When out Windows 7 machines get imaged - it takes a long time to get the mandatory apps installed from SCCM. I have tried running machine and user policy from the machine, running discovery methds as soon as possible. However it still takes a long time. The collection are based on Active directory OU. Look like SCCM takes a long time to get new computer objects from AD. Thanks

You are correct: that discovery method (the one for getting AD OU) is not as swift as you would like... out of the box. However, there is a 3rd party application. I suggest you look at 'Enhanced System Discovery' aka ESD, from http://www.systemcentertools.com/esd2007.htmlStandardize. Simplify. Automate.

ESD looks lucrative - but pricey I guess

Hello - Other solution could be to make custom DDR using scripts and include that script in the build process. It's going to be bit tricky but it's not impossible :) More details --> "About Creating a Data Discovery Record" - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc143390.aspx Also read through "How to Create a Data Discovery Record" http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc142988.aspxAnoop C Nair - This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

You need to understand the objects that are involved in the proces. ConfigMgr. will need to trigger a full AD system group disocvery to pick up the AD group chagens, after that you need to schedule the collection to be updated and finally you can refresh the client policy. All of this can be scripted. If it for a single case only, I would just go ahead and manually trigger the components. If you use AD groups as the primary way of deploying software I suggest you take a look at this app. It will fully automate the process, create the needed group in AD, create the package, programs, advertisements and collections - http://blog.coretech.dk/jgs/coretech-sccm-manager-1-0-4-freeware-download/Kent Agerlund | My blogs: http://blog.coretech.dk/author/kea/ and http://scug.dk/ | Twitter @Agerlund | Linkedin: /kentagerlund

I ended up adding up the software packages in the task sequence which is working good for me. Thanks to all for their suggestions