Query Statement Properties Dialog Box: General Tab

Use this tab to specify the attributes that are returned in the query results and to determine how the results are displayed in the details pane of the SMS Administrator console.

Find objects of type
Displays the object type that the query searches against.
Omit duplicate rows
When the query is run, duplicate results are omitted when the results are displayed. Only one instance of each result is displayed.
Results
The attributes that are returned in the query results. You can use the buttons in this table to add, modify, or delete query result attributes and to modify how the query results are ordered in columns and sorted.
Picture of New Button
Click to open the Query Result Properties dialog box, which you can use to add a new query result attribute.

Picture of Properties Button
Click to open the Query Result Properties dialog box, which you can use to modify the properties of a query result attribute.

Picture of Delete Button
Click to remove a query result attribute from the query criteria in the table.

Picture of Up Button
Click to move a query result attribute up one line in the table.

Note    The top-to-bottom order of the attributes in the Query result attributes table reflects the left-to-right order in which they are displayed in the query results columns when the query is run. In other words, the top attribute in the table will appear in the leftmost query results column and the bottom attribute in the table will appear in the rightmost query results column. For more information about how query results are displayed, see About Displaying Query Results.

Picture of Down Button
Click to move a query result attribute down one line in the table.
Class
The attribute class for the query result attribute. (An attribute class groups related attributes.)
Attribute
The query result attribute.
Sort
The sort order for the query result attribute.
Show Query Language
Opens the Query Statement Properties dialog box to display the query in Query Language view. You can work in Query Language view to compose or edit a query manually using WBEM Query Language (WQL) commands.

Other tabs in this dialog box: Criteria, Joins

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About Attribute Class Joins

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About Queries

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Using Queries to Locate Resources Overview