Patent ID: 7299410
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a computing environment, a method comprising: identifying a first group policy object including a first plurality of settings and a second plurality of settings, the first plurality of settings being configured and applied to a computing environment and the second plurality of settings not configured and applied to a computing environment; identifying a second group policy object including a third plurality of settings and a fourth plurality of settings, the third plurality of settings being configured and applied to a computing environment and the fourth plurality of settings not configured and applied to a computing environment; collecting the first subset of settings from the first group policy object applied to a first scope of management; collecting the third subset of settings from the second group policy object applied to a second scope of management; combining the first subset of settings and the third subset of settings into at least one markup language document according to a predefined schema; displaying a report created from the markup language document, the displayed report containing only settings configured and applied to a computing environment.