Course 70056: Querying Data, Reporting Data, and Distributing Software

Introduction This course provides information about querying data, reporting data, and distributing software in the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 environment. Targeted for those students who want to learn how to create, manage, and configure queries, reports, and distribution points, this course explains how to manage data and status message queries and teaches students the concepts and processes employed in software distribution and instructs how to set up the infrastructure to successfully deploy and launch applications, scripts, or executables using software distribution. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• In this course, you will learn about querying data, reporting data, and distributing software.

Modules & Lessons Querying and Reporting Data Module Introduction Introduction to Data and Status Message Queries Managing Queries Configuring and Deploying a Reporting Point SQL Reporting Services in Configuration Manager 2007 Client Status Reporting in Configuration Manager 2007 Lesson Lab Module Follow Up Distributing Software Using Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Module Introduction Overview of the Software Distribution Process Preparing for Software Distribution Overview of Distribution Points Creating and Populating Collections Configuring Collection Settings Creating and Configuring Packages and Programs Distributing Packages Advertising Programs Monitoring and Troubleshooting Software Distribution Lesson Lab Module Follow Up System Requirements To view this course, you need:

• Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (or higher)
• Browser Mozilla Firefox 2 (or higher)
• Browser Apple Safari 2 (or higher)
• Operating System Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (or higher)
• Processor Pentium III 1 GHz (or better)
• Processor Macintosh Intel-based or PowerPC G4 (or better)
• RAM 512 MB (1 GB or more recommended)
• Internet connection 256K (broadband recommended)
• Adobe Flash Player 8 (current version recommended)
• Adobe Reader 7 (or higher)
• Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Windows 7

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)

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• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled