Adding File Resources to a Software Resource Manually

You can associate a file resource with a software resource. A file resource is a representation of an important file that the specific software installs. Each software resource can contain multiple file resources.
A file resource is a representation of an important file that a specific instance of software installs. These files typically are DLL and EXE files. However, you can add references to any files that can help to identify the software on a client computer.
When you associate the file resources with a software resource, you can add the file resources to the software resource’s detection rule. Then, the rule can look for those files on the client computer to determine whether that software is installed.
File resources can be added to a software resource in the following ways:
Manually
Regardless of how the software resource is created, you usually need to add the file resources manually.
The procedure that follows show you how to add file resources to a software resource manually.
From a Software Discovery scan
Software Discovery scans managed computers and collects information about the critical files that are installed with each software application. Then Software Discovery associates the file information with the appropriate software resources.
After you associate file resources with a software resource, add the file resources to the software resource’s detection rule.
  1. To add file resources to a software resource manually
  2. In the
    Symantec Management Console
    , on the
    Manage
    menu, click
    Software
    .
  3. In the left pane, do one of the following:
    • To add a new software resource, in the
      Software
      pane, click
      Add Software
      , and then click the drop-down menu option that corresponds to the type of the resource that you want to add.
    • To edit an existing software resource that is undefined, click
      Software Catalog > Undefined Software
      , and then double-click the software resource.
    • To edit an existing software resource that is defined, click
      All Software > All Software Components
      , and then double-click the software resource.
  4. On the software resource page, click the
    File Inventory
    tab.
  5. On the
    File Inventory
    tab, click one of the following:
    • Add local file
      Local files can be selected on a local computer, even through a console has it opened remotely.
    • Add server file
      Server files are existing file resources on Notification Server that are associated with other software resources
  6. If you selected
    Add local file
    , in the
    Choose File to Upload
    dialog box, select one or more files and click
    Open
    .
  7. If you selected
    Add server file
    , in the
    Select File
    dialog box, select one or more files and click
    OK
    .
  8. On the
    File Inventory
    tab, click
    OK
    .