 | IBM Endpoint Manager Inspectors Reference |
| IBM Endpoint Manager Inspectors Reference |
Win: Windows
Lin: Red Hat and SUSE Linux
Sol: SUN Solaris
HPUX: Hewlett-Packard UNIX version
AIX: IBM AIX
Mac: Apple Macintosh
Ubu: Ubuntu/Debian
WM: Windows Mobile
The version (e.g. Lin:8.1) corresponds to the version of the IEM product (8.1) in which the inspector was introduced in the client on that platform.
The version number is not shown if it is less than 8.0.
These are the plain, named, numbered or indexed global objects. This list is the subset of World objects that return primitive types, such as string, integer, boolean and time.
worldCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| action | <action> Plural: actions | Returns the action currently being parsed. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| action <integer> | <action> Plural: actions | Returns the action matching the <integer> id. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| action lock state | <action lock state> Plural: action lock states | Returns the client action lock state. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| active action | <action> Plural: active actions | Returns the action currently executing. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| active state | <power state> Plural: active states | Returns a power state constant signifying that the client system is active. | Win:8.0, Mac:8.1 |
| any ip version | <ip version> Plural: any ip versions | Returns a type corresponding to the Microsoft enumerated value NET_FW_IP_VERSION_ANY. | Win, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| apparent registration server time | <time> Plural: apparent registration server times | Shorthand for 'now of registration server'. When the client registers with the server, the server passes its current time back to the client. The client starts a stop watch at that time. The apparent registration server time is the time the server passed back to the client, plus the elapsed time on the stop watch. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| application | <filesystem object> Plural: applications | This Mac Inspector recursively finds all applications (bundles) and executables under the /Applications directory, as well as all of those under the Applications directories of all local users of the machine. | Mac |
| application <string> | <application> Plural: applications | Returns an application for the name provided. On a Macintosh, this Inspector may return a filesystem object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| application <string> | <filesystem object> Plural: applications | Returns the named applications (bundles) and executables as filesystem objects. | Mac |
| application usage summary | <application usage summary> Plural: application usage summaries | Returns an application usage summary containing information including the start time, duration and other statistics on client applications. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| application usage summary <string> | <application usage summary> Plural: application usage summaries | Returns the usage summary for the application specified in <string>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| april | <month> Plural: aprils | Returns april as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| april <integer> | <day of year> Plural: aprils | Returns the nth day of april as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| august | <month> Plural: augusts | Returns August as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| august <integer> | <day of year> Plural: augusts | Returns the nth day of August as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| bes license | <license> Plural: bes licenses | Synonym for 'client license'. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| binary operator <string> | <binary operator> Plural: binary operators | Typically used in the plural, returns the various possible binary inspectors that use the specified operators. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| binary operator returning <type> | <binary operator> Plural: binary operators returning | Returns a list of binary operators that return the specified type. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| bit <integer> | <bit set> Plural: bits | Returns TRUE or FALSE, corresponding to value of the bit specified by <integer>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| bit set <string> | <bit set> Plural: bit sets | Returns the bits of the binary number given by the string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| boolean <string> | <boolean> Plural: booleans | Returns a boolean. For example, boolean "TRUE". | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| br | <html> Plural: brs | Creates an HTML <br/> tag to output a line break. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| br <string> | <html> Plural: brs | Creates an HTML <br/> tag with an included modifier, such as class. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| bundle <string> | <bundle> Plural: bundles | Returns a bundle (CFBundle) by name. | Mac |
| case insensitive regex <string> | <regular expression> Plural: case insensitive regexes | Returns a case-insensitive regular expression from the supplied string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| case insensitive regular expression <string> | <regular expression> Plural: case insensitive regular expressions | Same as case insensitive regex <string>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| cast <string> | <cast> Plural: casts | Returns a list of the objects that can be cast into the type specified by <string>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| cast returning <type> | <cast> Plural: casts returning | Returns a list of the objects that can be cast into the specified type. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| character <integer> | <string> Plural: characters | Returns a string containing a single ASCII character. For example, character 90 = "Z". | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| classic domain | <domain> Plural: classic domains | Returns a classic domain object. | Mac |
