Creating a new target

When you create a new target, it is always empty and it is always created in the parent folder by default.
If you want to modify a target in the
System
folder, you need to clone the target first.
You can create target from any filter using the right-click menu.
The targets that were created in the older version of the Console views can be shown as incompatible targets, so that you cannot modify them in the new interface. Also, the target can be shown as incompatible, if the user has no access to some filters, organizational groups or resources that are used in this target. To edit such a target, in the content pane, click the
Incompatible Target
link. A legacy user interface opens, and you can edit the target there.
  1. To create a new target
  2. In the Symantec Management Console, on the
    Manage
    menu, click
    Computers
    .
  3. In the navigation pane, expand the
    Targets
    section, and then do one of the following:
    • In the
      Targets
      tree, right-click, and then click
      New > Target
      .
      In the
      Target
      dialog box, type a name for the new target, and then click
      OK
      .
    • In the navigation pane, click a target, and then, in the content pane, click the
      New Target
      symbol.
    • In the
      Filters
      tree, right-click a filter, and then click
      Create Target from Filter
      .
      In the
      Create Target from Filter
      dialog box, type a name for the new target, and then click
      OK
      .
  4. (This step is available starting from IT Management Suite 8.5 RU2) In the content pane, on the right form the
    Search
    box, click the double arrows to expand the target details, and then click the
    Scoping:
    list link.
    When you create a new target, the scoping contains all roles to which current user account belongs.
    When you edit an existing target, the scoping contains the roles that are saved for this target previously.
    The scoping feature lets you prepare the targets and share them with the users with low-privileged roles. The targets only contain the resources that are accessible to the members of the selected roles.
    Only the user account that is member of all selected security roles has full access to the target. For example, if
    Level 1 Workers
    and
    Level 2 Workers
    roles are selected for scoping, the user account must be member of both roles to edit the target. If the user account is not a member of all roles selected for scoping, the target is read-only and a lock icon is displayed. In this case, you can save it as a new target and then modify it and apply it to policies and tasks.
  5. (This step is available starting from IT Management Suite 8.5 RU2) In the
    Select scoping roles
    dialog box, under
    Available resources
    , select the security role(s) that you want to add to the target scoping. Click the arrow to move the roles to the
    Selected resources
    section, and then click
    OK
    .
  6. In the content pane, click
    Add Include/Exclude
    .
  7. In the
    Add Include/Exclude
    drop-down list, click
    Include
    to add a parameter, and then, in the drop-down list that appears on the right, click one of the following:
    The criteria are evaluated in the same order as they appear on the page.
    The first criterion must always be
    Include
    .
  8. (Optional) You can include as many additional parameters as necessary. You can include the following additional parameters:
    • Include Only
      Lets you view intersecting values of several filters.
    • Exclude
      Lets you exclude a computer from the target.
  9. To save the target, do one of the following:
    • Click the
      Save Target
      symbol.
    • Click the
      Save Target As
      symbol, and then, in the
      Save Target
      dialog box, type the name of the new target, choose the folder to save the target to, and click
      OK
      .
After you have created a target, in the content pane, you see a dynamic list of computers based on the target criteria that you have added.