Package variables

Variable type

Variable identifier

Description

Miradore runtime variable

MDR

Miradore runtime variables are built-in variables and their value is predefined. Runtime variables can be used inside the Miradore instance.

Miradore instance variable

MDI

Miradore instance variables have the same scope as runtime variables but they can be created from the System settings.

Miradore package variable

MDP

Miradore package variables are package specific variables that can be used only in the same package where they were created.

Windows variables

Linux variables

Data source

Description

%MDR_ActionSet%

Actionset file name from system settings table.

%MDR_ActionSetVersion%

Actionset version from System settings table.

%MDR_AdminGroups%

$MDR_AdminGroups

Default admin groups for this device from the device document, delimited by semicolon (;).

Used for example to set current admin groups with a package.

%MDR_DefaultGateway%

$MDR_DefaultGateway

Asset.

Asset's default gateway if not using DHCP.

%MDR_DeviceRole%

$MDR_DeviceRole

Device role from device document

Used to perform device role specific actions on computer, like setting correct admin group.

%MDR_DeviceUsages%

$MDR_DeviceUsages

Device usage(s) from device document delimited by semicolon (;).

Used in package to run different configurations for different device usages.

%MDR_DHCP%

$MDR_DHCP

Asset.

Asset uses DHCP (1=Yes, 2=No)

%MDR_DNSServers%

$MDR_DNSServers

Asset.

DNS servers of the asset, separated with a comma, if not using DHCP.

%MDR_HWCategory%

$MDR_HWCategory

Hardware category from the device document.

Used to perform hardware category specific actions (like laptop configurations).

%MDR_HWModel%

$MDR_HWModel

Asset.

Hardware model of the asset configuration item.

%MDR_InstPoint%

$MDR_InstPoint

Installationpoint (\\server\share) selected based on target computer's subnet.

Used to point dynamically into media or package files at closest installationpoint, like:

%installationpoint%\Software\Adobe\Reader\8.0.1\setup.exe

%installationpoint%\Packages\Adobe_Reader_8.0.1\1\setup.iss

%MDR_Licensee%

$MDR_Licensee

Software licensee information from the asset item page, if not defined the value is taken from managed software form.

Used to automate software registrations/licensing in packages, so to create common packages but with personal licenses.

%MDR_LicenseKey%

$MDR_LicenseKey

Software license key from the asset item page, if not defined the value is taken from managed software form.

Used to automate software registrations/licensing in packages, so to create common packages but with personal licenses.

%MDR_Location%

$MDR_Location

Location full name. Resolved by going up the location path from computer's location until one is defined.

This variable equals to the full name of the asset's location.

%MDR_LocSN%

$MDR_LocSN

Location short name. Resolved going up the location path from computer's location until one is defined.

Used to perform location specific actions on computer, like moving to correct organisation unit in Active Directory.

%MDR_MediaFolder%

$MDR_MediaFolder

Media path from managed software form.

Used to point into installation media without typing the path every time.

%MDR_Organisation%

$MDR_Organisation

Asset.

Name of the organisation to which the asset is assigned to.

%MDR_OrgSN%

$MDR_OrgSN

Organisation shortname. Resolved going up the organisation path from computer's organisation until one is defined.

Used to perform organisation specific actions on computer, like moving to correct organisation unit in Active Directory.

%MDR_OSType%

$MDR_OSType

Assets’s operating system’s type. Resolved by Miradore client.

Used to identify the type of the operating system. Possible values are:

• 0 (Workstation)

• 1 (Server)

• 2 (Terminal Server)

%MDR_OSVer%

$MDR_OSVer

Asset's operating system version. Resolved by Miradore client.

Used to identify the operating system version. Possible values are:

• 50 (Windows 2000)

• 51 (Windows XP 32-bit)

• 52 (Windows XP 64-bit, Server 2003,Server  2003 R2t)

• 60 (Windows Vista, Server 2008)

• 61 (Windows 7, Server 2008 R2)

• 62 (Windows 8, Server 2012)

• 63 (Windows 8.1, Server 2012 R2)

• 100 (Windows 10 / Server 2016)

%MDR_PackageFolder%

$MDR_PackageFolder

Package.

Package folder if determined.

%MDR_PackageName%

$MDR_PackageName

Package.

Package name.

%MDR_PackageVersion%

$MDR_PackageVersion

Package.

Package version.

%MDR_SPVer%

$MDR_SPVer

Assets’s operating system’s service pack version. Resolved by Miradore client.

Used to identify the installed service pack version. 0 means that no service pack is installed.

%MDR_StaticIPAddress%

$MDR_StaticIPAddress

Asset.

Includes the asset's static IP-address if it is set.

%MDR_SubnetMask%

$MDR_SubnetMask

Asset.

Asset's subnet mask if not using DHCP.

%MDR_TimeZone%

$MDR_TimeZone

Asset time zone information from asset item page.

Used for example in utility packages to set current time zone at computer end.

%MDR_WindowsUID%

$MDR_WindowsUID

Asset responsible person's UserID from the asset item page.

Used to run user specific actions, like adding responsible user into local admin group.

%MDI_LogFolder%

$MDI_LogFolder

Manual.

Value of the variable is configurable at Administration > System settings > Main > Installations management > Package variables.

Common folder for logs.

Default value: %temp%\MD_LogFolder

%MDI_ShortcutFolder%

$MDI_ShortcutFolder

Manual.

Value of the variable is configurable at Administration > System settings > Main > Installations management > Package variables.

Common folder for shortcuts.

Default value: %allusersprofile%\Start menu