Software Inventory Client Agent Properties Dialog Box: Inventory Collection Tab

When you enable software inventory for a site, use this tab to specify the types of files to inventory and how to report the inventory in Resource Explorer.

File types
Filename extensions of files you select to inventory on clients in the site.
Type
The file types that are inventoried on clients. By default, exe is listed.
Picture of New Button
Click to open the New File Type dialog box, which enables you to add a new entry to the Type list.
Picture of Delete Button
Click to delete the selected file type.
Reporting detail
Specify the level of inventory file information that you want reported. For SMS to report information about inventoried files, you must select at least one check box.
Product version information
Information about "known" products (products which have company name, product name, version, and language) is inventoried and displayed per manufacturer in Resource Explorer.
By default, this check box is selected.
Files associated with known products
Resource Explorer lists files associated with the inventoried products. For example, Resource Explorer would associate Wwintl32.dll with Microsoft Word.
This check box is available only when Product version information is selected. By default, this check box is cleared.
Files not associated with known products
Files that do not include company and product information are inventoried and displayed in the Resource Explorer Unknown list. By default, this check box is selected.

Other tabs in this dialog box: General, File Collection

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Configure Software Inventory for a Site

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About Software Inventory

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Client Agents Configuration Overview