MMS Day Three : Sessions
SCCM 2007 Scripting and Console Extensions : Greg Ramsey
For those of us that live and die by the community written console extensions for SMS 2003, this session is a must. Where would we be without the ability to right - click on a collection or computer and force a hardware or software inventory, or restart CCM exec, or open the logs?
Off the bat, Greg makes a reference to the great MyItForum.com as the place to go for more info and downloads. I think the only session that MyItForum.com has not been mentioned is in the keynotes. I also noticed that Greg uses the great Crimson Editor for editing text / powershell / vbs. I switch back and forth between it and Notepad++. Both are great editors.
Greg has a clever way to pull the GUID out of the console XML file so that it shows up in the console. While not something you'd want to do in production every day, this would be perfect for a test environment where you write your customizations.
It doesn't take an expert level of understanding of XML to write customizations for the console, only an understanding of the syntax needed.
Some great info on Powershell and the SCCM extensions.
This slide deck will be one you'll want to keep handy.