Is Device in Collection activity

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This activity verifies if a device exists in an SCCM device collection.

The Is Device in Collection activity uses the PowerShell activity template to verify if a specific device exists in an SCCM device collection. The activity is configured to use a MID Server with PowerShell capabilities and to run a MID Server script called IsDeviceInCollection.ps1 to perform the test.

To access this activity in the Workflow Editor, select the Custom tab, and then navigate to Custom Activities > System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).

Input variables

Variable	Description
sccmServer	The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the SCCM server.
collection	Name of the device collection.
device	Name of the device to verify is in the collection.

Output variables

Variable	Description
output	Variable that contains the test result: True/False
errorMessage	Variable that contains the activity output error message.

Conditions

Condition	Description
Exist	The device exists in the collection.
Not exist	The device does not exist in the collection.
Failure	Activity failed.

Parent Topic:SCCM activity pack

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title: Is Device in Collection activity
description: This activity verifies if a device exists in an SCCM device collection.
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# Is Device in Collection activity

This activity verifies if a device exists in an SCCM device collection.

The Is Device in Collection activity uses the [PowerShell activity template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/t_CreateAPowershellActivity.md) to verify if a specific device exists in an SCCM device collection. The activity is configured to use a MID Server with PowerShell capabilities and to run a MID Server script called IsDeviceInCollection.ps1 to perform the test.

To access this activity in the Workflow Editor, select the **Custom** tab, and then navigate to **Custom Activities** &gt; **System Center Configuration Manager \(SCCM\)**.

## Input variables

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|sccmServer|The fully qualified domain name \(FQDN\) of the SCCM server.|
|collection|Name of the device collection.|
|device|Name of the device to verify is in the collection.|

## Output variables

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|output|Variable that contains the test result: True/False|
|errorMessage|Variable that contains the activity output error message.|

## Conditions

|Condition|Description|
|---------|-----------|
|Exist|The device exists in the collection.|
|Not exist|The device does not exist in the collection.|
|Failure|Activity failed.|

**Parent Topic:**[SCCM activity pack](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_SCCMActivityPack.md)