Software Identification Manager: Provisional Identifications

When a software inventory operation detects files on a Client PC, Vector AM attempts to identify the application they belong to by first trying to match the file and its directory location with an entry in the Applications Library. If no match is found, Vector AM then searches for version information encoded in the properties of files belonging to the application. The Provisional Identifications tab lists the applications identified using this version information.

To list the provisional identifications by the Clients on which each application was detected, select the Details button.

To list the provisional identifications by application, deselect the Details button.

To save the inventory results to the Site database after an Update Software Inventory Interactively operation, choose Save results in the File menu.

Note

To collect data on provisionally identified applications, customize the software inventory operations to detect executable files using the Report directories containing unrecognized applications of types option and enable the Attempt automatic identification of unrecognized applications option.

Related Topics

Overview

Confirmed Identifications

Registry Identifications

Unidentified Software