*HelpHelp for Software Inventory*SoftInv


The Software Inventory service enables you to quickly and easily search any Netfinity system for the presence of installed software products. Its flexible scanning methods enable you to search for only the specific products specified in the software dictionary file used for the search. The generated Software Inventory report can be printed to a file, sent to your printer, or sent as E-mail using the facilities provided by your web browser.

Software Inventory comes complete with an extensive dictionary file with many predefined software product information definitions, so you can start keeping track of the software installed on your networked systems right away.

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Software Inventory Search

A Software Inventory search scans your system for any of the software products that are contained in the selected Software Inventory dictionary file. This process can take several minutes to complete, depending on the number of files on your system and the number of product definitions contained in the currently loaded dictionary file.

A Software Inventory search of the default dictionary (if available) is initiated when the Software Inventory service is selected.

To Perform an additional Software Inventory search:

  1. Select Reload from your web browser or select a software dictionary file from the Available Dictionaries list
  2. The system you are managing may have zero or more Available Dictionaries to choose from to determine what software products are installed on the system.

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Software Inventory Product Information

This Software Inventory screen contains information about any software products discovered by the Software Inventory service. The information available about each product is dependent on the product's definition in the currently loaded Software Inventory dictionary file.

The information available for each product can include:

Product Name
The name of the software product.
Vendor Name
The name of the manufacturer of the product.
Version
Version number of the product.
Revision
Revision number of the product.
Location
The drive and directory whre the product is installed.
Description
A brief description of the product.

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Exiting

To exit the Softare Inventory service, select the "Netfinity" image on the top or bottom of the Software Inventory service to return to the Netfinity services screen.

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