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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** > **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)