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Introducing Inventory Solution
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Method
Application metering
Custom Inventory
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Inventory methods (continued)
Table 1-3
Description
You can use this method by installing the Application Metering plug-in on your
managed computers. You can monitor and record the usage of applications.
The advantages are as follows:
You can track how often an application is used, not only if it is installed. This
feature can help you manage your application licenses.
The disadvantages are as follows:
The target computer must be managed using the Altiris Agent.
Only Windows-based computers are supported.
See
Table 1-1
on page 14.
See
"About metering and denying applications"
You can use this method by creating and running the scripts that expand the types
of inventory that you gather.
The advantages are as follows:
By default, inventory data is gathered through more than 100 predefined data
classes. You can create additional data classes that may be unique to your
environment.
The disadvantages are as follows:
You must create and run the scripts that collect the custom inventory data classes.
See
Table 1-1
on page 14.
See
"About gathering custom inventory"
Use the following documentation resources to learn and use this product.
on page 85.
on page 69.
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