Using Scope Actions

The Scope Action feature is integrated into the Goverlan Management Console. To access it, click on the Scope Action icon in the Goverlan Main Feature Selector.

The Scope Action view displays information about the currently configured Scope Action objects. You can configure the list view to display the Scope Action objects in any of the following modes: Large Icons, Small Icons, List, Details. To switch from one mode to the other, right click within the view and use the View menu.

The Details view provides the most information by use of columns. It provides the following options:

Right click on a column header to hide or show information columns.
Click on any column to sort the scope action object by the column type.

Scope Actions Icons

The scope action view displays items with the following icons:

	Add New Double click on this item to start the Scope Action Creation Wizard.
	Scope Action Object Scope action object which is not scheduled.
	Scope Action Object Scheduled Scope action object which is scheduled.
	Scope Action Object Scheduled Disabled Scope action object which is scheduled. However, the schedule has either been disabled or has not been properly configured to run.

Additionally, the scope action icon is color coded based on the object type it corresponds to:


Computer Scope Action	User Scope Action	Group Scope Action

Where are Scope Actions stored?

A scope action object produces three files:

A Scope Action Definition file (.gsa) is stored in the Application Data Directory as defined in Options.
To quickly access this directory, right-click within the Scope Action view and select Open Definition Directory.
A scope action execution log file is stored in the Application Output Data directory as defined in Options. This file is generated after the execution of the scope action object.
To quickly access this directory, right-click on a previously executed Scope Action and select Open Log Directory.
A scope action report output file is stored in the Application Output Data directory as defined in Options. This file is generated only if the scope action includes one or more report actions.
To quickly access this directory, right-click on a previously executed Scope Action and select Open Report Directory.

Scope Actions Ribbon Bar

The scope action bar is only displayed when the Scope Action feature is selected. It provides quick access to many scope action functions.
To learn about a particular function, click on one of the images in the action bar below.

Using the Scope Action Feature

Scope action are very easy to use.

First, define a Scope Action Object.
See: Creating a New Scope Action
Second, either Run or Schedule the execution of a Scope Action Object.
See: Executing a Scope Action
Scheduling a Scope Action
Third, view the execution status to find out which nodes failed.
See: Viewing the results of a scope action
Finally, if the scope action is configured to report data, view the generated report.
See: Viewing a Report