Gathering Software Inventory
Software inventory gathers information about the standard and the custom software applications that are installed on your computers. Software inventory data helps you analyze different aspects of your resources.
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Step 1 | (Optional for Windows computers) Prepare managed computers for inventory. | Target computers must be managed and have the Inventory Plug-in installed. The Symantec Management Agent and the Inventory Plug-in are not required on Windows computers if you use the stand-alone inventory packages for the following purposes:
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Step 2 | Use the software inventory method that meets your needs. | You can use different methods to gather different types of software data:
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Step 3 | View software inventory results. | You can view the gathered software inventory data in the inventory reports, the Resource Manager, and the Symantec Management Console Software views. |