Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Manual page 26

26 Introducing Software Management Solution
How 6.x features compare to Software Management Solution 7.0
Task
Create the rules that
evaluate whether a
package is installed
properly on a collection
of computers.
Manage source paths
for Windows Installer
applications.
Compare files and
registry keys between
different client
computers and track
how computers change
over time.
Customize how the
Windows Installer
agent runs.
Comparison of application management in versions 6.x and 7.0
Table 1-6
(continued)
Method in 6.x
Create package rule
templates in Package Rule
Management.
Scan computers with a
Windows Installer scan
policy. Use the Windows
Installer Source Path wizard
to create a program and
policy to change the
installation source path.
Generate a baseline that
identifies the files or registry
settings on a computer and
then run compliance scans.
Change the configuration INI
file that the agent reads at
startup, or edit
command-line options for
the programs that run the
agent.
Method in 7.0
Create inventory rules and associate them with specific
software resources in the Software Catalog. Inventory rules
can determine whether a client computer has the correct
environment for an installation of the software or whether
it has specific software installed.
The Software Catalog is part of the Symantec Management
Platform.
For more information, see the topics about creating and
editing inventory rules in the Symantec Management
Platform Help.
See "About policy applicability, compliance, and
remediation" on page 102.
Configure a Source Path Update policy or create a Source
Path Update task.
See "Updating the source paths of Windows Installer
applications" on page 199.
The baseline inventory feature in Application Management
Solution 6.x is now part of Inventory Solution 7.0.
For more information, see the topics about baseline
inventory in the Inventory Solution Help.
The Application Management agent replaces the Windows
Installer agent. You customize the Application Management
agent by opening its software resource in the Software
Catalog and modifying its command line.
The ability to edit a software resource is available in
Software Management Framework, which is part of the
Symantec Management Platform.
For more information, see the topics about command lines
in the Symantec Management Platform Help.