Detecting the Display Model using a Custom Field

Use a FileWave Custom Field to store the model of display connected to a Mac or Windows system. 

FileWave 13.1.0+

1. Download the following Custom Field export.
2. Import the downloaded file into "FileWave Admin>Assistants>Custom Fields>Edit Custom Fields>Import".
3. Save changes within Custom Fields dialog.
4. Associate Custom Field with desired Windows devices via "right-click>Edit Custom Field(s) Associations" or check the "Assigned to all devices" checkbox when editing the Custom Field.
   1. A Smart Group is very helpful to quickly associate Custom Field

FileWave 12.7.0 - 13.0.3

1. Create new Custom Field via "FileWave Admin>Assistants>Custom Fields>Edit Custom Fields>[+]".
2. Change the Custom Fields to the following:
   1. Name: Display Model
   2. Internal name: display_model
   3. Description: [optional]
   4. Provided By: Client Script
   5. Data Type: String
   6. Use default value: Pending...
   7. Client Script>Windows: PowerShell
      
      
      
      
3. Copy/paste the following script into the scripting box under the Windows section:
   Display Model

   $MonitorList = Get-WmiObject -Class WmiMonitorID -Namespace "ROOT\WMI"
   $MonitorOutput = @()
    
   foreach ($monitor in $MonitorList) {
   $mon = @{}
   $manufacturer = $null
   $name = $null
    
   foreach($ch in $monitor.ManufacturerName) {
   if($ch -ne '00') {
   $manufacturer += [char]$ch
   }
   }
    
   foreach($ch in $monitor.UserFriendlyName) {
   if($ch -ne '00') {
   $name += [char]$ch
   }
   }
   $mon = $manufacturer + " " + $name
   $MonitorOutput += $mon
   }
   $MonitorOutput=$MonitorOutput -join ', '
   $MonitorOutput
   exit 0

4. Copy/paste the following script into the scripting box under the macOS section:
   
   

   Display Model

   #!/bin/bash
   DisplayModel=`system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType | grep "Resolution:" -B1 | awk -v n=3 'NR%n==1' | sed "s/^[ \t]*//" | sed 's/:/,/g' | tr '\n' ' '`
   echo ${DisplayModel}
   exit 0

5. Save changes within Custom Fields dialog.
6. Associate Custom Field with desired devices via "right-click>Edit Custom Field(s) Associations" or check the "Assigned to all devices" checkbox when editing the Custom Field.
   1. A Smart Group can be helpful to quickly associate Custom Field

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