Software Scan - Ignore Software

Use this table to configure a software that is not to be reported during the Inventory scan. You can add entries to the Ignore Software table either manually or automatically.

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

Manually Adding Entries to the Table

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

For example, if you do not want the Inventory scanner to scan for the Adobe products, configure the following settings:

"Pattern Type = Expandable expression; Software = Adobe*"

The Inventory scanner does not report the software that has names beginning with "Adobe".

Automatically Adding Entries to the Table

1. Click Database located in the Add From pane.
   The Scanned Software from Database dialog box is displayed.
2. Select the software that you want to add to the Ignore Software table.
3. Click the Ignore Software button located in the Add to pane.
4. Click Close.

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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