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BI for SCCM can report on the monitors connected to devices. This information includes the make, model, and manufacture date.

In order to populate the data required for reporting on monitors you must extend hardware inventory to include the “WMIMonitorID” WMI class from the “root\WMI” namespace. You can only add inventory classes from the hierarchy’s top-level server by modifying the default client settings. This option isn’t available in custom client settings. 

For more information about adding a new WMI class to Configuration Manager hardware inventory see the Add a New Class section in the How to extend hardware inventory Configuration Manager documentation page.

Prerequisites:

  1. Hardware inventory must be enabled.
  2. Permissions to edit the default hardware inventory settings.

Skipping this recommended configuration will not generate any errors however, you will not be able to report on monitors and the out of the box Monitors page will be blank. 

Step

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, go to the Administration workspace.
  2. Select the Client Settings node.
  3. Select the Default Client Settings. (Note: New classes must be added in the Default Client Settings.)
  4. On the Home tab, in the Properties group, choose Properties.
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  1. In the Default Settings dialog box, choose Hardware Inventory.
  2. In the Device Settings list, select Set Classes.
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  1. In the Hardware Inventory Classes dialog box select Add.
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  1. In the Add Hardware Inventory Class dialog box, select Connect.
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  1. In the Connect to Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) dialog box, specify the root\WMI namespace and select Recursive.
  2. select Connect.
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  1. In the Add Hardware Inventory Class dialog box, use the Search for inventory classes field to search for the WMIMonitorID class.
  2. Select the WMIMonitorID class.
  3. Select OK.
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  1. In the Hardware Inventory Classes dialog box, you might want to deselect the WMIMonitorID and add it to a custom client agent setting instead. Using a custom client agent setting is typically advised however it is not covered in this document. If you would like to have the monitor inventory collected using the Default Client Settings do not deselect WMIMonitorID here. 
  2. Select OK.
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  1. In the Default Settings dialog box, select OK.
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