Software Identification Wizard: Version Rule Entry

Some manufacturers encode software version information in the timestamp or product version properties of files. Using these properties to perform software recognition enables you to provide automatic, future-proof version recognition for software installed on your Client PCs. Use the Specify Version Rule dialog to specify the fields from which you want Vector AM to extract the information.

To extract the version information from the selected file:

1    In the Item list, select the file that contains the version information. The or choose from the available property fields list displays the values of the properties for the file you selected.

2    In the Specify the property fields that contain version information field, enter tokens to specify the location of the version information.

Alternatively, select the properties that contain the version information from the or choose from the available property fields list, and click Select. The token for the property is added to the Specify the property fields that contain version information field.

3    When you have selected all the properties that contain the version information, click Finish to create the identification rule for the software.

Notes

    To create rules that compare the properties of a file with a specific value, select the file and click Specify Properties in the Wizard's Version Identification dialog.