To create the node XML for the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager console default grid view you create an XML file describing a RootNodeDescription element.
The XML in this procedure is used with the assembly you create in How to Create a Configuration Manager Console Custom View. When the user clicks on the “My Node” node, it displays a list of SMS_SCI_SysResUse classes in the Configuration Manager in the view pane.
The following elements and attributes are particularly important:
- RootNodeDescription. The attribute
NamespaceGuid identifies the Site Configuration
node.
To create the node XML for a view
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If it is open, close the Configuration Manager console.
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In Notepad, create an XML file that contains the following XML:
Copy Code<RootNodeDescription NamespaceGuid="c192799c-82cd-43cc-bc11-12996bca800f" Id="MyNode" DisplayName="NodeName" Description="NodeDescription"> <ResourceAssembly> <Assembly>UIExtensionsDemo.dll</Assembly> <Type>UIExtensionsDemo.Resources.resources</Type> </ResourceAssembly> <ImagesDescription> <ResourceAssembly> <Assembly>UIExtensionsDemo.dll</Assembly> <Type>UIExtensionsDemo.Resources.resources</Type> </ResourceAssembly> <ImageResourceName>NodeIcon</ImageResourceName> </ImagesDescription> <ViewAssemblyDescriptions> <ViewAssemblyDescription> <Assembly>AdminUI.ConsoleView.dll</Assembly> <Type>Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.ConsoleView.ViewDescription</Type> <CustomData> <ConfigurationData xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <PropertyItemsData> <Properties> <string>RoleName</string> <string>SiteCode</string> </Properties> <ClassName>SMS_SCI_SysResUse</ClassName> </PropertyItemsData> </ConfigurationData> </CustomData> </ViewAssemblyDescription> </ViewAssemblyDescriptions> <Actions> </Actions> <Queries> <QueryDescription NamespaceGuid="81957874-9c03-4261-84eb-3cf6c31bf251" Type="WQL"> <Query>SELECT * FROM SMS_SCI_SysResUse</Query> <ReturnedClassType>MyClass</ReturnedClassType> </QueryDescription> </Queries></RootNodeDescription>
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Save the XML file in the folder %ProgramFiles%\AdminConsole\XmlStorage\Extensions\Nodes\c192799c-82cd-43cc-bc11-12996bca800f with the file name ConfigMgrObjectsView.xml. Be sure to save the file as type All Files. If the Extensions, Nodes, or GUID folders do not yet exist, create them.
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Start the Configuration Manager console, select Site Configuration in the tree view, and select the My Node node. You should see a list of SMS_SCI_SysResUse classes in the view.