Custom Scan Editor

Lets you customize the list of details of the applications to scan for.

What is Custom Scan Table?
The Custom Scan table lists the details of the applications that you want to scan for at the inventoried server or inventoried workstation, such as vendor name, product name, product version, filename, and file size (in bytes).

By default, the list has few entries.

This page allows you to perform the following tasks:

• Configure the details of the applications to be scanned
• Add the details of the applications to the Custom Scan table
• Delete the details of the applications from the Custom Scan table
• Modify the details of the applications in the Custom Scan table
• Save the details of applications or locations displayed in the Custom Scan table as a text file

Configuring the Specific Details of the Application To Be Scanned

1. Add details of the applications to the Custom Scan table.

   You can enter a maximum of 1000 entries to the Custom Scan table.

   You can use the following methods to add the details of the applications to the Custom Scan table:

   • Adding new entries

   1. Click Add.

   2. In the Add Application dialog box, specify the details.

      You can enter details for one of the following: Vendor Name, Product Name, or File\Location Name. But if you specify Product Version or File Size, you must also configure at least one of the following: Vendor Name, Product Name, or File\Location Name.

   3. Click OK.

   • Importing the contents from an existing file

   1. Open a text editor and create a file with the following contents:

      number_of_entries;number_of_columns
      vendor_name;product_name;product_version;file_name;file_size_in_bytes
      ...
      vendor_name;product_name;product_version;file_name;file_size_in_bytes
      

      Fill in all the details of the application. The separator between the columns is a semicolon. Save the file as a text file with any extension you prefer. You can then import the file into the Custom Scan table.

      A sample file is as follows:

      2;5;
      Microsoft;Microsoft Office-Word;10.0;winword.exe;10000
      Microsoft;Microsoft Office-Excel;5.0;excel.exe;50000

   2. In the Custom Scan Editor dialog box, click Import.
   3. Browse for and select the file.
   4. Click Open.

2. Click OK.

   The details of the applications listed in the Custom Scan table are saved in the Inventory policy.

Deleting the Details of the Applications from the Custom Scan Table

Modifying the Details of the Applications in the Custom Scan Table

1. In the Custom Scan table, select the details of the application that you want to modify.
2. Click Modify.
3. Modify the details.
4. Click OK.

Saving the Details of the Applications of the Custom Scan Table

1. Click Export.
2. Specify a filename.
3. Click Save.

   The details of applications or locations displayed in the Custom Scan table is saved into a text file. You can open the exported file in a text editor to modify the details of the file.

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