Software Library Dialog Box

Enables you to view the logical groups of running software.

To access

Use one of the following:

  • From Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Discovery Modules/Jobs:

    1. In the Discovery Modules tree, select Hosts and Resources.
    2. Select a job under Basic Applications, or under Inventory Discovery > Basic Inventory.
    3. In the Properties tab, select Global Configuration Files > applicationsSignature.xml.
    4. Click Edit .
  • From Data Flow Management >Adapter Management window:

    1. Select one of the Host_Resources_By_SNMP/TTY/WMI adapters.

    2. In the Adapter Definition tab > Global Configuration Files pane, select applicationsSignature.xml and click Edit .

Important Information

The software elements are organized in logical categories. You can change the names of these elements, you can move an element to another category, and you can define new elements and categories. For details, see the Category entry in Software Identification Rule Editor Dialog Box.

The code you define in this dialog box and the Software Element Editor dialog box overwrites the code in applicationsSignature.xml.

Relevant tasks How to Discover Running Software – Scenario
See also Global Configuration Files Pane

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

UI Element (A–Z) Description

Select a check box to include a category or software element in the discovery.

Clear a check box to remove the category or element from the discovery.

Add. Opens the Software Identification Rule dialog box, enabling you to define a new software element. For details, see Software Identification Rule Editor Dialog Box.
Export Application Signature to XML. Enables you to export the application signature of the selected software element to an xml file.
Import Application Signature from XML. Enables you to import an application signature from an xml file to the selected software element.
Edit. Opens the Software Identification Rule dialog box, enabling you to modify the selected software element. For details, see Software Identification Rule Editor Dialog Box.
Remove. Removes the selected software element from the library.
<List of software elements> List of objects that are software elements.