Software Identification Wizard: Version Identification
In addition to identifying the software installed on Clients, Vector AM can distinguish between specific versions of the software. If you want to identify which versions of an application are installed on Clients, use the Version Identification dialog to specify the files and properties that can be used to isolate the different versions.
To select files for version identification:
1 The Available files list displays all the files in the selected Directory together with any version information embedded in the files. For each file you want to use to identify this version of the application:
a Double-click its entry in the Available files list to add it to the Required items list.
b By default, Vector AM checks only for the presence of this file. If you want it to check for specific properties of the file, such as its size, timestamp or version information, select the file in the Required items list, and click Specify properties. The File Rule dialog is displayed.
2 To extract the version number from the file properties, select Use properties of these files to identify versions, and click Next. The Version Identification Properties dialog is displayed.
To specify the application version identified by these files, select Use these files to identify only version, enter the version number, and click Finish. The Wizard creates identification rules for the application, adds them to the Applications Library and then runs a software inventory. This automatically promotes the application to the Confirmed Identifications tab for the selected Clients. For all other Clients, the application is promoted when their software inventory data is next saved to the database.