Customizing the Load Audit Data Operation

Audit mode is used to collect data from PCs that are not connected to your network, or from PCs where it is not appropriate to install the Vector AM Client. It enables you to run the Client from a diskette and capture inventory data. The Load Audit Data operation is then used to load the audit data into a Site offline area from where it can be loaded into the Site database and accessed from the Console as normal. Audit mode is supported on all Windows platforms; it is not supported on DOS-only systems.

Use the Customize Load Audit Data dialog to specify the settings for loading data from audited PCs.

To customize the Load Audit Data operation:

1    In the Console, right-click the Load Audit Data operation and choose Customize from the shortcut menu. The Customize Load Audit Data dialog is displayed.

2    Select the Audit Loader tab.

3    In the Audit device path field, enter the device and path of the root location of the audit data. To load the data from a diskette, enter the location of the drive (for example A:\). To load the data from a share located on your network, enter the Offline Directory Path used at the Client during the audit data capture process.

4    In the Offline path list, select the offline area in which you want to store the unprocessed inventory data. Data is loaded from the Audit Device Path and saved in subdirectories within this area. It can then be collected using the standard hardware and software inventory operations.

5    In the Offline Prefix field, enter a prefix for data collected using this operation. By default, the OfflineID of Clients begins with AU. If you want to identify or group Audit Client data using a SQL expression, enter a new prefix of up to four characters.

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