View and Manage Procedures
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Click 'Assets' > 'Configuration Templates' > 'Procedures'
There are two categories of procedure:
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'Predefined Procedures- two types: 'Script' and 'Patch' procedures.
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Xcitium does not support patch procedures for MAC devices, and there are currently no predefined procedures for MAC. You can only create custom procedures.
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'My Procedures' - custom procedures that you create.
You cannot edit a predefined procedure, but you can clone one and modify it to create a custom procedure. See Create a Custom Procedure for help with this.
The predefined procedures folder has multiple sub-folders with scripts for various task areas. For example, the 'Patch Deployment' sub-folder has procedures to install updates on Windows OS devices. Click here to view a full list of sub-categories.
Column Heading |
Description |
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OS |
The operating system for which the procedure was designed. |
Procedure Name |
The procedure label.
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Type |
Whether the procedure is a custom or a predefined procedure. |
Status |
The current status of the procedure. Possible statuses are:
Custom procedures must be approved by an admin before you can deploy them. |
Content Type |
States whether the procedure is script procedure or a patch procedure. |
Created by |
The administrator who created the custom procedure.
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Created On |
Date and time the procedure was created. |
Last Modified By |
The admin who most recently edited the procedure. |
Updated On |
Date and time the procedure was last edited. |
Controls |
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Create |
Configure a new script or patch procedure. See 'Create a Custom Procedure' for help with this. |
Import / Export / Clone |
Import a saved procedure, export and save a procedure, or clone an existing procedure. Cloned procedures can be modified to create a new, custom procedure. See 'Import / Export / Clone Procedure' for more details. |
Run |
Execute a procedure on target devices. See 'Apply Procedures to Devices' for more details. |
Delete Procedure |
Remove procedures from Xcitium . Use the check-boxes to select the procedures. |
Export |
Save the list of currently displayed procedures as a comma separated values (CSV) file. The exported .csv is available at 'Dashboard' > 'Reports' See Export the List of Procedures for more details. |
Sub-categories of 'Predefined Procedures':
Xcitium currently has predefined procedures for Windows devices only.
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Click 'Assets' > 'Configuration Templates' > 'Predefined Procedures'
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Click the 'Predefined Procedures' folder
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Open a category folder to view related procedures
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Procedures are shown on the right:
The following table lists all predefined categories and procedures:
Category |
Procedures |
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Application |
Scripts to run tasks on Xcitium and 3rd party applications. Examples include install/uninstall applications, kill running applications, get details on running applications/processes/servers + many other useful scripts. |
Xcitium Integration |
Scripts to ensure your Xcitium environment runs smoothly. Examples include generate a patch report, run a backup operation, and restart the communication client. |
File Operations |
Copy, move/delete files/folders, find and remove duplicate files, compress/decompress folders, clean up temporary/downloaded files, and more. |
Monitors |
Scripts to generate alerts or run specific tasks if a condition is met. For example, 'Alert me if someone connects a USB drive to the system'. These can be used in the monitor settings of a Windows profile. See Add Custom Monitoring Conditions for more details. |
Network |
Scripts to run tasks on, or get information about, your network. For example, view TCP/IP settings, save/restore network configurations, clear DNS cache and more |
Patch Deployment |
Installation and update of OS patches of different categories. |
Reports |
Contains procedures for obtaining various system logs. |
System |
Reboot devices, create restore point, enable/disable USB ports, mapping network drives, running disk defragmentation, fixing disk errors and more. |
Task Scheduler |
Create new tasks and schedule them, run tasks and more. |
User Accounts |
Add/remove domain user to a group, enable/disable user access control (UAC), get UAC status and more. |
Any predefined procedure can be cloned and edited to create a custom procedure. See the following sections for more details.
View 'My Procedures':
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Click 'Assets' > 'Configuration Templates' > 'Procedures'. Expand the 'My Procedures' folder. Each folder can have sub-folders to contain procedures under specific categories.
Add a sub folder to the My Procedures folder:
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Place your mouse on the 'My Procedures' folder and click '+' beside it
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Enter a name for the sub-folder to be created in the 'Add Folder' dialog and click 'Add'
The sub-folder will be created and shown under 'My Procedures'.
You can also add sub-folders of a
sub-folder. Once sub folders are created, you can create new
procedures inside them or import/clone predefined procedures.
See the following sections for more details about:
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Click 'Assets' > 'Configuration Templates' > 'Procedures'.
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Click 'My Procedures' or 'Predefined Procedures'.
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Click the 'Export' button then choose 'Export to CSV':
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The CSV file will be available in 'Dashboard' > 'Reports'
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See Reports in The Dashboards for more details.