Get Computer

You can use the Get Computer activity in a runbook to get the properties of a computer in Active Directory.

This activity publishes all of the data from the required and optional properties into published data. Additional published data is generated based on the class that you select when you define the activity.

The following tables list the required and optional properties and published data for this activity.

Get Computer optional properties

Element	Description	Valid Values
ReturnDNOnly	If true, only the Distinguished Name property will be returned instead of all the properties.	Boolean
Search Root	The distinguished name of the node in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy where the search starts.	String
Search Scope	The scope of the search that is observed by the server; the options are Base, OneLevel, or SubTree	String

Get Computer filter properties

Element	Description	Filters	Value Type
Disabled	Specifies whether the account is currently disabled	EqualTo, NotEqualTo	Boolean
Common Name	Name to identify the computer	EqualTo, NotEqualTo, Contains, DoesNotContain, EndsWith, StartsWith	String
Description	Description for the computer	EqualTo, NotEqualTo, Contains, DoesNotContain, EndsWith, StartsWith	String
Display Name	Display name of the computer	EqualTo, NotEqualTo, Contains, DoesNotContain, EndsWith, StartsWith	String
Indirect MemberOf	Distinguished names of groups that this computer is an indirect member of	EqualTo	String
Computer Role	Computer's role in the domain: Domain Controller, server, or workstation	Equals, DoesNotEqual	Int32
Location	Computer's location	Equals, DoesNotEqual	String
Managed By	Distinguished name of the user that is assigned to manage this object	EqualTo	String
MemberOf	Distinguished names of groups that this computer is a member of	EqualTo	String
Operating System	Name of the computer's operating system	EqualTo, NotEqualTo, Contains, DoesNotContain, EndsWith, StartsWith	String
Operating System Service Pack	Service pack level of the computer's operating system	EqualTo, NotEqualTo, Contains, DoesNotContain, EndsWith, StartsWith	String
Operating System Version	Version of the computer's operating system	EqualTo, NotEqualTo, Contains, DoesNotContain, EndsWith, StartsWith	String
DNS Host Name	Name of the computer as registered in DNS	EqualTo, NotEqualTo, Contains, DoesNotContain, EndsWith, StartsWith	String
Sam Account Name	Account name to support earlier versions of the operating system	EqualTo, NotEqualTo, Contains, DoesNotContain, EndsWith, StartsWith	String
Modification Date	Date the computer account was last changed	EqualTo, NotEqualTo, GreaterThan, GreaterThanOrEqualTo, LessThan, LessThanOrEqualTo	DateTime
Creation Date	Date and time that the account was created	EqualTo, NotEqualTo, GreaterThan, GreaterThanOrEqualTo, LessThan, LessThanOrEqualTo	DateTime

Get Computer published data

Element	Description	Valid Values
Disabled	Specifies whether the account is currently disabled	Boolean
Common Name	Name to identify the computer	String
Count	The number of groups returned by this activity	Integer
Description	Description of the computer	String
Display Name	Displays the name of the computer	String
Distinguished Name	Distinguished name that uniquely identifies the computer account	String
DNS Host Name	Name of the computer as registered in DNS	String
Location	Computer's location	String
Computer Role	Computer's role in the domain: Domain Controller, server, or workstation	Int32
Managed By	Distinguished name of the user that is assigned to manage this object	String
Operating System	Name of the computer operating system	String
Operating System Service Pack	Service pack level of the computer operating system	String
Operating System Version	Version of the computer operating system	String
Sam Account Name	Account name to support earlier versions of the operating system	String
Modification Date	The date when the computer account was last changed	DateTime
Creation Date	The date and time when the account was created	DateTime
Search Root	The distinguished name of the node in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy where the search starts	String
Search Scope	The scope of the search that is observed by the server; the options are Base, OneLevel, or SubTree	String