SCCM Right Click Tools

 This is version 1.1 of the SCCM Right Click Tools.  It will check for the installation of the SCCM admin console and if it does not find it the installation will exit.

Special thanks Ken Delikta he is the man behind the curtain, and also thanks to John Marcum for the changes he made to my original tool.

 

Version 1 includes: (This tool will not work with SMS 2003)
1.       Most of the tools that were included in the original SMS Console Additions V1.4  (thanks to those guys)
2.
       The ability to see the computer details and security compliance web reports for a single client inside collections
3.
       A separate drill down for client logs as well as security update client logs.
4.
       The ability to check the status of an advertisement with a right click from that advertisementIn order to get the client and the advertisement web reports to work you must perform the following. Version 1.2 adds

 1.       Fixed the right click tools on the “collections” that didn’t open a CMD window when running. Also fixed the echo so the results now show up in a command window

Version 1.3 adds


1.       Will detect the version of the tool installed so re-installation of unnecessary files does not occur when new versions are released
2
.       Now has an entry in Add Remove Programs which enables un-installation of the program

 

 Version 1.4 (4/9/2008)
  1. No more hard coding of your site code to get scripts and reports to run correctly
  2. Detects and uninstalls any previous versions of the tool.
  3. Right click tool added to the software updates node, but it only works if there is a update list with patches deployed. 
  4. Prefixed each tool with your SCCM site code for easier recognition
  5. Right click ability on each advertisement that will display three web reports
  6. Added a prompt to see the CCMsetup.log on the SCCM Client install
  7. Fixed the Client Action for User Policy Evaluation and Update
  8. Added all the client actions from the control panel including the Security Updates Scan and Security Updates Deployment Evaluation
 Version 1.5 (5/21/2008)
  1. Added an extension to the client tools that will tell you what collection a user or system belongs to. Thanks to Matthew Hudson
  2. Added a web report to show all the advertisements for a certain system.
Version 1.6 (5/30/2008)
  1. CCM and CCMSetup directories now work properly.
Version 1.7 (6/17/2008)
  1. Added the Software Updates Scan Cycle to the Collection root so it runs not just on one client but a whole collection.  Requested by a member from the forum community.
http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/rhouchins/0613ConfigMgrTools.zip

Published Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:52 PM by rhouchins

Comments

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Monday, April 14, 2008 9:37 AM by bremeski

I don't see where to download these tools. Please direct me to the download. Thanks you.

# SCCM Custom Tools Available Again....

Monday, May 05, 2008 4:46 PM by Brian S. Tucker

I don't know what the issue was, but a gentleman by the name of Rick Houchins had a blog on the site

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Thursday, May 22, 2008 12:56 PM by scarneol

Is anyone working on a Wake-On-LAN Right Click Tool for SCCM? The WOL product from IE had Tools for the SMS 2003 Console to manually wake up individual computers and/or Collections but now that SCCM has WOL features built-in, I would have thought Microsoft would have included a similar Console Tool to manually wake up a Computer or Collection of computers.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Monday, May 26, 2008 10:41 AM by chiners_68

Hi Rick,

 nice tool.

couple of questions though.

1. When you right click a machine (SITE) Client Tools/Computer managment. Should it not connect to that machine..? Only seems to launch Computer managment but dosent connect to the computer managment of the remote PC.

Is there an easy way of removing some of the tools/logs/Actions listed on the right click for my admins who i wouldnt want to see all the options..?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:44 AM by chiners_68

Link to download pack latest pack is to myitforum.com/.../0521ConfigMgrTools.zip which was previous version & does no longer work.

If you copy the url instead of clicking on it it works as its to myitforum.com/.../0527ConfigMgrTools.zip

clickable link needs pointing to 0527 not 0521

regards

Mark.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:48 AM by rhouchins

Link fixed

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Thursday, May 29, 2008 5:48 AM by chiners_68

Hi Rick,

Is there an way I can remove some of the listed tools/logs/Actions on the right click options so I can deploy only the desired options to my Techies..?

# SCCM Right Click Tools updated to Version 1.7

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:43 PM by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

Requested by a myITforum’er, version 1.7 adds the Software Updates Scan Cycle to the Collection root

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# Force clients to check-in for advertisements

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:19 AM by Chris Stauffer at myITForum.com

Always good material on the email list to blog on :-) There are 2 ways to force the client to retrieve

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Friday, August 22, 2008 1:20 PM by vbarnhart

The function of bringing up the web reports for a client appears to assume the reporting point site system in on the primary site server itself.  If this is indeed the case, any chance of a quick fix I can make on this end to have the links point to the actual reporting server?

Regards,

Vance

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:07 AM by kingskawn

Hi there Rick. Do you have a manual that explains every option?

Thanks

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Tuesday, September 02, 2008 5:02 AM by Kezza

Hi Rick,

Do you have an estimated date for your next update?

Can you also verify exactly what the options are for installation?  Our management points are used by many support staff connecting to many different site databases.  If they select a particular site code and server name during install, will this affect the other users of the management point?  Or will they be able to set their own site codes and server names?

Thanks,

Kezza

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