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 Windows application.
To select files for application 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 application, double-click its entry in the list to add it to the Required items list.
By default, Vector AM uses the names of the selected files to identify applications. If you want to create a rule that checks for specific file properties, such as the file size, or timestamp, select the file in the Required items list, and click the Specify properties button. The File Rule dialog is displayed.
2 To prevent executable files in subdirectories from being identified as separate applications, select Exclude subdirectories from scans for unrecognized applications.
3 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.
To create an application definition that does not distinguish between different versions of an application, select Do not identify versions 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.