Configuring the Schedule for the Software Catalog Data Provider Inventory Task
Software Catalog Data Provider Inventory
TaskThis task compares gathered file properties inventory data to the list of known applications that are available in
Software Catalog Data Provider
(SCDP). If the data matches, the
Software Catalog Data Provider
task automatically runs for the matched components with the Import
option enabled and creates software components with the minimum metadata (company (vendor) name, software name, version, and language).The
Software Catalog Data Provider Inventory
task is not executed by default. To control when the task runs, you can schedule the task according to your needs.- To configure the schedule for Software Catalog Data Provider Inventory task
- In the Symantec Management Console, on theSettingsmenu, clickAll Settings.
- In the left pane, underSettings, clickSoftware > Data Provider > Software Catalog Data Provider Inventory.
- UnderTask Status, clickNew Schedule.
- In theNew Scheduledialog box, underSchedule, configure the schedule for the task, and then clickSchedule.
This is applicable to Windows computers only.