Software Identification Wizard: Software Identification

Software inventory operations identify the applications installed on Client PCs by checking for distinguishing features, such as the names, locations and properties of the installed files. Use the Software Identification dialog to select the files that Vector AM can use to identify the selected Macintosh application.

To select files for application identification:

1    The Software Identification dialog lists the File name, Creator Code, and Bundle Identifier for the files located in the selected application's installation directory. Double-click each file you want to use to identify the application.

2    If the selected file has a Bundle Identifier or a Creator Code, a message is displayed asking if you want to use this information to identify the application. Click Yes to create a rule that uses this information, click No to create a rule that uses the file name.

The files are added to the Required items list.

3    To specify additional checks on a file, such as its size, or timestamp, select its entry in the Required items list, and click Specify properties. The File Rule dialog is displayed.

4    To prevent executable files in subdirectories from being identified as separate applications, select Exclude subdirectories from scans for unrecognized applications.

5    To create an application definition that identifies different versions of an application, select Specify rules to identify application versions and click Next. The Version Identification dialog is displayed.

If you do not want to distinguish between different versions of an application, select Do not identify versions and click Finish. The Wizard creates rules for the identification of the application and adds them to the Applications Library.