How do I add a custom product to SLM in LDMS 9?
Most applications installed on your managed devices will be identified as matches with the software data included in this product, but in some cases there may be software that doesn't match the standardized data.
You can create custom products, which add product definitions for any unidentified software executable files. When you do this, the executable files in the product definition are automatically added to the list of executables that the inventory scanner looks for. You can specify which files indicate that software is discovered, and also define usage executables that are the applications used when the software is run on a computer.
- Click Tools > Reporting/Monitoring > Software license monitoring to open the console.
- Click the Products tab at the top of the window.
- Click the Add product button (in the Products pane).
- Type the name in the Product text box.
- Select an entry in the Manufacturer list, or click the blank line and type a new manufacturer name.
- Click a Product type (Single, Dynamic, or Suite). If you select Suite, a list of products from the manufacturer is displayed. Select the products that make up this version of the suite.
- Type a number in the Version text box.
- Click Monitored product or Ignored product to list this new product in one of those super groups.
- (Single products only) Add filename tracking information for Installation. Click Add and specify the filename, size of the file, and version number for the product executable file. Repeat this for every product file you want to use to determine when the product is installed. Select Match any or Match all to specify whether all files must be found or only a minimum of one file must be found.
- (Single and suite products only) Add filename tracking information for Usage. Click Add and specify the filename, size of the file, and version number of one or more files that can be used to determine when the product is used.
- When all information is complete, click Save.