| client | <client> Plural: clients | Returns the client object corresponding to the BigFix application evaluating the current relevance expression. This is equivalent to the file system object of the BigFix Client executable. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| client cryptography | <client_cryptography> Plural: client cryptographies | This Inspector is similar to the core cryptography object except that it returns properties exclusive to the client (whereas <cryptography> is also available in the Console/Web Reports contexts). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| client license | <license> Plural: client licenses | Global object containing client licensing information. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| component | <component> Plural: components | Is an iterated property. The MacOS supports software "components", for example QuickTime codecs. This iterator can examine the components that are available. | Mac |
| computer | <computer> Plural: computers | Refers to the computer itself. | Mac |
| computer id | <integer> Plural: computer ids | This is a unique integer assigned to the computer by the BES system. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| computer name | <string> Plural: computer names | Returns a string corresponding to the name of the computer as it appears on the network. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| country <string> | <country> Plural: countries | Maps a country script string (for example verAfrikaans) to its region code. | Mac |
| cpu speed | <integer> Plural: cpu speeds | Returns the clock speed of the cpu in Hz. | Mac |
| cryptography | <cryptography> Plural: cryptographies | A global object that implements the FIPS 140-2 standard for secure signing and authentication throughout the BigFix application. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| current analysis | <fixlet> Plural: current analyses | This Client Inspector is used to locate the site corresponding to the current analysis in order to look at certain related files. This is helpful for SCM content that resides in Fixlet sites and can be copied to custom sites. The value of 'current analysis' will move with the copy. In the Client context, this Inspector has global scope and returns a Fixlet.Note: When used in a session context, this Inspector has a scope limited to the BES Fixlet. | Win:8.1, Lin:8.1, Sol:8.1, HPUX:8.1, AIX:8.1, Mac:8.1, Ubu:8.1 |
| current date | <date> Plural: current dates | Returns the current date in the format:Day of week, Day Month Year. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| current day_of_month | <day of month> Plural: current days_of_month | Returns the current day of the month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| current day_of_week | <day of week> Plural: current days_of_week | Returns the current day of the week, eg. Monday, Tuesday, etcetera. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| current day_of_year | <day of year> Plural: current days_of_year | Returns the current day of the year, in a Month Day format. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| current month | <month> Plural: current months | Returns the current month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| current month_and_year | <month and year> Plural: current months_and_years | Returns the current date in month year format, eg. January 2012. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| current relay | <current relay> Plural: current relays | Returns an object corresponding to the server or relay that the client last registered with. This may be a BES Relay or the BES root server. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| current site | <site> Plural: current sites | Returns the current site object. See site. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| current time_of_day | <time of day with time zone> Plural: current times_of_day | Returns the current time of day in the local time zone. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| current time_of_day <time zone> | <time of day with time zone> Plural: current times_of_day | Returns the current time of day in the specified time zone. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| current user | <logged on user> Plural: current users | Returns the active, console (local) user, if logged on. Otherwise does not exist. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| current year | <year> Plural: current years | Returns the current year. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| custom site subscription effective date <string> | <time> Plural: custom site subscription effective dates | Returns the date the custom site (specified by <string>) was last subscribed or unsubscribed. It is used internally by BES to manage custom site subscriptions. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| date <string> | <date> Plural: dates | Converts the given string into a date. The string should be of the form 'Day Month Year' and the returned date will be of the form 'Day of week, Day Month Year'. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| day | <time interval> Plural: days | Returns a time interval corresponding to 1 day. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| day_of_month <integer> | <day of month> Plural: days_of_month | Converts the given integer to a day of month type. