Processing Inventory Information › Reject Inventory Files Having a Future Collect Time

Reject Inventory Files Having a Future Collect Time

You can use CA Client Automation to configure the Asset Collector to accept only the inventory files that have a valid time stamp in the xml inventory unsigned files (.xiu), and reject inventory files that have a collect time in the future. Configure same day tolerance to define future date to assist processing of inventory files from different time zones.

To configure the rejection of inventory files having a future collect time

1. Open the DSM Explorer and navigate to the Control Panel, Configuration, Configuration Policy node.
2. Right-click a sealed policy and select Un-Seal.

   The policy is unsealed.

3. Expand the unsealed policy, and navigate to DSM, Scalability Server, Asset Collector.

   The Asset Collector policies appear on the Asset Collector pane.

4. Modify the following configuration parameters:

   Collect Time: Allow inventory without a collect time

   Specify whether inventory files without a collect time are allowed. Set this value to TRUE to allow inventory files without a collect time in the xml.

   Collect Time: Future Date Tolerance

   Define the tolerance, in seconds, that is applied to the current time to define a future date. Any inventory file having a collect time in the future will be verified against the future data.

   Collect Time: Reject Future Files

   Specify whether to reject inventory files with a collection time exceeding future date. Set this value to TRUE to reject files that have collection time beyond the future date tolerance.

5. Right-click the policy node and select Seal from the menu.

   The policy is sealed.

6. Drag-and-drop the policy onto the scalability server in the All Computers folder.

   The policy is applied to the scalability server.