Inventory Policy Options

You can configure predefined inventory policies or create and configure new policies. If you want to configure predefined policies to meet your needs, Symantec recommends that you clone a predefined policy, and then configure the copy.
Inventory policy options
Option
Description
Policy menu
In the upper left of an inventory policy page, you can click the Clipboard icon to open the policy menu. From the menu, you can perform different operations on the policy, for example, open, clone, rename, move, export, and so on.
Policy name
You can click the name of the policy and edit it. For a new policy, the default name is
New Inventory Policy
.
Policy description
You can click the description of the policy and edit it. For a new policy, the default description is
Add description
.
Policy status
The policy status indicates whether the policy is turned on or off. If the policy Clipboard icon is gray, and the colored circle is red, the policy is off. If the policy Clipboard icon and the colored circle are green, the policy is on.
To turn on the policy , at the upper right of the page, click the colored circle, click
On
, and then click
Save changes
.
Ensure my inventory is current
You can choose to gather inventory on one of the following schedules:
  • Daily at 18:00 (6:00 P.M., Agent time)
  • Weekly, every Monday at 18:00 (6:00 P.M., Agent time)
  • Monthly, every first Monday at 18:00 (6:00 P.M., Agent time)
  • On a custom schedule
Select the types of inventory to gather
You can choose the type of inventory to gather on managed computers.
Advanced
You can configure the advanced options of inventory policies.
Applies To/Compliance
The targets that the policy is applied to and the summary of policy runs.