Customizing Software Inventory Operations

The Update Software Inventory operations enable you to identify and record the software installed on Client PCs. Use the Software tab in the Customize Software Inventory dialog to customize the behavior of the operation and to control which applications the operation detects.

To customize an Update Software Inventory Operation:

1    In the Console, right-click an Update Software Inventory operation and choose Customize from the shortcut menu. The Customize Software Inventory dialog is displayed.

2    Select the Software tab. Select:

    Save results to the database to automatically save the operations results to the Site database. Leave this check box unselected if you want to display the results and choose whether to save them.

    Reset results status before scan to delete the installation status information from the Site database before executing this operation.

    Process Registry Identifications to collect application information from the Client registry.

    Collect Microsoft Serial Numbers to collect the serial numbers supplied during software installations on Clients.

3    Click Site Settings to specify how unrecognized applications are treated or to omit specific locations from all software inventories.

4    Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.