Vendor Name Aliases

Use this table to configure aliases for vendor names.

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.

You can also perform the following operations in this table:

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

Configuring an Alias for a Vendor Name

1. Click Insert to add a new row.
2. In the Pattern Type drop-down list, select Expandable expression or Regular expression.
3. Specify an alias pattern.
4. Specify an alias.
5. Click OK.

For example, if you want the Inventory scanner to report all instances of the vendor name beginning with "Microsoft" as "Microsoft Corporation" in the Inventory database, configure the following settings:

"Pattern Type = Expandable expression; Alias Pattern = Microsoft*; Alias = Microsoft Corporation"

If the Inventory scanner reports Microsoft, Microsoft Inc., or Microsoft Inc. Corporation vendor names during the scan, then the name of the vendor beginning with "Microsoft" is stored as "Microsoft Corporation" in the Inventory database.

Deleting Entries from the Table

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

   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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