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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Software Inventory Task-Specific Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this action to create a scheduled event that will gather data about
software installed on one or more remote systems. Once collected, this
information can be exported to a database, saved to a database file, or used to
generate a variety of reports.
To continue configuring your Software Inventory scheduled event:
1. Type in the Dictionary File Name the name of the Software Inventory
dictionary file that will be used to determine the presence of software
products on each of the remote systems.
2. Select one or more Output Options:
You can select up to six Output Options:
o Export to Database
o Generate System Reports
o Generate Summary Report by Product Name
o Generate Summary Report by Product Version
o Generate Summary Report by Product Revision
o Update NetView DM Inventory
3. Select OK to continuing scheduling this action.
Select Cancel to close this window without saving any selections.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Dictionary File Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Type in the Dictionary File Name the name of the Software Inventory dictionary
file that will be used to determine the presence of software products on the
remote systems.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Export to Database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To export Software inventory data to a database or database file:
1. Select Export to Database and then select OK.
Note: You can select other Output Options as well. The following steps
will not need to be completed until you have selected OK
2. Select from the Database Entry Selection field the type of database data
export you want to perform.
This scheduled event enables you to handle the collected Software
Inventory data in one of two ways.
o Export Information to a File
Select this option to export the information into a file that can
later be used to append the Software Inventory data to an existing
Netfinity database.
If you select Export Information to a File:
a) Select OK to open the Save as File window.
b) Select a drive and directory where the file will be saved, and
then type in the Save as file name filed the name of the file
that will be created.
o Export Information to a Database
Select this option to export the information directly to a Netfinity
database to which the managing system is attached.
Note: This option will not appear if the managing system is not
attached to or configured to use a supported database
system.
If you select Export Information to a Database:
a) Select OK to open the Database Selection window.
b) Select the database to which the Software Inventory data will
be exported.
3. Select OK to save this information and continue configuring the scheduled
event.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Generate System Reports ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to create a report of all software products detected on each
remote system is a selected directory on your local system.
To generate a Software Inventory report for each system:
1. Select Generate System Reports.
2. Type in the Report Directory field the fully qualified path of the
directory on the managing system that the system reports will be saved
to.
Note: The report for each system from which information is gathered
will have a different and distinct file name. This file name is
generated by taking the first four letters of the system's System
Name and then applying a mathematical algorithm to the entire
System Name to generate a four digit alphanumeric string. These
two parts are then combined to create the file name.
For example, a report file created by a Generate System Reports scheduled
event for a system named USER1 will always be named USER11BN.RPT. This
ensures that similarly named systems will not generate identically named
reports, and that each system will generate the same report name each
time the scheduled event is executed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Generate Summary Report by Product Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Generate Summary Report by Product Name to create a report that contains
a summary of all software products found on all selected remote systems. This
report will feature information on all distinct Product Names that are found by
Software Inventory.
To Generate a Summary Report by Product Name:
1. Select Generate a Summary Report by Product Name.
2. Type in the Report File field the name of the report file that will be
created.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Generate Summary Report by Product Version ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Generate Summary Report by Product Version to create a report that
contains a summary of all software products found on all selected remote
systems. This report will feature information on all distinct Product Versions
of distinct Product Names that are found by Software Inventory.
To Generate a Summary Report by Product Version:
1. Select Generate a Summary Report by Product Version.
2. Type in the Report File field the name of the report file that will be
created.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Generate Summary Report by Product Revision ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Generate Summary Report by Product Revision to create a report that
contains a summary of all software products found on all selected remote
systems. This report will feature information on all distinct Revisions of
distinct Versions of distinct Product Names that are found by Software
Inventory.
To Generate a Summary Report by Product Revision:
1. Select Generate a Summary Report by Product Revision.
2. Type in the Report File field the name of the report file that will be
created.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Update NetView DM Inventory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Update NetView DM Inventory to update the NetView DM inventory files of
any selected remote system that is running NetView DM. If the remote system is
running NetView DM, any NVDM-specific entries in the currently loaded Software
inventory dictionary file will be automatically appended to the remote system's
NVDM inventory list.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select OK to save your selections and continue configuring this scheduled
event.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Cancel to close this window without saving any selections.