Creating Local Software Products; Understanding Local Software Products; Understanding The Local Software Products Panel - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - ASSET INVENTORY REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Reference Manual

Creating Local Software Products

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The following sections provide information about Local Software Products:
Section 6.1, "Understanding Local Software Products," on page 103
Section 6.2, "Understanding the Local Software Products Panel," on page 103
Section 6.3, "Creating Local Software Products," on page 104
Section 6.4, "Consolidating Local Software Products," on page 106
Section 6.5, "Editing Product Information," on page 106
Section 6.6, "Updating the ZENworks Knowledgebase," on page 109

6.1 Understanding Local Software Products

Software applications discovered in an inventory scan are identified by specific files associated with
the product. These identifications are kept locally in the ZENworks
updated by downloading and installing the latest Product Recognition Update (PRU). To identify
products that aren't in the knowledgebase, you can search for files that are associated with an
unknown product and use the file information to create a new product identification called a Local
Software Product. This Local Software Product information can then be merged with the
knowledgebase so that these new products are recognized in subsequent scans.
The procedure is as follows:
1. Collect software files using an inventory scan.
2. Run a report for software files.
3. Create Local Software Products based on the collected files.
4. Update the ZENworks Knowledgebase with the new products.
For more information on this procedure, see
page 104.
6.2 Understanding the Local Software Products
Panel
To access the Local Software Products panel, click Configuration in ZENworks Control Center, then
click the Asset Inventory tab.
Local Software Products Panel
Figure 6-1
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Knowledgebase, which can be
Section 6.3, "Creating Local Software Products," on
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