You can customize the list of software applications that you want to scan for at the managed workstations. You specify the software scan settings in the Workstation Inventory policy page. The software scan settings are saved in eDirectory.
By default, the Scanner will not scan for software applications at the workstation. You must enable the Software Scan option in the Workstation Inventory policy.
To specify the applications you want to scan for, you add the list of applications or import files that contain the list of applications. You can also export the list of applications as a file and then modify the file.
If you have a large number of software applications that you want to specify, you can create a Custom Scan file following the conventions explained in this section and later import the file.
To specify software scan settings that you specified at a different location, you export the file at that location and import the file at the location you want to use the list.
The following sections contain more information to help you customize workstation scanning:
To add a new application, you must provide the details of the application.
To add a new application for scanning:
In ConsoleOne, open the Workstation Inventory policy.
For more information, see Configuring the Workstation Inventory Policy Settings .
Ensure that the Enable Software Scan option is checked.
Click the Custom Scan Editor button.
Click Add to specify the details of the application.
Fill in the details of the application:
Vendor name, Product name, Product version, File name, File Size (in Bytes)
Click OK.
To save the application entry in eDirectory, click OK in the Custom Scan Editor dialog box.
You can also add application entries to the Custom Scan table by importing a file with the list of application entries. You create this file by following the format of the Custom Scan file conventions. For more information, see Format of the Custom Scan File .
To add a list of new applications:
Open a text editor.
Create a file with the format specified in Format of the Custom Scan File .
Save the application as a text file with any extension you prefer.
In ConsoleOne, open the Workstation Inventory policy.
Ensure that the Enable Software Scan option is checked.
Click Custom Scan Editor.
Click Import.
To save the application entry in eDirectory, click OK in the Custom Scan Editor dialog box.
The contents of the Custom Scan file are as follows:
total_number_of_application_entries_in_Custom_Scan_file; total_number_of_columns_in_the_application_entry
vendor_name;product_name;product_version;file_name;file_size (in Bytes)
vendor_name;product_name;product_version;file_name;file_size (in Bytes)
vendor_name;product_name;product_version;file_name;file_size (in Bytes)
Keep in mind the following guidelines as you work with the Custom Scan file:
The following is a sample Custom Scan file:
2;5
Novell;GroupWise;5.5;grpwise.exe;4025856
Novell;client32nlm;3.03;client32.nlm;524168
You can export the Custom Scan file to use at a different location. You export the Custom Scan file at one location and then import it at the other location.
To export the list of applications:
In ConsoleOne, open the Workstation Inventory policy.
For more information, see Configuring the Workstation Inventory Policy Settings .
Ensure that the Enable Software Scan option is checked.
Click Custom Scan Editor.
Click Export.
Type the filename with any extension for the text file.
The export file is a text file.
Click OK.
The exported file will contain the list of applications that are displayed in the Custom Scan table. If you have not saved the list of applications before exporting, the entries in the exported file and the saved application entries in eDirectory will differ.