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scevans
Posts:4
 | | 03/17/2010 9:47 PM |
| I'm looking for a tool that will create a nice document of the settings in
a GPO. We have a GPO that applies to many departments that we are going
to be making some changes to, and it would be nice if I could export the
GPO settings into a nicely formatted word doc and then I could make notes
in the word doc around what we are changing.
Any suggestions?
Steve Evans
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| dmarelia
Posts:394
| | 03/17/2010 9:50 PM |
| Steve-
You could use the GPMC Settings report and save the HTML to a file. Would that meet your requirements?
Darren
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve C. Evans
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:17 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
I'm looking for a tool that will create a nice document of the settings in a GPO. We have a GPO that applies to many departments that we are going to be making some changes to, and it would be nice if I could export the GPO settings into a nicely formatted word doc and then I could make notes in the word doc around what we are changing.
Any suggestions?
Steve Evans
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| jeromelcruz
Posts:120
| | 03/17/2010 9:50 PM |
| You might run a report and Save to XML and then use Excel to open.... And edit
Jerry
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve C. Evans
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:17 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
I'm looking for a tool that will create a nice document of the settings in a GPO. We have a GPO that applies to many departments that we are going to be making some changes to, and it would be nice if I could export the GPO settings into a nicely formatted word doc and then I could make notes in the word doc around what we are changing.
Any suggestions?
Steve Evans
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| scevans
Posts:4
| | 03/17/2010 11:03 PM |
| In a perfect world what I would like is the GPMC settings report and be
able to save it to a table based word doc.
Essentially I want to end up with the following.
Setting | Value | <An area for me to enter text about what I'm going to
change and why>
I realize I may be asking too much, but outside of GPMC I haven't found
anything that does any kind of GPO reporting of this kind.
Steve Evans
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:20 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
Steve-
You could use the GPMC Settings report and save the HTML to a file. Would
that meet your requirements?
Darren
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Steve C. Evans
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:17 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
I'm looking for a tool that will create a nice document of the settings in
a GPO. We have a GPO that applies to many departments that we are going
to be making some changes to, and it would be nice if I could export the
GPO settings into a nicely formatted word doc and then I could make notes
in the word doc around what we are changing.
Any suggestions?
Steve Evans
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| dougdelaney
Posts:43
| | 03/17/2010 11:34 PM |
| All,
I have a question. What would be willing to pay for this ability?
Doug Delaney
Technology Consultant III
Americas Regional Delivery Engineering
HP Enterprise Services
Telephone +1 248.365.9187
Mobile +1 248.210.4973
Email xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
985 W. Entrance Dr., 2A / Auburn Hills, MI 48326
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From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve C. Evans
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6:28 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
In a perfect world what I would like is the GPMC settings report and be able to save it to a table based word doc.
Essentially I want to end up with the following.
Setting | Value | <An area for me to enter text about what I'm going to change and why>
I realize I may be asking too much, but outside of GPMC I haven't found anything that does any kind of GPO reporting of this kind.
Steve Evans
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:20 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
Steve-
You could use the GPMC Settings report and save the HTML to a file. Would that meet your requirements?
Darren
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve C. Evans
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:17 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
I'm looking for a tool that will create a nice document of the settings in a GPO. We have a GPO that applies to many departments that we are going to be making some changes to, and it would be nice if I could export the GPO settings into a nicely formatted word doc and then I could make notes in the word doc around what we are changing.
Any suggestions?
Steve Evans
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| dmarelia
Posts:394
| | 03/17/2010 11:38 PM |
| Steve-
Understood. Today, there is no easy way to do that without writing some code to either parse the HTML or XML.
As an aside, I am working on delivering this reporting capability via a product from my company - SDM Software. If you ping me off list, I can provide timeframes.
Darren
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve C. Evans
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 3:28 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
In a perfect world what I would like is the GPMC settings report and be able to save it to a table based word doc.
Essentially I want to end up with the following.
