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Configuring Asset Management › Collect Tasks › Software Discovery › Create, Configure, and Schedule Software Discovery Collect Task

Create, Configure, and Schedule Software Discovery Collect Task

The default Software Inventory Configuration collect task is configured to perform the signature scanning. If you want to collect heuristic scanning results or the unknown software information for a particular group or asset, you can create a new collect task, configure it, and schedule the task on the assets or groups.

To create, configure, and schedule a software discovery collect task

  1. Navigate to the Collect Tasks folder at the asset or group level and click New.

    The Select New Collect Task Type dialog appears.

  2. Select the collect task type and click OK.

    The Schedule New Collect Task dialog appears.

  3. Enter a unique name for the collect task and click Set Scheduling.

    The Scheduling Options dialog appears.

  4. Specify the scheduling options and click OK.

    The Scheduling Options dialog closes and the Schedule new Collect Task dialog appears.

  5. In the Methods tab, select one of the following:
    Heuristic Scanning

    Enables heuristic scanning. Click Configure Scanner to include or exclude the sources to be scanned. Valid options are:

    • Add/Remove Programs database
    • MSI (Microsoft Software Installer)
    • Shortcuts - Desktop
    • Shortcuts - Start menu
    • VMware ThinApp Virtual Application Images
    • Microsoft App-V Virtual Application Images
    Signature Scanning

    Enables signature scanning. Click Configure Scanner to include or exclude the sources to be scanned. Valid options are:

    • Intellisig Scan
    • Signature Scan
    • Report Unknown Executable Files
    • Report Unknown Virtual Application Images
    • Report Streamed VMware ThinApp Virtual Applications

    The asset management agent performs different actions to collect the information under these two methods.

More information:

Access the Collect Tasks Folder in the DSM Explorer

How the Asset Management Agent Collects Software Inventory