https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/excluding-devices-for-collection-query-task/m-p/3701885#M17373 The task will not run if you dont have any systems in the target collection.<BR />Click on the target collection from "lists and collections panel" and make sure that you have some systems that meet the criteria. <BR />There is nothing wrong with ur logic or HPSIM :)<BR /> Fri, 06 Jan 2006 07:34:33 GMT sandu_1 2006-01-06T07:34:33Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/excluding-devices-for-collection-query-task/m-p/3701884#M17372 I am unable to create a collection (event query or task) when I define system names to be excluded. i.e.<BR />"system name" "does not contain" "cx" .<BR />regardles of other specifications, if the above is used the whole collection, task, query will not run.<BR />Is this a known bug? <BR />Is my logic just wrong? Tue, 03 Jan 2006 20:32:21 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/excluding-devices-for-collection-query-task/m-p/3701884#M17372 bhars 2006-01-03T20:32:21Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/excluding-devices-for-collection-query-task/m-p/3701885#M17373 The task will not run if you dont have any systems in the target collection.<BR />Click on the target collection from "lists and collections panel" and make sure that you have some systems that meet the criteria. <BR />There is nothing wrong with ur logic or HPSIM :)<BR /> Fri, 06 Jan 2006 07:34:33 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/excluding-devices-for-collection-query-task/m-p/3701885#M17373 sandu_1 2006-01-06T07:34:33Z