Managing Component Data; Searching For A Component And Viewing Component Data - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - ASSET INVENTORY REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Reference Manual

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A component is a hardware or software product associated with a workstation, for example, a
spreadsheet application or a network interface card. ZENworks
workstation's components or find workstations with a particular component. After you locate the
component, you can edit the component data, such as the product name and serial number. You can
examine component data through component searches.
The following sections provide information about managing component data:
Section 9.1, "Searching for a Component and Viewing Component Data," on page 129
Section 9.2, "Editing the Component Data," on page 130
9.1 Searching for a Component and Viewing
Component Data
Before you can view component data, you need to perform a component search. Component
searches are done through the Component Search panel (Configuration > Asset Inventory).
Component Search Panel
Figure 9-1
The Component Search panel allows you to select filters and filter sets to search for a particular
component, then lists the components along with the following information:
Machine Name: The name of the machine that has the particular product.
Manufacturer: The manufacturer of the product.
Product: The name of the product.
Version: The version of the product.
Category: The product category.
Subcategory: The product subcategory.
To search for a component and view component data:
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration, then click the Asset Inventory tab.
2 In the Component Search panel, click Add Filter or Add Filter Set, depending on the filtering
model you want to use.
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Control Center allows you to list a
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