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Updates to Normalization Rules

You update a system model or company normalization rule when you want to change how a discovered system model or company is normalized. This update may affect the reconciliation process. You update an operating system normalization rule when you want to change how a discovered operating system is normalized. This update may affect the value of the operating system in a matching asset. To update a normalization rule, you delete the rule and define a new rule.

The product monitors updates to normalization rules. If you change a system model or company normalization rule, the Hardware Reconciliation Engine performs the asset matching process so that the assets are matched using the new rule. Any assets that are matched as a result of a previous operation are evaluated again to determine if their matching should change based on the new normalization rule. If you change an operating system normalization rule, the Hardware Reconciliation Engine changes the value of the operating system to the new normalized name in matching assets if the reconciliation rule update option for operating system is enabled.

When you delete a company normalization rule, the subordinate company returns to nonauthoritative status and appears in the Collected Company list. If the subordinate company was a product-defined company, it also appears in the Normalized Company list on the Normalization Rule page. When you delete an operating system normalization rule, the subordinate operating system returns to nonauthoritative status and appears in the Collected Operating System list on the Normalization Rule page. When you delete a system model normalization rule, the subordinate system model returns to nonauthoritative status and appears in the Collected System Model list on the Normalization Rule page.

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Define Company Normalization Rules

Define Operating System Normalization Rules

Define System Model Normalization Rules

Delete a Normalization Rule