Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual page 48

48 Gathering inventory on managed computers
Inventory advanced options: Files Properties Scan Settings tab
Software Rules tab (continued)
Table 4-6
Option Description
Folders tab Select the folders that you want to include or exclude in the software
inventory scan. When adding a folder to the list, you can either browse
to a folder name or enter the name in the text box. The text box accepts
environment variables, such as %windir%.
For UNIX and Linux folders, you can configure software scan to limit
the maximum number of subfolder levels. You can also ignore a folder
where the count of the files exceeds the given number.
Files tab You can set a rule to include or exclude files for a software inventory
scan. You can also edit, delete, or clone a file from the File Rules list.
Cloning lets you select a rule, create another copy of a rule in the
Software Rules query builder, and adjust the rule.
For UNIX and Linux platforms, the following properties can be
specified in the file rules: FileType, File Size, LastModifiedDate, and
Permissions.
For the Mac platform, the following properties can be specified in the
file rules: File type, File Size, LastModifiedDate, Permissions, File
Content (bundle or file), Product Name, Product Version, and
Manufacturer.
The following table explains how to use includes and excludes:
Software rules includes and excludes
Table 4-7
Option
Include drive:
Exclude drive:
Include file system type:
Exclude file system type:
Include folder:
Description
Includes the drive in the scope of software scan.
Ignores the drive from software scan.
For the target computers that are running UNIX
and Linux, includes the file system of the given
type in the scope of software scan.
For the target computers that are running UNIX
and Linux, excludes the file systems of the given
type from software scan
Includes the folder in the scope of software scan