Reconcile Software

Use this rule to associate the software identified through Add/Remove Programs or the MSI, with an appropriate software and vendor identified and configured through the Novell^® ZENworks^® software dictionary. The association might be necessary because the software entries in Add/Remove Programs or the MSI might not use the same software name and vendor as configured in the ZENworks software dictionary.

By default, the Reconcile Software table displays the following information about the software that has been configured in the software dictionary, and the software identified through Add/Remove Programs or the MSI and stored in the Inventory database but not yet been configured in the software dictionary.

• The Add-Remove Program (ARP) key.
  
  You cannot edit the values of this attribute.
  
  
• The ARP /MSI name as displayed either in Add/Remove Programs or in the MSI.
  
  The Displayed ARP/MSI Software name shows the software identified through Add/Remove Programs or the MSI and stored in the Inventory database but not yet configured in the software dictionary.
  
  You cannot edit the values of this attribute.
  
  
• The software name for the software that has been configured in the software dictionary.
  
  
• The vendor name for the software that has been configured in the software dictionary.

NOTE: The table might contain inherited rules. An inherited rule is an entry in the software dictionary which is obtained from another Inventory server through the dictionary distribution. You cannot edit or delete these rules. These rules are displayed in dark gray color if you are accessing the software dictionary of the Inventory server with ZENworks 6.5 SP1 or later installed.

To reconcile software, do the following in this table:

• Specify software and vendor names for the software identified through Add/Remove Programs or the MSI and stored in the Inventory database but not yet been configured in the software dictionary.
• (Optional) Change the software and vendor names for the software that has already been configured in the software dictionary.

You can also perform the following operations in this table:

• Delete entries
• Sort entries
• Filter entries
• Refresh entries

Deleting Entries from the Table

1. Select the entries you want to delete.
   
2. Click Delete.

   This prevents the display of specific vendors and products in the Inventory ConsoleOne^® utilities.

   You can delete only the non-inherited entries.

Refreshing Entries in the Table

This button is displayed only when you apply sort or filter operations to the table.

Use Refresh if you want to reapply the sort or filter operations. To refresh entries in the table, either click Refresh or press F5.

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