Customizing Software Identification Manager
Software inventory operations identify the software installed on Client PCs using the Applications Library. The library contains rules for many common applications, but it can be extended to include rules for new software and new versions of software using the Software Identification Wizard, or by defining rules manually. Use the Manage Software Identification operation to control where users can access the Applications Library from the Console.
To customize the Manage Software Identification operation:
1 In the Console, right-click the Manage Software Identification operation. The Customize Software Identification Manager dialog is displayed.
2 Edit the fields and select the folders in which you want the operation to be displayed.
3 Select the Options tab.
4 Choose the default tab that you want the Software Identification Manager to display when it first opens. Select:
Confirmed Identifications to display software identified by the Applications Library.
Provisional Identifications to display software identified using version information.
Unidentified Software to display software that Vector AM is unable to identify.
Applications Library to view and update the application definitions that Vector AM uses to identify installed software.
5 By default, the Confirmed Identifications, Provisional Identifications and Unidentified Software tabs list the software found by application. If you want the selected tab to list the applications by individual installations, select Details View.
6 By default, the Manage Software Identification operation displays the Select Clients dialog so you can choose the Clients you want to work with. If you want to open the Software Identification Manager without selecting Clients, deselect Select Clients before launching.
7 If you do not want the Software Identification Manager to automatically update its identification lists when you create a new software identification rule, select Always disable interactive updates when a rule is created.
8 Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.
Note
These settings apply only when the Software Identification Manager is opened from a Manage Software Identification operation. They have no effect when the Software Identification Manager is opened as part of a software inventory operation, or when it is opened by viewing the software details of an entry in a Client group.