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SCCM updates: User Experience - Reboot notifications
Here is the User experience for the update process as I understand it:
1. System tray balloon appears saying 'software changes are required'
2. System tray balloon appears saying 'downloading and installing software'
3. System tray balloon appears saying 'Restart required: Recently installed updates require your machine to be restarted'
4. *It is here I would like the larger temporary notification reboot window to appear but it doesn't.
5. Permanent notification reboot window appears and stays on the screen
I would like option 4 to be possible. Without this it seems quite easy for users to miss seeing the balloon…
1,891 votesstarted ·
AdminMark Silvey - ConfigMgr Product Team
(Admin, System Center Configuration Manager)
responded
Updating to started since this just shipped in the 1902 technical preview.
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Fix the Software Update Task Sequence (built-in TS patching during OSD)
How is this still a problem? Ask any MVP and they all agree: the built-in task sequence for patching during OSD doesn't work. It doesn't survive double reboots, it has a upper patch limit before it crashes ... it's basically garbage. I don't mind making golden images in MDT, but I shouldn't _have_ to ... and yet I do. I makes SCCM feel less like a singular solution.
1,836 votesToday we published a new article and related flowchart to provide some insight and guidance for using the Install Software Updates task sequence step.
Announcement
https://twitter.com/AaronCzechowski/status/1102647530339221504Link to document:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/osd/understand/install-software-updatesFlowchart at full size
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/osd/understand/media/ts-step-install-software-updates.svg -
Use SCCM to remote control multiple monitors
When using SCCM to remote control multiple monitors; allow the ability to select only one monitor to be remote controlled; vs. the option now of only stretching.
1,602 votesstarted ·AdminMark Silvey - ConfigMgr Product Team
(Admin, System Center Configuration Manager)
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Updating status to started since this just shipped in the 1902 technical preview.
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Include the Right Click tools kit as part of the Console, not as a seperate download addon
Include the Right Click tools adon as part of the Console install, not as a seperate download addon
1,576 votesPhase 1 of these feature is in 1602 production
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SCCM Report - Easy way to create Report & Dashboard
Not really easy to create some SCCM report or Dashboard if your're not a SQL DBA .. even with Report Builder.
Could be awesome to have a new tool where Reports or Dashbaord could be created easily whithout searching which SQL views I need ..ect ... Like some others concurrent application give.827 votesTempted to mark this completed, now that we’ve released full blown powerBI integration:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/solution-templates/sccm/Building reports & dashboards doesn’t get much easier than that.
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Option to uninstall an application when a user or device falls out of scope of the collection
This is a buggy, Would we like the option to have ' Uninstall Application when Resource falls out of scope of this collection' when an application is deployed to a collection, this would save us having to create 2 collections ( install and uninstall) and to deployments. This would save SO much time and reduce the complicity of application management.
818 votesCheck out the new uninstall behavior in 1804 tp.
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Need WSUS Maintenance tasks
There should be a few built in maintenance tasks to go through and complete all the maintenance tasks that are needed for WSUS. I find having to run through these steps every month to be quite tedious requiring a lot of change control each month to get the maintenance work completed for WSUS.
Everything described in this article should be automatically done by CM: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/2016/01/26/the-complete-guide-to-microsoft-wsus-and-configuration-manager-sup-maintenance/
615 votesThis is in 1806 TP
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Implement native cluster aware patching within SCCM to support cluster aware updating
Implement native cluster aware patching with SCCM to support cluster aware updating.
582 votesPreview shipped in Tech Preview
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active directory description
Add an column to the devices view that would display Active Directory descriptions in console.
259 votesThis can be done today w/ #SCCM 1802 (and previous versions too). I will mark started… and watch comments for why this doesn’t just work… before I mark this straight up completed…
Steps:
1) On the CAS (or standalone primary), go to Administration → Hierarchy Configuration → Discovery methods
2) right click on Active Directory System Discovery and bring up the Properties form. Active Directory Attributes tab, and then click on Custom. In the form that appears, type the name of the attribute. Click OK, and make sure you have added it as an attribute to discover. Run discovery after exiting properties form.
3) Now when you go to the Devices view and right click on a device and go to its Properties form, you will see the new attribute showing up there. -
Task Sequence - View Only option
Add Option to View TS, instead of "edit". Often times I just want to look at a TS for reference, and not edit it. Just safe guarding the TS from my accidental clicks.
250 votesOur 1901 Technical Preview contains the changes for ‘View only’
Doc: https://docs.microsoft.com/sccm/core/get-started/2019/technical-preview-1901
Blog: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Configuration-Manager-Blog/A-New-Perspective-on-Client-Health-in-ConfigMgr-Technical/ba-p/324621View is now the default action for the task sequence.
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Task Sequence Error Dialog Box Needs to Show Step Name
The error dialog box for the task sequence shows the error code, but does not show you what step threw the error.
- Show the step name on the default error dialog box.
- The modal dialog box for errors goes directly over the progress dialog box, so you can’t see the step from there without using the mouse.
