<![CDATA[Automatic Apply rules based on OS type]]>Hello,

we are trying to apply templates based on OS type (linux/windows)

We have created and applied following filtering script on Automatic Apply Rules tab on Template Object properties, but no targets have been added. Is there anything we are doing wrong?

if (!$object || !$object.isNode())
   return false;

pn = LowerCase($object.platformName);
if ((pn != null) && StrStartsWith(pn, "windows"))
   return true;

sd = LowerCase($object.snmpSysDescription);
return (sd != null) && (StrFind(sd, "windows") != -1);
]]>https://forum.netxms.org/topic/8254/automatic-apply-rules-based-on-os-typeRSS for NodeFri, 13 Nov 2026 10:20:46 GMTThu, 11 Sep 2025 11:19:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Automatic Apply rules based on OS type on Fri, 12 Sep 2025 07:36:18 GMT]]>Ok, changed the code, thx again for the info 😉

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/34819https://forum.netxms.org/post/34819Fri, 12 Sep 2025 07:36:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Automatic Apply rules based on OS type on Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:17:19 GMT]]>It's better to add check for $node:

return $node && $node->isAgent && $node->platformName like "windows-*";

the reason is that there are some other types of object - clusters, sensors, collectors on which templates can also be applied, but there will be no $node on these objects.

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/34817https://forum.netxms.org/post/34817Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:17:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Automatic Apply rules based on OS type on Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:12:52 GMT]]>We were able tu use shorter code snippet

return $node->isAgent && $node->platformName like "windows-*";

It returns the same output.

Thx for the help

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/34814https://forum.netxms.org/post/34814Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:12:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Automatic Apply rules based on OS type on Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:15:18 GMT]]>You can easily test it - just take any node, select Execute script from the context menu and paste your script there. Your script will be executed in the same way as when a template executes it on nodes.

In addition, when you execute it that way you can use println() commands to print, so you can use it for debugging purposes.

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/34812https://forum.netxms.org/post/34812Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:15:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Automatic Apply rules based on OS type on Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:11:19 GMT]]>Yes,Ai was used to create snippet.

Also How can we test it/force it to show results? Or is the only option to wait?

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/34811https://forum.netxms.org/post/34811Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:11:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Automatic Apply rules based on OS type on Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:07:15 GMT]]>Here's a fixed version:

if (!$node)
   return false;

pn = $object.platformName.toLowerCase();
if (pn != null && pn.startsWith("windows"))
   return true;

sd = $object.sysDescription.toLowerCase();
return (sd != null && sd.contains("windows"));

$object always exists, so there's no need to check for that. NXSL never had LowerCase() or StrStartsWith() functions, did you use an AI to generate this?

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/34810https://forum.netxms.org/post/34810Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:07:15 GMT