Client Management Suite

I can do a custom inventory and run it locally and the vb will upload it to the NS

Is there a way to run a local script to trigger a policy or quick task to run without using a console or catalog?

If you have the custom inventory as a policy in the Altiris Agent you can trigger the policy using the following vbscript.

Dim WshShell, client, swd, taskGuid
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell" )
set client = wscript.createobject ( "Altiris.AeXNSClient" ) 
set swd = client.ClientPolicyMgr.ClientAgent ( "Altiris.SWD" ) 
taskGuid = "{BE8F6D17-5CEF-498C-9272-1A76586E1882}"

swd.RunAdvertisement taskGuid, 1 

Change the taskguid to the taskguid you have in your custom inventory policy or any other policy you want to trigger. You find the taskguid = task ID in the details of the package within the Altiris Agent.

Example:

Hope this helps.

Stefan