Inventory Software Dictionary Editor window

This topic describes the Inventory Software Dictionary Editor window in IBM® Director.

Introduction

Use the Inventory Software Dictionary Editor window to add, change, and delete entries in the software dictionary.

Menubar

File >
Refresh
Refreshes the definition entries in the Available Entries pane. This option is useful for determining whether another administrator has made changes to the software dictionary. The changes you save to disk on the server are immediately updated and displayed.
New
Puts the Entry Definition pane in a modifiable state so that you can begin creating a new software definition.
Find...
Allows you to search the Available Entries for a software dictionary title.
Selected
Modify
Puts the selected definition entry in a modifiable state.
Delete
Deletes the selected definition entry from the software dictionary.
Add File
Displays a dialog to choose the method of entering the Associated File Attributes. Enter an associated file manually or select a file from the local or server file-system drives.
Edit File Attributes
Displays the Associated File Attributes dialog for the selected definition entry.
Delete File
Deletes the selected file name from the definition.

Fields

Available Entries
This pane groups all software application definitions by predefined categories. The applications represented in these categories might reside on your systems. The Default category is used to identify user-defined entries that have not been assigned to another category. Double-click on a category to view application definitions, and then single-click on the application definition to display its corresponding information and executable files in Entry Definition.
Entry Definition
This pane displays the descriptive information for a selected entry and has two main areas of information:
Entry Description
The fields in this panel enable you to provide descriptive information about the application. The Entry Type field is the only field in which you must select the entry. You can enter whatever you like in the other fields. The information in these fields is displayed when you use the inventory query browser to view Software inventory information for a selected system or group of systems.
Associated Files
This panel contains the main executable or other file names associated distinctly with the application definition. The associated columns on this panel, such as Latest Date, are used to further qualify the matching criteria used by the inventory software scanner.
Add
Adds a new file name entry to the definition. Use the Associated File Attributes dialog to enter the attributes of a file manually. Use a file window to find a file on the LOCAL file system or the SERVER file system.
Note: If the network drives on the IBM Director Server or system are mapped using a different user name or password than the username or password specified for the IBM Director service during installation (that is, user name and password of the IBM Director support service), the network drives will be unavailable due to access limitations.
Edit
Changes the file name or any of the qualifying criteria of an existing file name entry. Select a file name entry to activate the button. The definition entry must be in Modify state.
Remove
Removes a file name entry from the definition.

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