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.
  1. To manually create a managed software product for a discovered software component
  2. In the
    Symantec Management Console
    , on the
    Manage
    menu, click
    Software
    .
  3. In the
    Software
    pane, click
    Favorites > Discovered Unreviewed Software
    .
  4. In the content pane, select the software component for which you want to create a software product.
  5. In the right pane, under
    Software Release Summary
    , click
    Manage this software
    .
  6. In the
    Manage Software Component - Define Product
    dialog box, click one of the following options, and then perform the required actions:
    Create a new software product for this software component
    1. View the software component details, and then click
      Next
      .
    2. In the
      Manage Software Component - Define Product Properties
      dialog box, view or edit the software component properties, and then click
      Next
      .
    Associate this software component with an existing software product
    Select an existing software product that you want to associate with the software component, and then click
    Next
    .
  7. (Optional for a new product) In the
    Manage Software Component - Define Product Inventory
    dialog box, perform the following actions:
    • To edit filtering criteria, enter new criteria in the
      Software name
      ,
      Company
      , or
      Version
      filters.
      Note that the
      Company
      filter works only after you enter criteria in the
      Software name
      filter.
      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 the
      Software name
      from
      Adobe Reader
      to
      Adobe
      , and the details in the
      Identify inventory
      tab 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, check
      Include components associated with other products
      . The components that are associated with other software products are highlighted in yellow.
  8. Click
    Create
    or
    Save
    .