Custom columns for applcatoins listed in Self-Service Portal

Craig_Legary

Hello,

I am working on an automated software deployment with our SCCM/SCSM that has the Cireson add-ins. We have some customizing to the look of the portal but in our Self service application area the info displayed could be better to make it more user friendly.

Currently the display shows the application Name, Collection ID, and Member Count. I would like it to be Name, Manufacture, Version for now.

I know this will mean the edit of some files but I had not found the steps listed on the support site to customize this view. Can someone please help with either a link to anything existing that can help, or point me to a tech that can help find the solution.

Thanks!

Craig

 

seth_coussens

There isn't a way to customize the self-service portion of the portal out of the box, if you are looking to change the names of fields in what I believe is the 'query results' prompt. Those headers come out of SCSM. In order to change them dynamically, you'd have to utilize javascript and jquery and put a function in the customSpace\custom.js file that would load on those pages and changes those headers.

As they are being passed and read from SCSM this is currently the only way to do this without designing an entirely custom Self Service page.

Craig_Legary

Hello Seth,

I figured it would come down to some coding, our company has coders that can do this I was looking for and explicit where to find the current query, so we could modify it to pull the info we would like. If I can I would rather modify the wheel vs create a whole new one.

You mention the custom.js file. Is this where my coder would find the query to modify?

Thanks for your assistance.

Geoff_Ross

Hi Craig,

Custom.js is actually an empty file (when first installed) where you can add custom JavaScript that will be run on each page. You'll find it inside the Portal Website files in the CustomSpace directory.

Can you explain a little more what you are trying to do, maybe with a screenshot / mock-up as I may have done something similar.

Geoff

Craig_Legary

Hello Geoff,

Thanks for the info, above is a screen shot of our current portal. Where the "Name" Collection ID, and member count .

This is where I wanted the new application catalog, but the info showing is not as helpful for our staff to do requests.

If you have insight how I can get something that shows the Name, Manufacture, and version number that has been setup in SCCM would be amazing.

Thanks everyone.

Craig

Geoff_Ross

Hi Craig,

It looks like you're displaying objects of a Microsoft.SystemCenter.ConfigurationManager.Collection class which only contain the following properties:

PS C:\Users\geoffross> Get-SCSMClass Microsoft.SystemCenter.ConfigurationManager.Collection | Select-Object -ExpandProperty PropertyCollection

Name         Key   Required AutoIncrement Type   DisplayName  
----         ---   -------- ------------- ----   -----------  
Name         False False    False         string Name         
MemberCount  False False    False         int    Member Count 
CollectionID False False    False         string Collection ID
CollID       True  False    False         int    Coll ID

You might be better off using the Microsoft.SystemCenter.ConfigurationManager.Program class which contains better properties but it depends on what you are doing with the data and how SCSM / ConfigMan are setup to work together.

PS C:\Users\geoffross> Get-SCSMClass Microsoft.SystemCenter.ConfigurationManager.Package | Select-Object -ExpandProperty PropertyCollection

Name         Key   Required AutoIncrement Type   DisplayName 
----         ---   -------- ------------- ----   ----------- 
PackageID    True  False    False         string Package ID  
Name         False False    False         string Name        
Version      False False    False         string Version     
Language     False False    False         string Language    
Manufacturer False False    False         string Manufacturer
Description  False False    False         string Description 
SourceSite   False False    False         string Source Site 
Publish      False False    False         bool   Publish    

Alternatively, you could extend this class to contain the properties you need but then you need to work out how to populate them.

Either way, once you have the properties, you only need to change the configuration of the Query Results prompt in your Request Offering definition. Section 3 is the properties to display in the offering.

In this case, custom code is not needed to show different properties but it might well be to create and populate those properties.

Geoff

Craig_Legary

Thanks for the speedy reply Geoff,

Our install of the Self Service Portal was configured to pick up any collection that has "SSP Deployment" in the notes field. I am not sure if this changes things as there is no collection directly connected.

I see what you mean in your PS output, I guess I am still not really clear where I would make the changes to the original query to add just the fields I would like. Is there a document on this I can have a look though? or would it be better to talk to a Cireson Tech about this.

Geoff your insight is on point for what I want to add, just seem to be missing the were I would edit this? still in the empty folder mentioned above?

Let me know if this would be easier with a call or some kind of connection.

Thanks,

Craig