Desktop Authority versions 8.x and above support the ability to harness the power of WMI querying capabilities. The Desktop Authority API Functions can be used in a definitions file to obtain information from the various Win32 classes. There are five major categories of Win32 classes and literally thousands of objects within each class.
Accessing Global Definitions via the Different Versions:
Version 8.x:
Global Options | User Management Options | Definitions | Global Definitions
Version 9.x and above:
Client Configuration| Global Options | User Management Options | Definitions
Client Configuration | Global Options | Computer Management Options | Definitions | Global definitions
Example 1: By running a simple one-line script in the Global Definitions file that contains the following code, the system serial number (service tag) that is stored in the system Bios can be obtained:
$SerNum = slWMIQuery("SerialNumber","Win32_Bios")[0]
Important Note: The Win32 Class object "SerialNumber" can be replaced with any other legitimate WMI object names to obtain a multitude of information.
Example 2: By running a simple one-line script in the Global Definitions file that contains the following code, the system manufacturer (Dell, Compaq, HP, etc...), can be obtained:
$Make = slWMIQuery("Manufacturer","Win32_ComputerSystem")[0]
