Report Multiple Software Versions

Use this dialog box to configure the following rules:

Report All Software Versions
Use this table to configure a rule so that the Inventory scanner must report all versions of the software installed on the inventoried servers or workstations.

  1. In the Report All Software Versions table, click Insert to add a new row.
  2. In the Software Name Pattern Type drop-down list, select Expandable expression or Regular expression.
  3. Specify a software name.
  4. (Optional) In the Vendor Pattern Type drop-down list, select Expandable expression or Regular expression.
  5. (Optional) Specify a vendor name.
  6. Click OK.

    For example, if you want the Inventory scanner to report all versions of the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on the inventoried server or workstation, configure the following settings in the table:

    "Software Name Pattern Type = Expandable expression; Software Name = Acrobat* Reader*; Vendor Pattern Type = Expandable expression; Vendor Name = Adobe*"

    If the inventoried server or workstation has Acrobat Reader versions 5.0 and 6.0 installed, the Inventory scanner reports both versions of Acrobat Reader (5.0 and 6.0).

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 delete an entry from the table, select the entry and click delete. You can delete only the non-inherited entries.

Report Only Maximum Software Version
Use this table to configure a rule to specify the software whose highest version must be reported by the Inventory Scanner.

  1. In the Report Only Maximum Software Version table, click Insert to add a new row.
  2. In the Software Name Pattern Type drop-down list, select Expandable expression or Regular expression.
  3. Specify a software name.
  4. (Optional) In the Vendor Pattern Type drop-down list, select Expandable expression or Regular expression.
  5. (Optional) Specify a vendor name.
  6. Click OK.

    For example, if you want the Inventory scanner to report only the highest version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on the inventoried server or workstation, configure the following settings in the table:

    "Software Name Pattern Type = Expandable expression; Software Name = Acrobat* Reader*; Vendor Pattern Type = Expandable expression; Vendor Name = Adobe*"

    If the inventoried server or workstation has Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 4.0 and 5.0 installed, then the Inventory scanner reports Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.

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 delete an entry from the table, select the entry and click delete. You can delete only the non-inherited entries.

NOTE: By default, the scanner reports only the highest version of the software installed. If a rule in Report All Software Versions conflicts with a rule in Report Only Maximum Software Version, then the rule in Report Only Maximum Software Version overrides the rule of Report All Software Versions.

For example, if you want the Inventory scanner to report all versions of Microsoft software except for Microsoft Office, and also report only the highest version of Microsoft Office installed, configure the following filters as shown below:

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