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| day_of_month <string> | <day of month> Plural: days_of_month | Converts the given string value (must be an integer from 1-31) to a day of month type. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| day_of_week <string> | <day of week> Plural: days_of_week | Converts the given string value to a day of week type, eg. Monday, Tuesday, etcetera. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| december | <month> Plural: decembers | Returns December as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| december <integer> | <day of year> Plural: decembers | Returns the nth day of December as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| dns name | <string> Plural: dns names | Returns the DNS name of the computer. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| download file <string> | <file> Plural: download files | This inspector is available in relevance subsitution action processing. It returns a file object with the given name from the named folder or the download folder. This is equivalent to 'file "name" of download folder'. The file should exist or the result will not exist. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| download folder | <folder> Plural: download folders | This inspector is available in relevance subsitution action processing. When the action is active, this inspector returns a folder object of __Download\, otherwise it returns a folder object of __Global\sitename\actionid\named. This inspector is designed for the prefetch process of action execution. Macintosh Note: Prior to version 7.2, this Inspector referred to the system download folder on the Macintosh. That Inspector is referred to as ISS Download as of version 7.2. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.2 |
| download path <string> | <string> Plural: download paths | This inspector is available in relevance subsitution action processing. It returns a string corresponding to the download path of the specified file. This Inspector (along with download folder and download file) is designed to be used during the prefetch process of action execution. This is equivalent to '(pathname of download folder) & pathseparator & "myfile"'. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive | <volume> Plural: drives | Iterates through all valid drives on the system. Typically used to return a list of the drives (volumes, filesystems) on the client computer. On Windows computers, this returns a <drive> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object.Drives, volumes and filesystems are treated the same on the Macintosh and return a <volume> type. | Mac |
| drive <integer> | <volume> Plural: drives | Returns the volume corresponding to the numbered drive. | Mac |
| drive <string> | <volume> Plural: drives | Returns the volume corresponding to the named drive. | Mac |
| environment | <environment> Plural: environments | Returns an object corresponding to the currently defined set of environment variables. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| error <string> | <undefined> Plural: errors | This expression allows you to output your own user-defined error message, typically in the 'else' clause of an 'if/then/else' statement. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| false | <boolean> Plural: falses | Returns the boolean FALSE. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| february | <month> Plural: februarys | Returns February as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| february <integer> | <day of year> Plural: februarys | Returns the nth day of February as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| file <string> | <file> Plural: files | Returns a filesystem object corresponding to the full pathname provided in <string>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| file signature <string> | <file signature> Plural: file signatures | Turn a string into a file signature (four letters, for example FNDR). | Mac |
| file type <string> | <file type> Plural: file types | The phrase 'file type' can be used to create a file type object from a string. | Mac |
| filesystem | <volume> Plural: filesystems | Returns the volume corresponding to the filesystem. Typically used to return a list of the filesystems (drives, volumes) on the client computer. Drives, volumes and filesystems are treated the same on the Macintosh and return a <volume> type. | Mac |
| filesystem <integer> | <volume> Plural: filesystems | Returns the volume corresponding to the numbered filesystem. | Mac |
| filesystem <string> | <volume> Plural: filesystems | Returns the filesystem corresponding to the specified name. On a Macintosh, this Inspector returns a <volume> object. | Mac |
| floating point <floating point> | <floating point> Plural: floating points | Creates a floating point type object from the specified floating point number. | Win, Lin:8.0, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| floating point <string> | <floating point> Plural: floating points | Creates a floating point number from the provided string. | Win, Lin:8.0, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| folder <string> | <folder> Plural: folders | Returns a folder object for the name provided. See drive. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| friday | <day of week> Plural: fridays | Returns Friday as a day of week object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| gestalt <string> | <integer> Plural: gestalts | This reads a 32 bit integer from the MacOS. The selector name is the four character OSType that chooses which item is being inspected. The interpretation of the result depends on the selector. It might represent an integer or a version, for instance. | Mac |
