Create a Configuration

To create a new configuration, navigate to the Configuration page in SysTrack Configure and click the plus sign beside the drop‑down list. Let's call this configuration Patient Care and click Create.

We can choose to password protect our configuration. Other administrators will be able to view the settings in the configuration, but they will not be able to make any changes, even in edit mode, unless they enter the password. In the bottom window, you can see what is already included with the new configuration by default by deselecting the Display only non‑default values checkbox. There are our alarm thresholds, views, and policies that are standard. Recall that configurations contain one or more roles that specify the full set of instructions regarding what and how SysTrack should monitor systems.

You can search for available roles by scrolling through the list or entering keywords in the filter box. You will find both factory roles and custom roles in this library. All of the machines in the patient care wing have Windows 10 installed, so we can search for the Windows 10 factory role and apply it to this configuration by dragging and dropping it into the Assigned roles box. The System Restart, Free Space, and Printer Info roles that we created previously can now be applied as well.

The Effective settings window will reflect any changes to settings that result from the application of those roles. Sometimes roles may have conflicting settings. For example, one role may turn off a specific feature and another may leave it on but change the threshold. The order of roles in the Assigned roles box will determine which settings are honored in the event of a conflict in non‑default settings. Whichever non‑default settings and roles that are listed first or at the top of the list will take precedence. So be sure to drag your roles into the correct order and verify the settings in the Effective settings window.

Click Save changes to continue. Let's walk through the process one more time by creating a configuration for the systems in the corporate wing. Instead of starting with a new configuration, let's duplicate the one we made for patient care. With that configuration selected from the drop‑down list, click the Duplicate button and give it a new name.

We already have some of the appropriate roles selected, particularly Windows 10, System Restart, and Printer Info. We are not as concerned about disk free space on the administrative computers since they're only used by a single user. So let's remove the Free Space role from this configuration. Click Save changes and you're done.