DOCUMENT:Q212909  27-OCT-2000  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: How to Confirm Number of Resources Contained in Collections
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsms kbsms200

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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It is sometimes useful to know how many Systems Management Server resources are
contained in a collection or query. This article demonstrates how to find out.

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Steps to Determine the Number of Resources Within a Collection
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1. Open the SMS Administrator console and navigate to the Collections folder.

2. Right-click a collection.

3. Select All Tasks, and then select Update Collection Membership. Wait for the
   membership update to finish updating.

4. Right-click the same collection, and then click Show Count.

The Show Count dialog box should appear and display the following message:

   

   Total Number of resources in collection is <I>[x]</I>

Steps to Determine the Number of Resources Within a Query
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In order to determine the number of resources within a query, you must first turn
the query into a collection. To turn a query into a collection, follow these
steps:

1. Right-click the Collections folder, point to New, and then click Collection.

2. Type a name for the collection.

3. On the Membership Rules tab, click Query Rules Property to add a query to the
   membership rules.

4. In the Query Rule Properties dialog box, click Browse, and then select the
   query for which you want to get a count.

5. Click OK three times to complete creation of the new collection.

6. Perform the steps that are listed in the first procedure in this section to
   determine the number of resources that are in your new collection.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms kbsms200 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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