Software Scan - Ignore Files

Use this table to configure files to be excluded during the Inventory scanning.

1. Click Insert to add a new row.
2. In the Pattern Type drop-down list, select System expandable expression, Expandable expression, or Regular expression.
3. (Conditional) If you select System expandable expression as the pattern type, then select NetWare or Windows in the Platform drop-down list, depending on the operating system of the inventoried servers or workstations.

   NOTE: If you select Expandable expression or Regular expression as the pattern type, the corresponding value in the Platform column is automatically changed to "Any." You cannot change the value.

4. Specify a filename.
5. Click OK.

For example, if you do not want the Inventory scanner to scan for notepad.exe on all the Windows inventoried servers or workstations, configure the following settings:

"Platform = Windows; Pattern Type = System expandable expression; Files = notepad.exe"

This table also displays files that are added from the Manage Unidentified Software table (located in the Software Configuration property page).

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

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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