Recognized Applications Report

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)`

This report displays all the installed applications on the node where you are running the discovery probe.

Report Example

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To access

Select Managers > Modeling > Reports. In the Custom Reports pane, do one of the following:

Click the Create New Report button and select Recognized Applications Report.
Under Inventory:
- Double-click Recognized Applications Report.
- Right-click Recognized Applications Report and select Create New Report.
- Select Recognized Applications Report, and drag it onto the right pane.

Important information

The top level of the report displays the number of installed applications for each application. You can drill down to view detailed data on specific installed applications.

Use the Select Columns button to select the attributes to display in the report. When the report is grouped by Application Name or Vendor Name, a column called Installed On is available at the level of installed applications (after drilling down). The column displays the location where the application is installed and provides a clickable link to the node.

When the report is grouped by Related Node, a column called Installed Software is available, which displays the number of installed applications on that node. It also provides a clickable link to drill down and display the applications' details.

Relevant tasks

How to Generate a Custom Report

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element (A-Z)	Description
<Breadcrumbs>	Displays the levels through which you have navigated to get to the current level. Appears horizontally across the top of the chart. Note Each level in the list of breadcrumbs is a clickable link.
<Shortcut Menu>	Right-click a CI in the report to access the IT Universe Manager shortcut menu. For details, see IT Universe Manager Shortcut Menu.
<Toolbar>	For details, see Report Toolbar Options.
Group By	Select the method for displaying the data. The available options are: Application Name Vendor Name Related Node

UI Element (A-Z)

Description

<Breadcrumbs>

Displays the levels through which you have navigated to get to the current level. Appears horizontally across the top of the chart.

Note Each level in the list of breadcrumbs is a clickable link.

<Shortcut Menu>

Right-click a CI in the report to access the IT Universe Manager shortcut menu. For details, see IT Universe Manager Shortcut Menu.

<Toolbar>

For details, see Report Toolbar Options.

Group By

Select the method for displaying the data. The available options are: