Scout Enterprise Management Suite

Creating predefined commands

March 6, 2025

Contributed by:

C S

User-defined commands can be pre-defined and provided globally to administrators via Commands > Predefined Command For example, you can pre-define scripts for the UEFI/BIOS update of particular hardware or a script to renew the license lease of eLux RP 6 devices.

These commands are then available via the Command dialog and can be used by authorized administrators. To create a predefined command:

On the Scout menu, click Options > Advanced options > Predefined commands.
Click Add.

For your new entry, edit the following options:

Option	Description
Name	The command name is shown to administrators in the Commands dialog. The command itself is not shown.
Command	Syntax for the command to be executed. To enable administrators to set individual values when executing a predefined command, you can use variables. The values for each variable are prompted when the administrator selects the predefined command in the Command dialog. Example: `ls -%PARAM% %FILES%`. Correct spelling of variables: Free variable name surrounded by percent signs `%variable%`. The variable name may contain upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters. To use a percent sign in the command definition outside the variable name, type `%%`.
System	System rights are required to execute the command.
Activated	The command is displayed in the list-field for predefined commands.
Admins	A predefined command is shared with all administrators by default. To restrict to specific administrators or groups, click the cell under Admins and then select the desired administrators/groups from the list. Note that in the default case (no restrictions), the list of administrators displayed does not contain a selection. The command is nevertheless enabled for all administrators.

Confirm with Apply and OK.

You will find all activated predefined commands under [Commands > Predefined command…] in the relevant list-field. They can be applied on individual devices, on OUs and on [Dynamic Device Groups].

For authorized administrators, the name of the command is displayed instead of the command itself.

in the Command dialog
in the device properties window under Command line
in the Command Info window (command history for relevant device)

The official version of this content is in English. Some of the Cloud Software Group documentation content is machine translated for your convenience only. Cloud Software Group has no control over machine-translated content, which may contain errors, inaccuracies or unsuitable language. No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, reliability, suitability, or correctness of any translations made from the English original into any other language, or that your Cloud Software Group product or service conforms to any machine translated content, and any warranty provided under the applicable end user license agreement or terms of service, or any other agreement with Cloud Software Group, that the product or service conforms with any documentation shall not apply to the extent that such documentation has been machine translated. Cloud Software Group will not be held responsible for any damage or issues that may arise from using machine-translated content.

Was this helpful

Creating predefined commands

March 6, 2025

Contributed by:

C S

Was this helpful

Creating predefined commands

In this article