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I am creating document links via powershell and cannot figure out how to set the session to external display.

When I change using the properties window of the entry and check the entry history, all I notice is that <OpenEmbedded>true</OpenEmbedded> has been removed.

How do I achieve this in powershell?

RDM 13.0.0.0

SQL data source

I set the status of an RDP connection to Locked or expired or any other status.

Another user tries to connect to the session and the connection opens without prompt.

If the user clears their cache after I set the status, the prompt appears.

Have I got a setting wrong for this to work automatically and immediately.

We use the folder entry set to Site to group connections by location.

We enter the contact information on the Information > Contact tab, eg site address, phone number etc.

When selecting one of these entries, all that is displayed in the Overview tab on the dashboard is

the name

folder type

path of the folder

from the screenshots you can see I have entered a phone number.

If I select a contact entry, all of the information is displayed.

Is there a way to get the same info to display on the site folder entry?

Location: string field for example Server Room, Front Gate, First Floor

Code: (alphanumerical)

Notes: small memo field to enter info for example:

Press C

Enter code

Turn knob clockwise

Would it be possible to add door entry codes under the Information Entry

The ones we use are either numerical digit or alphanumerical.

Perhaps with a keypad icon or door and keypad.

Thank you

In our list of entries each client is assigned a company group and anything relating to that company is a sub entry under that group.

We have a lead engineer for each company.

The best way I have found for everyone to easily identify the lead engineer for each client is by using Custom Field 1 to record the name.

When I show custom field 1 in the navigation pane, the label of the column remains as Custom Field 1.

It appears each custom field 1 field is specific to that particular entry.

We are only going to use this field on all entries to record the lead engineer.

1. Is there a way to rename the column header

2. is there a way to hide a column from the nav pane once it has been added without having to use the reset layout function

3. is there a better way to perform the function I am trying to achieve

4. I entered my name as the value of Custom #1 in the custom fields page of the Company Group, I then set the value of Custom #1 of a sub group to $COMPANY_CUSTOM_FIELD1$ but it does not pull in the value from the parent group.

5. is there a way to replicate the custom name I have given Custom Field 1 to all entries and the value I have entered without using a script

We store documents in folders that match our group names in RDM.

I created this script to add an entry under each group that I could click to automatically open an instance of explorer in the correct folder on our network drive.

cls;

Write-Host;

Write-Host "Creating Open Client Folder entries"

Write-Host;

$sessions = Get-RDMSession | where {($_.ConnectionType -eq "Group") -and ($_.Name -eq $_.Group)}

foreach ($session in $sessions)

{

Write-Host ("Creating: " + $session.Name);

$newentry = New-RDMSession -Group $session.Name -Name 'Open Client Directory' -ConnectionType 'CommandLine'

$newentry.CommandLine = 'C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /e,/separate,\server\sharename\$COMPANY_NAME$'

$newentry.Cmd.EmbeddedWaitTime = 0

$newentry.Cmd.UseDefaultWorkingDirectory = 'false'

$newentry.SortPriority = 1

$newentry.ImageName = 'SampleFolderBlue'

Set-RDMSession $newentry -refresh

}

Just what I was looking for, thank you.

currently 12.5.6.0

We use an MS SQL data source.

At the end of the day I remove my laptop from the dock and go home.

If I have RDM open, when I get home and I try to bring up the RDM window, I am prompted for my database password.

It does not accept the correct password that is already saved in the data source connection settings.

I have to close RDM from Task manager and open it again.

The same happens when I come back to work and connect my laptop to the dock.

It only seems to happen if I close the lid of the laptop.

I have attached screenshots of my data source settings.

What do I need to set for RDM to go offline instead of requesting the password?

No, I am using Database login and specifying a user and password

see attached screenshot

Side effects

This evening I was connecting to some of our RDP connections that have sub-connections and I discovered a side effect of this feature.

When double clicking an RDP connection to connect, it expands then collapses the sub-connection tree of the RDP connection.

I confirmed this by disabling the feature and testing again.

I hadn't thought about sub-connections as we have only recently begun to move things like teamviewer and ilo from their own group folders into sub-connections of the associated RDP.

Initially I only considered Groups in my request for the tree to automatically expand.

Can it be changed to a separate option

Expand group and children on left click

Expand sub-connections on left click

but not work on double click or just work on groups not RDP connections.

What are your thoughts?

excellent, all subfolders.

This will save me many many mouse clicks

thank you so much

Hi Michael

The feature has been implemented which is great however I thought it was going to expand ALL subfolders of the folder you select.

It also only work on the group name, not when you click the expansion +

Thank you

Every child and grandchild

no it is as though I have no entries

I don't know the steps to reproduce this. It appears to be random at the moment.

I have a script to create entries.

The script prompts to enter a name of a company.

It then performs a -like wildcard match and if it finds a match it uses that company as the parent group.

If no match is found it creates a new company using the name entered.

Some times it fails to find a match even though there is one.

I Stopped the script and ran some commands in the same powershell instance to troubleshoot

get-rdmcurrentdatasource to check it was using our SQL data source

it returned the data source correctly.

I then ran get-rdmsession and it returned no results even though there are a lot

any idea what could cause this?

I have just installed the latest version but this occurred on 12.0.8.0

thank you

Hi David

Part of this issue is related to a previous ticket I raised that was never resolved.

https://forum.devolutions.net/topic26930-rdp-session-not-reconnecting-vpn-when-unable-to-ping.aspx

I replied to your email did you receive it?

Thanks David, I will test that.

No just one.

That particular install is in a citrix environment.

Could disconnects cause that?

When I receive the message that the connection is currently in use by another user, it would be nice to have a notify option.

When the connection is no longer in use, I receive a pop up to notify me that the connection is free.

I was in the Application Data\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager folder and noticed ten or more folders that contain a playlist folder and some of them a file offline.mcdf2

Should the application remove these when I restart it and cancel the previous connections prompt?

Thanks David

I installed the latest release and excitedly opened the application.

I clicked a group entry in my navigation pane and waited for all sub folders to automatically expand..... but they didn't

'Ah I thought, it will be an options that needs enabling'.

Quick scan through options and interface but no, nothing.

Gutted

We have a group folder for each client, then subfolders for each site of that client, then subfolders for physicals, virtuals, devices.

I suggested many months back that it would be great (and save many mouse clicks) that when I click a Client, all the subfolders autoexpand.

Maybe next time?