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Configure the Collect Task for Software Inventory

To collect software inventory using Intellsigs, you must configure the collect task to include Intellisig scanning.

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to All Computers, group or computer name, Configuration.

   Note: Collect tasks configured at the group-level are applicable for all the computers in the group.

2. Right-click Collect Tasks and select New.
3. Select Software Discovery in the Select new Collect Task type dialog and click OK.
4. Specify a name for the collect task and click the Methods tab.
5. Select the Method as Signature Scanning and click Configure Scanner.
6. Select Intellisig scan and click OK.

   Note: You can select both Signature scan and Intellisig scan as part of the same collect task. Such a selection is applicable when you have some definitions as signatures and some as Intellisigs. When the same software is detected by both the scanners, the software is listed twice in the discovered software list. However, the list provides the discovery source that specifies whether the software was collected by the signature or Intellisig scan.

   The collect task is configured. When the collect task runs next time, the agent runs the Intellisig scripts, and collects Intellisigs inventory.

Important! CA Patch Manager needs signature scan to be enabled. If you are using CA Patch Manager for applying security patches on your target computers, verify that you have configured signature scanning also on target computers. Configuring only Intellisig prevents patch management from working properly.

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