Scanner Generator Wizard

Enables you to configure and generate scanners to collect information.

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
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.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

To access

Use one of the following:

To create a new scanner configuration, or edit an existing scanner configuration (Enterprise Mode):

In the relevant Management Zone, go to the Inventory Discovery activity > Preferences page.
Under Scanner-based Inventory Discovery, expand the Scanner Configuration pane, and click New/Edit Scanner Configuration.

To create/edit a manually deployed scanner (for Manual Deployment mode):

Select Data Flow Management > Adapter Management > Resources > Inventory Discovery >Scanner Configuration Files.
Select the configuration file (.cxz) in the tree on the left, and click the Generate Scanners... button in the right pane.

Important information

For details about the Enterprise and Manual Deployment scanner modes, see Inventory Discovery Scanners.

Wizard map

The Scanner Generator Wizard contains: