have been an issue with the output, but it was not concluded.
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Making Machine Names Clickable in Custom Reports in ControlUp Real-Tine DX
A custom report was requested to make the machine names clickable, where the Device IDs can be pulled up and added into the URL. Product Owner @member was challenged with getting the Device IDs via a script and adding it to the report. This feature request was met with enthusiasm and it was suggested to use the Device ID found in the Registry. https://tenant.sip.controlup.com/device/#DeviceID#
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Error: “No DNS entries exist for host” on ControlUp Console
A DNS error was reported on the Console and NSLookup was failing but the Agent status in the Monitor was fine. It was suggested to check the Data Sources tab in the Monitor to see when it first connected to the device, to see if there was an earlier time when there was a DNS entry. The issue was resolved later.
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How to create your own custom historical reports from ControlUp Solve?
The discussion between users and @member covers the upcoming addition to Solve of Automated Reports which can be scheduled daily/weekly/monthly according to user selectors and time frames. Reports could include for example data from Machine Trends combined with Session Activity. The feature is planned for upcoming Solve beta testing.
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How to use ControlUp Edge DX to create a report of installed BIOS versions of your devices?
A user asked about creating a report to display machine name, model, and BIOS versions, and was advised to use Edge scripting and SIP DATA tags to convert WMI objects to JSON. To make sure the data is current, they were also advised to overwrite the data each time, and to use their own index. Certifications were also recommended. The article at https://support.controlup.com/docs/edge-dx-scripting-guide#example-for-powershell was provided for reference. The user ultimately managed to create the desired report.
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Understanding the ControlUp “Logon Duration – Other” Setting
A user asked about the "Logon Duration - Other" metric and if there is a definition of user logon time that can be seen as comfortable. According to the responses, the metric is time that cannot be categorized into neat buckets and can be analyzed using the ControlUp script “Analyze Logon Durations”. In addition, Auditing should be enabled and Procon Mon can be used to look for more detailed information.
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How to show only devices that have Zoom installed and allow to push a custom script via ControlUp Edge DX?
The user asked how to identify which devices have Zoom installed so they can bulk select and push a custom script. It was suggested that they check the Installed Applications report on ControlUp Edge DX, and in the new Devices 2.0 dashboard they will be able to filter devices by installed application and then bulk select to push the custom script. The installed applications/versions are updated on the desktop daily but can be forced by deleting the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Avacee\SIP\ScriptLastRunTimes value.
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Investigating Unreachable ControlUp Agent VMs
This user asked for advice on the issue of VM's becoming unreachable due to Horizon Agent issues, experiencing freezing applications and an inability to console or access the machine once it has reached this state. Causes such as port exhaustion and DNS issues were discussed, as well as suggestions on how to access the system and application log files, and to generate an OS crash dump. It was also suggested to review reassess the configuration and consult other Horizon tech communities. ControlUp historical data and the support article https://support.controlup.com/ docs/controlup-agent-temporary-mode-and-how-to-change-it?highlight=IsTemporary#what-is-the-fix-for-this-problem were also included.
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