About Configuring Applications For Metering; Metering And Denying Applications - Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual

About configuring applications for metering

Metering and denying applications

Otherwise it displays "The following software cannot be blacklisted because it is
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See "Configuring Application Metering policies"
When you configure an Application Metering policy, you define the applications
you want to meter by creating application definitions. You can use broad or specific
product definitions. For example, you can use one definition to meter all Microsoft
applications or you can use a specific definition to meter Word version 12. The
metering options for each policy apply to all the applications you have added in
the list for that policy.
See "About metering and denying applications"
Several predefined Application Metering policies are included.
Each application that you define has a set of definition details about the
application. The details include the product name, file name, product version,
product company, and so on. Application metering policies use these details to
identify the applications to meter on target computers. You can specify as many
or as few of these details as needed.
You add definitions by populating fields on the Application Definition Details
dialog. The definition details correspond to the properties of an EXE file. You can
see the properties of an EXE by right-clicking the file, then clicking Properties
then the Version tab. You can populate these fields manually or import them
from a known application.
See "Application definition details "
After you add an application definition to a policy, it appears in the list on the
Software tab of the Application Metering policy page. You can also edit application
definitions.
You can use the application metering feature to do the following:
Monitor the use of applications on managed computers.
Control the availability of applications on managed computers.
This task requires the Altiris Agent and an Application Metering plug-in be
installed on target computers. This process guides you through the steps of
metering applications.
Metering and denying applications
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