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

Managing Product Data

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A product is a piece of hardware or software identified by the manufacturer, product name, and
model/version. ZENworks
product, and classify products according to category and subcategory. The following sections
provide more information about managing product data:
Section 10.1, "Searching for a Product and Viewing Product Data," on page 133
Section 10.2, "Reclassifying a Product," on page 134
Section 10.3, "Managing Product Categories and Subcategories," on page 134
10.1 Searching for a Product and Viewing
Product Data
Before you can view product data, you need to perform a product search. Product searches are done
through the Product Search panel (Configuration > Asset Inventory).
Product Search Panel
Figure 10-1
The Product Search panel allows you to select filters and filter sets to search for a particular product,
then lists the product along with the following information:
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 product and view product data:
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration, then click the Asset Inventory tab.
2 In the Product 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 search for products, view details about the
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