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Since I've had so many customers request my Smart Label Naming Conventions, I thought I'd share them here. r2

My philosophies are pretty simple – for Machine Labels, I think the purpose of the label is what I want in the name and the criteria in the notes field – for Patch Labels, however, I like the criteria in the name and any additional information (e.g. REGEX code) stored in the notes field – for Software Labels the vendor and app title in the name, but the label criteria in the notes field.
Machine Label examples: ML – HW – Laptops ML – HW – Desktops ML – HW – Servers – All ML – HW – Servers – Physical ML – HW – Servers – Virtual ML – OS – MS – Win XP ML – OS – MS – Win 7 ML – OS – Mac – OSX 10.6 ML – OS – Mac – OSX 10.7 ML – UPG – ADB – Reader X ML – UPG – MS – Office 2010 PPß Note that this is an “upgrade” label, since it DOES look for a previous version ML – UPG – MS – Office 2010 Std ML – INST – APL – iTunes 10 ß Note that this one is an “install” label, since it DOES NOT look for a previous version ML – LOC – MA – LEX – BLDG A – Floor 01 – IP ß Note that this is a location label, done using IP Address begins with (1st floor, building A, in Lexington, Massachusetts) ML – LOC – MA – LEX – AD ß Note that this is a location label, done by LDAP grabbing machines in a specific Organizational Unit Software Lable examples: SL – ADB – Acrobat 9 Pro SL – ADB – Acrobat 10 Std SL – MS – Office 2010 PP SL – MS – Office 2010 Std