| ghz | <hertz> Plural: ghzs | Returns a Hertz object corresponding to 1 giga-hertz. See hertz. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| greatest hz | <hertz> Plural: greatest hzs | Returns the largest hertz object that can be represented on this machine. See hertz. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| greatest integer | <integer> Plural: greatest integers | Returns the largest integer that can be represented on this machine. See integer. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| greatest time interval | <time interval> Plural: greatest time intervals | Returns the greatest time interval representable. The value corresponds to 106751991 days, 04:00:54.775807. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| hexadecimal integer <string> | <integer> Plural: hexadecimal integers | Creates an integer from the provided hexadecimal value. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| hexadecimal string <string> | <string> Plural: hexadecimal strings | Creates a string from the given hexadecimal value. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| hfs file <string> | <file> Plural: hfs files | Returns the hierachical file system (HFS) file specified by <string>. | Mac |
| hfs folder <string> | <folder> Plural: hfs folders | Returns the hierachical file system (HFS) folder specified by <string>. | Mac |
| hfs item <string> | <filesystem object> Plural: hfs items | Returns a filesystem object with the specified item name. The Macintosh has two different path types it can output. HFS (Hierarchical File System) was an OS9 format where the path separator was ':' and there were multiple roots (each volume). POSIX has superseded HFS and is single rooted with '/' as a separator. All of the Macintosh Inspectors that are not otherwise specified default to the POSIX version. | Mac:8.0 |
| hostname | <string> Plural: hostnames | Returns the standard host name, usually for the computer's network. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| hour | <time interval> Plural: hours | Returns a time interval corresponding to 1 hour. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| hr | <html> Plural: hrs | Creates a horizontal line tag <hr/>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| hr <string> | <html> Plural: hrs | Creates a horizontal line tag with an option specfied by the string <hr string/>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| html <string> | <html> Plural: htmls | Embeds the specified string between <html></html> tags. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| html tag <( string, html )> | <html> Plural: html tags | Returns an HTML snippet containing the specified html enclosed in an html tag specified by string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| html tag <( string, html attribute list )> | <html> Plural: html tags | Returns an HTML snippet containing a HTML attribute list enclosed in an html tag specified by the string. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| html tag <( string, html attribute list, html )> | <html> Plural: html tags | Returns an HTML snippet enclosed in a tag specified by the string, modified by the html attribute list and bracketing the html argument. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| html tag <( string, html attribute list, string )> | <html> Plural: html tags | Returns an HTML snippet enclosed in a tag specified by the first string, modified by the html attribute list and bracketing the second string argument. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| html tag <( string, string )> | <html> Plural: html tags | Returns an HTML snippet containing the second string enclosed in an html tag specified by the first string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| hz | <hertz> Plural: hzs | Returns a hertz object corresponding to 1 hertz. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| idle state | <power state> Plural: idle states | Returns a power state constant signifying that the client system is idle. | Win:8.0, Mac:8.1 |
| integer <integer> | <integer> Plural: integers | Returns an integer. The keyword is optional. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| integer <string> | <integer> Plural: integers | Returns integer for name provided. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| integer in <( integer, integer )> | <integer> Plural: integers in | Returns a list of the integers contained between the endpoints (inclusive). The order is preserved, from least to greatest or vice-versa. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| integer in <( integer, integer, integer )> | <integer> Plural: integers in | Returns a list of the integers contained between the endpoints (inclusive) specified by the first two integers, with a step size specified by the third integer. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| integer to <integer> | <integer> Plural: integers to | Returns a list of integers from zero up to the specified integer. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| internet plugins folder | <folder> Plural: internet plugins folders | Returns the folder object corresponding to the internet plugins. | Mac |
| invalid state | <power state> Plural: invalid states | Returns a power state constant signifying that the client system is invalid. | Win:8.0, Mac:8.1 |
| iokit registry | <registryroot> Plural: iokit registries | Returns the root of the registry; the place to start with the registry. | Mac |
