DOCUMENT:Q248995  30-JUN-2000  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: Support for Systems Management Server Queries
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:1.2,2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbpolicy kbsms200 kbQuery

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.2, 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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Systems Management Server versions 1.2 and 2.0 provide the ability to create
detailed queries to retrieve information from a site server's database. Support
for queries is limited to troubleshooting properly designed queries that return
incorrect results. Product Support Services cannot engage in the creation or
design of custom queries.

MORE INFORMATION
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For assistance on how to create queries using Systems Management Server 1.2, the
Systems Management Server Administrator's Guide, Chapter 4 "Queries," contains
detailed information on this subject.

For assistance on how to create queries using Systems Management Server 2.0,
please make use of the following resources:

 - Systems Management Server Administrator's Guide, Chapter 11 "Managing
   Collections and Queries"

 - Microsoft Knowledge Base: Known limitations and commonly encountered problems

 - Systems Management Server 2.0 SDK: Defines syntax for WQL queries

 - Microsoft Solution Providers: Qualified professionals can assist to provide
   needed business solutions


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbpolicy kbsms200 kbQuery 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120 kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:1.2,2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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