How to configure Enterprise Reporter to collect data that is not collected by default <p>The attributes and data that Enterprise Reporter collects by default can be extended to collect additional information</p><ol><li>Open the Configuration Manager</li><li>Under Discovery Management click Configuration</li><li>Click Manage attributes collected by Enterprise Reporter</li><li>Click Yes</li><li>To add additional Active Directory attributes:<br> - Click Extend under Active Directory<br> - Click the elipsis next to Domain and select the domain where the attributes you want to add reside<br> - Select the object Type<br> - Click Get Schema<br> - Select the attributes you want to add and click Apply</li><li>To add additional WMI Classes:<br> - Click Extend under Computer<br> - Click Add<br> - Select the classes and click Add</li><li>Once the additional attributes have been added the reports you want to use to return this data will need to be modified to include the additional fields</li></ol><p>Note: If you require assistance with customizing reports, <span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';font-size: 13px;">please post the request on the Enterprise Reporter Community:</span></p><p style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/windows-management/f/4804.aspx" target="_blank">http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/windows-management/enterprise-reporter-custom-reports/m/mediagallery/</a></p><p style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';font-size: 13px;">Please provide detailed specifics on what data you want returned in the report and how the report should look.</p>
Does ER have a report that is able to display the password policies for several domains ? ... No, currently ER doesn't have a report specifically designed for this purpose. ... A custom report can be created to display the password policies for users, but it will be limited if data from multiple domains is displayed.
In 2024, Microsoft announced they will be enforcing mandatory multifactor authentication (MFA) for all Azure sign-in attempts. ... The first phase of the enforcement in the second half of 2024 impacts sign-ins to the Azure portal and Microsoft Entra admin center applications.
Does ER have ability to scan the GPO's applied on server? ... No, ER does not have this ability to scan GPO's applied on particular server.
After applying new license the old license information is still being displayed and not updating correctly.
When you try to create a new discovery you may see a License Warning similar to the following: ... You are currently using a trial or expired license for at least one feature, which means you do not have full access to product updates and support.
How to configure an NTFS discovery to collect from computers that do not have any public shares (collect from hidden shares) <p>On the Scopes page for the option "For all computers resolved in the discovery, collect:" select "Folders on all volumes"</p><p>If you want the data in the report to show as \\servername\c$\folder then select the option "The network share" under "For this discovery, collect through:" If you want the data to show as C:\Folder, select the option "The administrative share"</p><p>Please note, the account used to run the discovery has to be a member of the local Administrator group on the target computers.</p>
When running a discovery it may fail with an error similar to the following: "Data storage error: An error occurred during the writing of the data to the database. ... The corruption can be caused by any number of reasons such as:</p>
There is one install for Enterprise Reporter which installs all the ER modules, however each module is licensed individually. ... The different modules, and how they are licensed, are: ... ER for Active Directory, licensed by the total number of enabled user objects in the domain
How do you run a report to return the members of the Local Administrators group on servers? <div>To report on any of the local groups a Computer Discovery has to be run against the computers you want to report on.
The reports show names of old computers that have not been on the network or no longer exist in the environment. ... How can these be removed from the database, so they no longer appear in the reports?
The 'Collect mailbox delegates' option is enabled in the Exchange Online discovery and fails with the following error: 'Get-RecipientPermission' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.
When running a Report schedule, the report file gets created correctly however the email has the following error: ... To view the reason for the failure, go the Schedule Explorer in the Report Manager, or contact your Reporter administrator.
This an uncommon situation and it could happen if a new DLL/patch was recently applied. ... Resolution: ... Look for the recently applied DLL/patch. ... Right-click on the file and select properties.
Some attributes from a foreign domain are not being collected or reported on in Enterprise Reporter.<br>The name may not be resolved and show as an SID in reports. ... This can happen when the Enterprise Reporter service cannot reach the foreign domain.
- The default port used for communication between the server and the consoles is 7738. ... This port is also used by the nodes to access the server. ... The port is configured during installation of the server, and is required in the connection dialog box for both the Configuration Manager and the Report Manager.
How to add an account to the Personal SharePoint Site Collection (OneDrive) Administrators for each OneDrive enabled user in a tenant via a script. ... To enable this function, the account used by Enterprise Reporter to enumerate Azure/O365 objects will need to be added to the Personal Site Collection for each OneDrive enabled user either manually or by script.
This solution contains the latest full build of Enterprise Reporter 3.5.1 (currently 3.5.1.11000). ... This Full Maintenance Release addresses the issues described in the Release Notes documentation, please review it to ensure the criteria are met before installing.
Exchange Discovery returns the error message "Unable to create EWS connection" Multiple items could cause the issue with the error message "Unable to create EWS connection". ... with the environment on Exchange.
A new purchase is not required, if the product has already been purchased then a new license can be sent for version 3.0. ... Please contact licensing to obtain a new license <a href="https://support.quest.com/contact-us/licensing" target="_blank">https://support.quest.com/contact-us/licensing</a></p>
To implement GDPR requirements, we need to clean up the database. ... Problem 1: Cleaning the database with a specific date leads to errors. ... The following settings are in use for the clean-up:
Does ER have ability to collectively manage shared reports, without each admin having to seize ownership first? ... Also wants to avoid editing and schedule alteration are blocked. ... This feature is not available in ER at the moment, but we have added an enhancement Request with ID/PBI: 527616 to be consider in future release of ER.
Does this patch impacts Enterprise Reporter if applied on the SQL servers? ... It has not been officially tested. ... However, our products are not affected by SQL CU updates, hotfix, or SP updates so long as your SQL Server version is listed under supported SQL servers from our system requirements.
The Active Directory discovery is taking a very long time to finish.
When opening the Enterprise Reporter Configuration Manager or Report Manager, over an RDP connection, the scaling is wrong. ... Trying to use the following KB to resolve the issue, some of the options are not supported in RDP:
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