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Enable or Disable Scan for a Definition

By default, all the software definitions are enabled for signature scanning. You can disable scan for a definition if you do not want the signature scanner to scan that release or patch.

To enable or disable scan for a definition

Method 1:

1. Navigate to Domain, Software, Definitions, Categories, All Definitions and select the required definition.

   The details about the selected definition appear.

2. Verify the Enable for Discovery column. This column can have either of the following values:

   Yes

   Indicates that the scanning is enabled for the definition.

   No

   Indicates that the scanning is disabled for the definition.

3. Right-click the definition and select Enable Scan or Disable Scan as applicable.

   A confirmation message appears.

   1. Click Yes.

      This enables or disables the scan for all the linked definitions. For example, for a product, clicking Yes disables or enables the scan for the linked releases, suites, and patches.

   2. Click No.

      This enables or disables the scan only for the selected definition.

Method 2:

1. Navigate to Domain, Computers and Users, All Computers, Computer, Software, Discovered.

   The software discovered in the selected computer appears.

2. Right-click the software you no longer want to scan, and select Disable Scan.

   The selected software immediately disappears from the list of discovered software, and the Enable for Discovery column under the All Definitions folder is set to No.

Note: Using Method 2, you can only disable the scan for a definition. To enable the scan, follow the steps in Method 1.