| ip version <integer> | <ip version> Plural: ip versions | Returns the the IP version for the <integer> port corresponding to the Microsoft enumerated types:0: NET_FW_IP_VERSION_V41: NET_FW_IP_VERSION_V62: NET_FW_IP_VERSION_ANY3: NET_FW_IP_VERSION_MAX. | Win, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| ipv4 | <ip version> Plural: ipv4s | Provides a comparison value for a firewall or other ip version inspector. | Win, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| ipv4 address <string> | <ipv4 address> Plural: ipv4 addresses | Returns an ipv4 address for the string provided. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| ipv4or6 address <string> | <ipv4or6 address> Plural: ipv4or6 addresses | Returns an ipv4or6 address object as described by the given string. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| ipv6 | <ip version> Plural: ipv6s | Provides a comparison value for a firewall or other ip version inspector. | Win, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| ipv6 address <string> | <ipv6 address> Plural: ipv6 addresses | Converts a string representations of an IPv6 address (with colons and/or dots) into an IPv6 address type. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| iss download folder | <folder> Plural: download folders | The Macintosh download folder. This Inspector was previously labeled "download," which now refers to a world object that performs dynamic downloading. | Mac |
| item <string> | <filesystem object> Plural: items | Returns a filesystem object with the given name, either a file or a folder. | Mac:8.0 |
| january | <month> Plural: januarys | Returns January as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| january <integer> | <day of year> Plural: januarys | Returns the nth day of January as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| july | <month> Plural: julys | Returns July as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| july <integer> | <day of year> Plural: julys | Returns the nth day of July as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| june | <month> Plural: junes | Returns June as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| june <integer> | <day of year> Plural: junes | Returns the nth day of June as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| khz | <hertz> Plural: khzs | Returns a hertz object corresponding to 1 kilohertz. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| last relay select time | <time> Plural: last relay select times | Returns the time when last relay selection took place. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| least hz | <hertz> Plural: least hzs | Returns the least hertz value that can be represented on this machine. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| least integer | <integer> Plural: least integers | Returns the least integer value that can be represented on this machine. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| least time interval | <time interval> Plural: least time intervals | Returns the least time interval that can be represented on this machine. The value corresponds to -106751991 days, 04:00:54.775808. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| local domain | <domain> Plural: local domains | Returns a local domain object. | Mac |
| local time <string> | <time> Plural: local times | Returns a time object for the name provided. See time. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| local time zone | <time zone> Plural: local time zones | Returns a time zone object corresponding to the local time zone. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| local user | <user> Plural: local users | Itererates of all cached Active Directory local users. This Inspector only works in the client context when caching is enabled. | Win:8.1, Mac:8.1 |
| logged off state | <power state> Plural: logged off states | Returns a power state constant signifying that the client system is logged off. | Win:8.0, Mac:8.1 |
| logged on user | <logged on user> Plural: logged on users | Returns zero or more users logged on to this computer. This Inspector iterates through all logged-on users, using Fast User Switching, Terminal Services, ACLs, and on Win 9x, the registry. | Win, Lin:8.2, Sol:8.2, HPUX:8.2, AIX:8.2, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.2 |
| logical ram | <integer> Plural: logical rams | Returns the amount of logical ram in the computer, physical plus virtual. | Mac |
| machine name | <string> Plural: machine names | Returns the machine name. The value is from a long enumeration of all Mac platforms. See the header file Gestalt.h or Apple's web site. | Mac |
| main gather service | <service> Plural: main gather services | Returns a service object for the main gathering service, typically located on the main server.Note: On a Macintosh, returns <nothing>. Included for compatibility. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| main processor | <processor> Plural: main processors | Returns the processor object corresponding to the main processor. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| march | <month> Plural: marchs | Returns March as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| march <integer> | <day of year> Plural: marchs | Returns the nth day of March as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| may | <month> Plural: mays | Returns May as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| may <integer> | <day of year> Plural: mays | Returns the nth day of May as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| mhz | <hertz> Plural: mhzs | Returns a hertz object corresponding to 1 megahertz. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| microsecond | <time interval> Plural: microseconds | Returns a time interval corresponding to .000001 seconds. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| midnight | <time of day> Plural: midnights | Returns 00:00:00 as a time of day object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| millisecond | <time interval> Plural: milliseconds | Returns a time interval corresponding to .001 seconds. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| minute | <time interval> Plural: minutes | Returns a time interval corresponding to 1 minute. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| monday | <day of week> Plural: mondays | Returns the day of week object for Monday. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| monitor invalid state | <power state> Plural: monitor invalid states | Returns a power state constant signifying that the attached computer monitor state is invalid. | Win:8.0, Mac:8.1 |