- You may not have mouse support, especially when you are RDPing into a box with a VMware or Hyper-V console… which means this is REALLY frustrating192 votesUpdating status to Started.
Our 1901 Technical Preview now shows the name of the task sequence step that failed
Doc: https://docs.microsoft.com/sccm/core/get-started/2019/technical-preview-1901
Blog: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Configuration-Manager-Blog/A-New-Perspective-on-Client-Health-in-ConfigMgr-Technical/ba-p/324621 -
Windows 10 Servicing Dashboard: Make it clickable
When I go to the Windows 10 Servicing Dashboard, I got a nice PieChart of the Windows 10 Clients and their Version.
But when I click on the PieChart, nothing happens. It would be great to have the same experience on this Dashboard like on the SCEP Dashboards.
That means, if I click on the PieChart one of the Windows 10 Version, a new collection would be opened, with the corresponding Devices.180 votesShould be in the 1802tp.
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Run Scripts: Ability to Edit Scripts
In 1706, once you create a script and approve it (or deny it) there is no way to alter the script except but to create a new one. Would be great to have the ability to set the script back to waiting for approval, which would unlock the code to be edited.
153 votesIn the last TP.
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Create an SCCM Community Catalog Feature
Creating SCCM Collection Queries is an art, and like most art, some of us are more suited to stick-figures while others produce beautiful creations worthy of a place in the Louvre, featuring graceful sub-queries, artful tabbing and good code practices.
When creating a collection, it would be helpful to have an optional 'Community Collection Catalogue' to choose from, which could have a user-voice style 'Most useful' collections list.
Users could create collections here, possibly even having a community 'wish-list' area for those without skills to request from those who would like to share.
Contributions in the community catalog could be…
152 votesstarted ·AdminMark Silvey - ConfigMgr Product Team
(Admin, System Center Configuration Manager)
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First preview of the hub is available in 1807 Technical Preview.
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Display active console users
I would like to send a message to all users who have the admin console open. Just a pop-up that warns them of a reboot, or if I need to send out a custom message to all active sessions.
I would like to also be able to see on the Administrations overview page how many Admin Consoles are opened up and connected to the site, and the user name. At the CAS level see all sessions if their are multiple primary servers.
149 votesstarted ·AdminMark Silvey - ConfigMgr Product Team
(Admin, System Center Configuration Manager)
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First iteration is available in 1901 technical preview.
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Software Center View Settings configurable in Client Settings
Would love to see the ability to set list view or tile view for Software Center in the Client Settings. List view is much easier to read that tile view and having users change it manually is difficult. Not to mention the settings don't save.
149 votesstarted ·AdminMark Silvey - ConfigMgr Product Team
(Admin, System Center Configuration Manager)
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This is now available in the 1902 technical preview.
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Improved automation and extensibility by exposing Configuration Manager functionality through a REST web API
Exposing Configuration Manager functionality through RESTful web API's would open up a whole new world for interacting with ConfigMgr.
E.g. a web Admin console and easier integration with Service Management Automation (SMA).
It should also be easier for 3rd party vendors to create new web based solutions for say an self-service portal or a Windows App for tracking an OS or application deployment on a mobile device or phone.
Personally I would really like any easier way to interact with ConfigMgr. when running in Windows PE (OS Deployment) or a web portal for non-admins to provision new or existing machine…147 votesstarted ·AdminMark Silvey - ConfigMgr Product Team
(Admin, System Center Configuration Manager)
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This is now available in the 1612 Technical Preview.
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Console device view should allow search/filter by MAC address
We find ourselves trying to go from MAC address to device in the console fairly regularly, especially when troubleshooting things like PXE from the logs (which only shows MAC address) and needing to kill off failed OSD records (which may be named "Unknown" or have a random computer name in ConfigMgr, but you're now in WinPE ready to kick off the TS again, but only have the MAC from ipconfig /all to ID the old record).
The MAC addresses are already being pulled by Heartbeat inventory, but you can't search/filter of part/all of the MAC address.
Thank you for making…
133 votesThis is implemented in #SCCM 1901 TP.
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Collection Query re-design request
I am looking the issue/design from SMS 2003 to SCCM 2012 version. I am not sure if any purpose must be behind of this design of collection default query select * from sms_r_system.
Whenever a user create the query based device collection, if there is any modification in the query
He/she shouldn’t remove the entire query and apply OK.
If user applies ok, its automatically select * from sms_r_system query will enabled, it will targed to all system which is “All system” as limiting collection.
It has serious issue in most the companies, deployment is performing by L1 or L2…126 votesshould be in the next TP.
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add a powershell possibility to add requirements to a deploymenttype of an application
At the moment it is not easy to add requirements to an application deploymenttype with PowerShell. I think many of us would benefit if this would be simplified.
118 votesstarted ·
AdminAdam Meltzer (ConfigMgr Product Team)
(Admin, System Center Configuration Manager)
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Changing status back to “Started” as there’s more work to do here. We plan to simplify adding requirements to DTs as well as complete the missing scenarios for detection methods in a future release. Stay tuned for more updates.
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