Manually Creating the Managed Software Products
On Windows XP and above client computers, you can track usage of managed software products, meter, and deny applications.
On Mac client computers, you can track usage of managed software products.
Software usage tracking and application metering are not supported on Windows and Mac servers.
You can track usage of a software product only if the software product is managed.
Inventory Solution provides the list of predefined software products. If discovered software component matches software product from the list, software component is automatically associated with the relevant predefined software product so you may manage it.
If the software component that you want to track does not match filtering criteria of any predefined software product, you can manually create a managed software product for this software component.
This task is a step in the process for tracking usage of the managed software products.
- To manually create a managed software product for a discovered software component
- In theSymantec Management Console, on theManagemenu, clickSoftware.
- In theSoftwarepane, clickFavorites > Discovered Unreviewed Software.
- In the content pane, select the software component for which you want to create a software product.
- In the right pane, underSoftware Release Summary, clickManage this software.
- In theManage Software Component - Define Productdialog box, click one of the following options, and then perform the required actions:Create a new software product for this software component
- View the software component details, and then clickNext.
- In theManage Software Component - Define Product Propertiesdialog box, view or edit the software component properties, and then clickNext.
Associate this software component with an existing software productSelect an existing software product that you want to associate with the software component, and then clickNext. - (Optional for a new product) In theManage Software Component - Define Product Inventorydialog box, perform the following actions:
- To edit filtering criteria, enter new criteria in theSoftware name,Company, orVersionfilters.Note that theCompanyfilter works only after you enter criteria in theSoftware namefilter.The filtering inventory rules define the software product and the software components that can be associated to it. The filtering inventory rules are dynamic. Any software component that comes into your environment and matches these rules is automatically associated to this software product. For example, you can change theSoftware namefromAdobe ReadertoAdobe, and the details in theIdentify inventorytab change to display software components for all Adobe products.If your software component does not match the filter criteria of the selected existing software product, the component is highlighted in red. To proceed with associating the component with the selected product, you need to edit the filtering inventory rules of the product.If you modify filter criteria of a predefined software product, the product will not be updated with future product definitions provided by Symantec.If the product already has associated software components that do not match the modified filter criteria, such components are grayed out. After you save the changes, such components are excluded from product associations.
- To include the software components that are associated with other software products, checkInclude components associated with other products. The components that are associated with other software products are highlighted in yellow.
- ClickCreateorSave.