| monitor off state | <power state> Plural: monitor off states | Returns a power state constant signifying that the attached computer monitor is off. | Win:8.0, Mac:8.1 |
| monitor on state | <power state> Plural: monitor on states | Returns a power state constant signifying that the attached computer monitor is on. | Win:8.0, Mac:8.1 |
| monitor standby state | <power state> Plural: monitor standby states | Returns a power state constant signifying that the attached computer monitor is in a standby state. | Win:8.0, Mac:8.1 |
| month | <number of months> Plural: months | Returns the specified number of months. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| month <integer> | <month> Plural: months | Returns the month type corresponding to the given <integer>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| month <string> | <month> Plural: months | Returns a month type corresponding to the given <string>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| network | <network> Plural: networks | Returns an object containing properties of the network. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| network domain | <domain> Plural: network domains | Returns a network domain object. | Mac |
| noon | <time of day> Plural: noons | Returns 12:00:00 as a time of day object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| november | <month> Plural: novembers | Returns November as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| november <integer> | <day of year> Plural: novembers | Returns the nth day of November as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| now | <time> Plural: nows | Returns the current time as a time object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| nubus map | <integer> Plural: nubus maps | Returns the nubus map. | Mac |
| october | <month> Plural: octobers | Returns October as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| october <integer> | <day of year> Plural: octobers | Returns the nth day of October as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| off state | <power state> Plural: off states | Returns a power state constant signifying that the client system is off. | Win:8.0, Mac:8.1 |
| on appropriate disk domain | <domain> Plural: on appropriate disk domains | Returns one of the Macintosh domains. In most cases, this is the equivalent of kOnAppropriateDisk. On Mac OS X, this constant is used instead of the constant kOnSytemDisk to indicate any disk. For more information, see the Apple documentation on Carbon domain constants. | Mac |
| on system disk domain | <domain> Plural: on system disk domains | Returns the OnSystemDisk domain. | Mac |
| operating system | <operating system> Plural: operating systems | Returns the operating system object. See operating system. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| parameter <string> | <string> Plural: parameters | This Inspector is a synonym for the parameter <string> of <action>. It looks up the value of the action parameter specified by <string>. This is used in conjunction with the parameter set command. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| pending login | <boolean> Plural: pending logins | Installers may leave values in the registry that the operating system will execute when the next user logs in. Pending login can detect these registry entries. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| pending restart | <boolean> Plural: pending restarts | Returns TRUE if the operating system indicates that a restart needs to occur. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| pending restart <string> | <boolean> Plural: pending restarts | Immediately after issuing a command like 'Action requires restart "PatchGroupX"', the expression 'Pending restart "PatchGroupX"' will be true until the next restart. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| pending restart name | <string> Plural: pending restart names | This iterated Inspector returns the names of currently pending restarts. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| physical ram | <integer> Plural: physical rams | Returns the amount of physical ram in the computer. | Mac |
| posix file <string> | <file> Plural: posix files | Returns the POSIX file specified by <string>. | Mac |
| posix folder <string> | <folder> Plural: posix folders | Returns the POSIX folder specified by <string>. | Mac |
| posix item <string> | <filesystem object> Plural: posix items | Returns a filesystem object with the given name, either a file or a folder, using POSIX formatting. | Mac:8.0 |
| power history | <power history> Plural: power histories | Returns the power history of the client computer. This points to historical information (the default is 14 days) about the power usage of the client computer and its attached monitor. | Win:8.0, Mac:8.1 |
| power level | <power level> Plural: power levels | Returns a power level representing the underlying state of the battery or charging system. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| powerpc | <boolean> Plural: powerpcs | Returns TRUE if the cpu is a PowerPC, FALSE if it is a 68000 chip. | Mac |
| preference <string> | <preference> Plural: preferences | The named set of preferences. | Mac |
