Searching For A Renamed Windows Asset In Comments

[brianraley]

I'd like to have the ability to query within the search window on Comments - either for an old assetname (now renamed) or on the keyword 'Renamed' which would offer a list of those assets which have the automatically generated comment that begins with the word 'Renamed'.

Lansweeper wrote:


If a Windows computer is renamed, Lansweeper will either:
- Create a new asset under the new computer name, if rename detection is not enabled under Configuration/Scanning Setup/Server Options.
- Not create a new asset, but update the asset name on the existing Lansweeper webpage, if rename detection is enabled under Configuration/Scanning Setup/Server Options.

If the above is a wishlist item then would it be possible to have a report generated that would show all comments that include the word 'Renamed' so that I could trigger it manually in the meanwhile?

[Susan_A · Accepted solution]

For performance reasons, we generally don't add fields to the search bar. You can search any field by creating a custom report and filtering the report results. We've added a report that lists "renamed" comments to the report center: http://lansweeper.com/Forum/yaf_postst10325_Windows-computers-that-have-been-renamed.aspx

You can filter the Comment field within the report results to search for an old computer name.