Searching the Help
To search for information in the Help, type a word or phrase in the Search box. When you enter a group of words, OR is inferred. You can use Boolean operators to refine your search.
Results returned are case insensitive. However, results ranking takes case into account and assigns higher scores to case matches. Therefore, a search for "cats" followed by a search for "Cats" would return the same number of Help topics, but the order in which the topics are listed would be different.
Words and Phrases
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| A single word | cat
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Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats". |
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A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase. |
"cat food" (quotation marks) |
Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase. |
Using Boolean Operators
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Two or more words in the same topic |
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| Either word in a topic |
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| Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase |
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| Topics that contain one string and do not contain another | ^ (caret) |
cat ^ mouse
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| A combination of search types | ( ) parentheses |
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Software Data Page
This page enables you to select the method for scanning software. The choice of scan method determines how extensive the software scan will be.
| Important information |
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| Wizard map |
The Scanner Generator Wizard contains: Scenario Page > Standard Configuration Page > Collection Page > Hardware Data Page > Software Data Page > Software Details Page > Asset Data Page > Scanner Options Page > Scanners to Generate Page > Generating Scanners Page |
User interface elements are described below:
| UI Element | Description |
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| Targeted Directory Scan |
Enables optimum scanning speed and software license accuracy. Only selected locations are scanned, which are identified by the scanner from various sources, such as Windows shortcuts, Services, file associations, environment variables, and so on. Note This option is most suitable for Windows/Mac OS X platforms. |
| Classic Local Drive Scan | Enables a complete scan of all local non-removable drives. This option takes longer to complete and is used when performing a detailed scan. |
| Combined Scan | Enables both of the previous options: scan all local hard drives as well as directories on the network pointed to by shortcuts, file associations and environment variables, such as PATH. |
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Allow scanner command line to override this selection |
If you select this option, the default drive selection specified can be overridden by specifying a list of drive letters or directories to scan on the command line using the An example of a command line override is:
If you clear this option, you cannot change the scan selection by specifying drive letters or paths on the command line. For more information, see Scanner Command Line Parameters Overview. |
