About Software ID Tag File Generation

AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0 | Application Manager

AdminStudio includes ISO/IEC 19770-2 software tagging support. ISO/IEC 19770-2 is an international standard for the creation of software identification tags, which are small, XML-based files that contain descriptive information about a software package. This information is used by software asset management tools to identify the software that is installed in an enterprise.

AdminStudio adds software ID tag files to Windows Installer packages whenever Repackager builds a Windows Installer package or when packages are imported into the Application Catalog (or when an Application Catalog is upgraded).

Information about software ID tag files is presented in the following sections

How Tag Files Are Named
Output Files Created by Tag File Generation: .mst and .cab
Sample Software ID Tag File
Creation of Tag Files During Application Catalog Upgrade
Support for Packages With Multiple Tag Files
About Software Tagging RegIDs
About the Tag Creator Name, Software Creator Name, and Software Licensor Name Fields