| primary internet connection | <network ip interface> Plural: primary internet connections | This contains information about the current internet connection. | Mac |
| process | <process> Plural: processes | Returns all process objects currently running. | Win:8.0, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| process <integer> | <process> Plural: processes | Returns the process object corresponding to the given integer pid. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| processor | <processor> Plural: processors | Returns all the processor objects defined on the machine. See processor. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| processor <integer> | <processor> Plural: processors | Returns a processor object for the numbered processor. Processors are numbered from 1. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac:8.2, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| property <string> | <property> Plural: properties | Typically used in the plural, returns the "line" Inspector properties. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| property returning <type> | <property> Plural: properties returning | Produces a list of the Inspector properties that return the specified <type>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| quickdraw version | <version> Plural: quickdraw versions | Returns the version of QuickDraw installed. | Mac |
| ram | <ram> Plural: rams | Returns a ram object for inspecting the properties of Random Access Memory installed on the machine. See ram. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| regapp | <application> Plural: regapps | This Inspector returns the applications available to the Client. On Windows systems, this Inspector returns all the application objects defined under the 'App Paths' key of the registry. On a Macintosh, it recursively finds all applications (bundles) and executables under the /Applications directory, as well as all of those under the Applications directories of all local users of the machine. It returns a <filesystem object>. This Inspector is the same as application, and is included for compatibility with Windows. | Win, Mac, WM |
| regex <string> | <regular expression> Plural: regexes | Creates a regex object from the given string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| registry | <registry> Plural: registries | Returns a registry object. Note: On a Macintosh, this returns a <dummy type> object. | Win, Mac, WM |
| regular expression <string> | <regular expression> Plural: regular expressions | Same as regex <string>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| relay service | <service> Plural: relay services | Returns a service object for the relay component of BES. Note: On a Macintosh, this returns <nothing>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| rom version | <version> Plural: rom versions | Returns the version of the system ROM. | Mac |
| root server | <root server> Plural: root servers | Returns an object representing the root BES Server to which the client last registered. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| rope <string> | <rope> Plural: ropes | Creates a rope object from the given string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| saturday | <day of week> Plural: saturdays | Returns Saturday as a day of week object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| scsibus | <scsibus> Plural: scsibuses | An iterated property. When used without a number and not iterated it means SCSI bus 0. | Mac |
| scsibus <integer> | <scsibus> Plural: scsibuses | Returns a SCSI bus with the given number. | Mac |
| scsidevice | <scsidevice> Plural: scsidevices | An iterated property. It is derived from calls to the MacOS. | Mac |
| scsidevice <integer> | <scsidevice> Plural: scsidevices | Returns a SCSI device with the given number. | Mac |
| second | <time interval> Plural: seconds | Returns a time interval corresponding to 1 second. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| selected server | <selected server> Plural: selected servers | The BES Server or BES Relay to which the agent reports. Returned as the "selected server" type. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| september | <month> Plural: septembers | Returns September as an object of type month. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| september <integer> | <day of year> Plural: septembers | Returns the nth day of September as a 'day of year' type (month day). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| service <string> | <service> Plural: services | Returns the service object matching the name provided, regardless of its running state.On a Macintosh, returns a <dummy> type. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| service <string> | <dummy> Plural: services | Returns the service object matching the name provided, regardless of its running state.On a Macintosh, returns a <dummy> type. | Mac |
| site | <site> Plural: sites | Returns all the site objects that are currently loaded into memory. See site. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| site <string> | <site> Plural: sites | Returns a site object for the name provided. The name is the URL of the site location. See site. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| site version list <string> | <site version list> Plural: site version lists | Returns a textual representation of a site version list ("manyversion"). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| standby state | <power state> Plural: standby states | Returns the power state corresponding to standby. | Win:8.0, Mac:8.1 |
