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)`

Universal CMDB11.0

Use > Data Flow Management > Data Flow Management Setup > Universal Discovery Agents > Software Identification Tags

Software Identification Tags

Tag File Name

When you install the Universal Discovery Agent, a Software Identification Tag file is created and named as follows:

Agent Deployment Mode	File Name
Complete Install	regid.1995-08.com.microfocus_UD-AgentComplete-<VersionNumber>.swidtag
Software Utilization	regid.1995-08.com.microfocus_UD-AgentSoftwareUtlizationOnly-<VersionNumber>.swidtag

For more information on the deployment modes for the Universal Discovery Agent, see (Suite Only) Universal Discovery Agent Overview.

Tag File Location

Operating system vendors can specify where software identification tags are located. If the vendor does not specify a location, software identification tags may be stored as follows:

Platform	Version	Local File Location	Global File Location
Apple Macintosh OS X	Leopard	/Library/LaunchDaemons/DiscoveryAgent	/Library/Application Support/regid.1995-08.com.microfocus
Apple Macintosh OS X	Prior to Leopard	/Library/LaunchDaemons/DiscoveryAgent	/Applications/DiscoveryAgent.app/Contents
UNIX and Linux (Excluding AIX)		/opt/microfocus/Discovery	/usr/share/regid.1995-08.com.microfocus/
Windows	XP,2000,2003	(x32): C:\Program Files\Micro Focus\Discovery Agent (x64): C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Discovery Agent	%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\regid.1995-08.com.microfocus
Windows	Vista,Server 2008 and 2012		%Program Data%\regid.1995-08.com.microfocus
AIX		/usr/lpp/microfocus/Discovery	/usr/share/regid.1995-08.com.microfocus/

Software Identification Tag Attributes

The following attributes are contained in scan files if Software Identification Tags are enabled during discovery:

Field Name	Attribute Name	Description
Entitlement_required_indicator	hwOSSoftwareIdTagEntitlementRequiredIndicator	Indicates if an entitlement must match up against this software in order for a successful software reconciliation to occur.
product_title	hwOSSoftwareIdTagProductTitle	Name of software as assigned by the software creator.
product_version	hwOSSoftwareIdTagProductVersionName, hwOSSoftwareIdTagProductVersionNumber	Textual and numeric version of the software.
software_creator	hwOSSoftwareIdTagSoftwareCreatorName, hwOSSoftwareIdTagSoftwareCreatorRegid	Software creator that produced the software package, and the creator's domain.
software_licensor	hwOSSoftwareIdTagSoftwareLicensorName, hwOSSoftwareIdTagSoftwareLicensorDomain	Software licensor that owns the copyright for the software package, and the licensor's domain.
software_id	hwOSSoftwareIdTagSoftwareUniqueId, hwOSSoftwareIdTagSoftwareIdCreatorDomain	Unique ID of the product and the domain name of the tag provider.
tag_creator	hwOSSoftwareIdTagTagCreatorName, hwOSSoftwareIdTagTagCreatorDomain	Name of the tag creator, and the tag creator's domain name.
tag file path	hwOSSoftwareIdTagTagFilePath	Location of the tag file. If the file is located at the root of the application's installation directory, this field will indicate the installation directory of the application. Tip: This information may be useful for application teaching. For more information, see Application Teaching.
license linkage	hwOSSoftwareIdTagLicenseLinkageActivationStatus	Licensing level that a software licensor uses to track software status. Every software licensor may have a different set of values. Information may include the following: Trial. Indicates that the software is in a trial mode and this value may include the number of days the trial mode is valid, or that the trial has expired. Serialized. Indicates that the software user has entered a valid serial number during the installation process, however, the software is not activated. Fully Licensed. Indicates that the product is activated. Unlicensed. Indicates that the software is running in a limited mode. Software can enter into this state by one or more of the following: A trial period has expired. A time-based license has expired. Software package contained a serial number, however, the software package was not activated in the given timeframe.
	hwOSSoftwareIdTagLicenseLinkageChannelType	Indicates the channel the software was targeted for. Every software licensor may have a different set of values. Information may include the following: Volume. Targeted for volume consumption. Retail. Target for the retail channel. OEM. Targeted for the OEM channel. Academic. Targeted for the education or academic channel.
	hwOSSoftwareIdTagLicenseLinkageCustomerType	Identifies the target customer of the software. Every software licensor may have a different set of values. Information may include the following: Government. Targeted for government customers. Corporate. Targeted for corporate customers. Educational. Targeted for education or academic customers. Retail. Targeted for retail customers.
serial number	hwOSSoftwareIdTagSerialNumber	Unique identifier that may be represented as a combination of numbers, letters, or symbols. The serial number for the software product is a commonly used unique number assigned for identification of a particular title and purchase. Note: The value might be the serial number that is run through a one-way hash encryption scheme.

For more information about enabling discovery of Software Identification Tags, see Hardware Data Page.

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