Setting | Value | <An area for me to enter text about what I'm going to change and why>
I realize I may be asking too much, but outside of GPMC I haven't found anything that does any kind of GPO reporting of this kind.
Steve Evans
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:20 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
Steve-
You could use the GPMC Settings report and save the HTML to a file. Would that meet your requirements?
Darren
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve C. Evans
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:17 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
I'm looking for a tool that will create a nice document of the settings in a GPO. We have a GPO that applies to many departments that we are going to be making some changes to, and it would be nice if I could export the GPO settings into a nicely formatted word doc and then I could make notes in the word doc around what we are changing.
Any suggestions?
Steve Evans
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| Syspro
Posts:0
| | 03/18/2010 1:50 AM |
| Hi Steve,
Our Policy Management Software will drop the information into an excel
spreadsheet for you. It's not perfect, but it does a pretty good job. It
also is quite useful for comparing differences between GPO's or between
archived versions of a GPO so that you can see what is different between
your new and old settings. Feel free to contact me offline if you have
questions.
If it is just a one off problem, you can download it and get a 30 day trial
licence. If it is an ongoing issue you will need to buy the product.
Alan Cuthbertson
Policy Management Software (Now with ADMX and Preference support):-
http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir
<http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=pol_summary.shtml>
&f=pol_summary.shtml
ADM Template Editor(Now with ADMX support):-
http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir
<http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=adm_summary.shtml>
&f=adm_summary.shtml
Policy Log Reporter - including Preference logging(Free)
http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir
<http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=policyreporter.shtml>
&f=policyreporter.shtml
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Steve C. Evans
Sent: Thursday, 18 March 2010 9:28 AM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
In a perfect world what I would like is the GPMC settings report and be able
to save it to a table based word doc.
Essentially I want to end up with the following.
Setting | Value | <An area for me to enter text about what I'm going to
change and why>
I realize I may be asking too much, but outside of GPMC I haven't found
anything that does any kind of GPO reporting of this kind.
Steve Evans
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:20 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
Steve-
You could use the GPMC Settings report and save the HTML to a file. Would
that meet your requirements?
Darren
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Steve C. Evans
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:17 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
I'm looking for a tool that will create a nice document of the settings in a
GPO. We have a GPO that applies to many departments that we are going to be
making some changes to, and it would be nice if I could export the GPO
settings into a nicely formatted word doc and then I could make notes in the
word doc around what we are changing.
Any suggestions?
Steve Evans
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| KevinWornell
Posts:29
| | 03/22/2010 1:53 PM |
| We use PolMan from SysProSoft to produce an Excel spreadsheet that documents all the settings within our policies. Very good tool and reasonably priced.
http://www.sysprosoft.com/pol_summary.shtml
Kevin
Kevin Wornell
Sr. Technical Engineer
Towers Watson
Suite 4100, 500 N. Akard Street | Dallas, TX, 75201
Phone: 214.530.4057 | Fax: 214.988.5711
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.towerswatson.com
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6:00 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
Steve-
Understood. Today, there is no easy way to do that without writing some code to either parse the HTML or XML.
As an aside, I am working on delivering this reporting capability via a product from my company - SDM Software. If you ping me off list, I can provide timeframes.
Darren
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve C. Evans
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 3:28 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
In a perfect world what I would like is the GPMC settings report and be able to save it to a table based word doc.
Essentially I want to end up with the following.
Setting | Value | <An area for me to enter text about what I'm going to change and why>
I realize I may be asking too much, but outside of GPMC I haven't found anything that does any kind of GPO reporting of this kind.
Steve Evans
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:20 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
Steve-
You could use the GPMC Settings report and save the HTML to a file. Would that meet your requirements?
Darren
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve C. Evans
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:17 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] GPO Documentation Tool
I'm looking for a tool that will create a nice document of the settings in a GPO. We have a GPO that applies to many departments that we are going to be making some changes to, and it would be nice if I could export the GPO settings into a nicely formatted word doc and then I could make notes in the word doc around what we are changing.
Any suggestions?
Steve Evans
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