| string <string> | <string> Plural: strings | Returns a string for the name provided. The keyword string is optional. For example, string "hi" = "hi". | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| sunday | <day of week> Plural: sundays | Returns Sunday as a day of week object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| system domain | <domain> Plural: system domains | Returns a system domain object. | Mac |
| system version | <version> Plural: system versions | Returns the version of MacOS. | Mac |
| thursday | <day of week> Plural: thursdays | Returns Thursday as a day of week object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| time <string> | <time> Plural: times | Returns a time object for the name provided. See time. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| time interval <string> | <time interval> Plural: time intervals | Creates a time interval from the string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| time zone <string> | <time zone> Plural: time zones | Returns a time zone object for the name provided. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| time_of_day <string> | <time of day> Plural: times_of_day | Creates a time of day object out of the given string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| true | <boolean> Plural: trues | Returns the boolean TRUE. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| tuesday | <day of week> Plural: tuesdays | Returns Tuesday as a day of week object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| unary operator <string> | <unary operator> Plural: unary operators | Typically used in the plural, this inspector returns a list of objects that use the specified operator. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| unary operator returning <type> | <unary operator> Plural: unary operators returning | Returns a list of the unary operator inspectors (such as negative) that return the specified type. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| universal time <string> | <time> Plural: universal times | Returns a time object for the name provided. See time. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| universal time zone | <time zone> Plural: universal time zones | Returns a time zone object corresponding to the universal time zone. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| usb | <usb> Plural: usbs | The Universal Serial Bus. | Mac |
| user | <user> Plural: users | Returns objects for all users of the computer, logged in or not. | Win:8.1, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| user <string> | <user> Plural: users | Returns the user specified by <string>. | Win:8.1, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| user domain | <domain> Plural: user domains | Returns a user domain object.Note: The "user domain" refers to the root user, not the currently logged in user. | Mac |
| version <string> | <version> Plural: versions | Short hand for 'file version'. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| virtual memory | <boolean> Plural: virtual memories | Returns TRUE if virtual memory is turned on. | Mac |
| volume | <volume> Plural: volumes | An iterated property. Examines all currently mounted volumes which will include the startup volume, CD-ROM, disk images and other removable media and file sharing volumes. | Mac |
| volume <integer> | <volume> Plural: volumes | A numbered property returning the specified volume. | Mac |
| volume <string> | <volume> Plural: volumes | A numbered property returning the specified volume. | Mac |
| wake on lan subnet cidr string | <string> Plural: wake on lan subnet cidr strings | Returns the subnet the client is in for Wake on Lan (WoL) purposes. The client sends information to the relay during registration that is used to decide which subnet the client is in. The relay returns the subnet to the client, which is the value this Inspector exposes. This value is used to send WoL commands to forwarders. To wake a machine by computer ID, the server looks up the mac address and subnet of that machine. It then tries to identify clients that have been configured as WoL forwarders within the same subnet and routes WoL commands to those forwarders, sending them the mac address of the machine that needs to be awoken. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| wednesday | <day of week> Plural: wednesdays | Returns Wednesday as a day of week object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| week | <time interval> Plural: weeks | Returns a time interval corresponding to 1 week. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| year | <number of months> Plural: years | Returns the specified number of years as a <number of months> type. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| year <integer> | <year> Plural: years | Creates a year object from the specified integer. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| year <string> | <year> Plural: years | Creates a year object from the specified string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| zoned time_of_day <string> | <time of day with time zone> Plural: zoned times_of_day | Returns a 'time of day with time zone' object from the specified string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| base64 decode <string> | <string> Plural: base64 decodes | Win:8.2, Lin:8.2, Sol:8.2, HPUX:8.2, AIX:8.2, Mac:8.2, Ubu:8.2 | |
| base64 encode <string> | <string> Plural: base64 encodes | Win:8.2, Lin:8.2, Sol:8.2, HPUX:8.2, AIX:8.2, Mac:8.2, Ubu:8.2 | |
| cpupackage | <cpupackage> Plural: cpupackages | Win:8.2, Lin:8.2, Sol:8.2, HPUX:8.2, AIX:8.2, Mac:8.2, Ubu:8.2 | |
| in agent context | <boolean> Plural: in agent contexts | Win:8.2, Lin:8.2, Sol:8.2, HPUX:8.2, AIX:8.2, Mac:8.2, Ubu:8.2 | |
| in proxy agent context | <boolean> Plural: in proxy agent contexts | Win:8.2, Lin:8.2, Sol:8.2, HPUX:8.2, AIX:8.2, Mac:8.2, Ubu:8.2 |