Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual page 98

98 Metering and denying applications
Application definition details
Guidelines for specifying application definition details (continued)
Table 8-5
Item
File and product versions
Wildcards
Description
When you specify application definitions, it is important to
note that they may be version-specific. You can have a
definition with a specific version or you cannot use a version
at all. If you do not specify a version, all versions of the
application are metered.
The following examples illustrate when you may or may not
want to use versions:
You want to monitor the general use an application and
want to track the usage of any and all versions.
For example, you want to track the use of all versions of
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
You create a rule for Acrobat, enter AcroRd32.exe, or its
internal name, in the file name field, and leave the
version fields blank.
You want to monitor the use of each version of an
application.
For example, you want to track the usage of each version
of an antivirus application. This option lets you
determine how many users use the version. You create
a separate definition for each version of the application
you want to meter and enter the specific version in each
rule.
You want to allow one version of an application to run
but deny other versions. This option lets you enforce the
use of a certain version of an application.
For example, you can allow the version of an application
that has a security fix while blocking the use of other
versions. You create two Application Metering policies.
In one policy, you crate a rule for the approved version
and set the policy to allow it to run. In the other policy,
you create a definition for each version that you want
to deny and set the policy to deny the applications.
When specifying application definitions, you can use
wildcards to broaden the scope of a definition. You use
wildcards by placing an * before and after a string.
For example, if you want to deny certain games from
running, you can use a wildcard to deny all applications
from a game software company. Create a rule, and in the
Company name field, enter *company_name*.