Viewing Software Inventory

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The Resource Explorer Software folder contains information collected by software inventory about each type of program file. Resource Explorer displays as much of the following information for each client as could be gathered:

  • File name

  • File description (if this information was stored for this file)

  • File version (if this information was stored for this file)

  • File size (measured in bytes)

  • File path

  • Modified date

  • Manufacturer name

  • Product name

  • Product version

  • Product language

In Resource Explorer, information about files whose product details have been collected are listed under the manufacturer's name that developed the software in the Product Details folder, and information about files without product details are listed in the File Details folder.

To view the inventory of the client's software products that you selected when you configured the Software Inventory Client Agent, start Resource Explorer, double-click Software, and then click Product Details. The client's software inventory appears in the details pane. If you want to view the inventory of files not associated with products (such as .vbs files), click File Details. The inventory of files without product details that are associated with the client appear in the details pane.

Note.

  • Software inventory does not have history. It indicates only the current state of files found on the clients. Files that were inventoried for the client at one time but were later deleted do not appear in the list.
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