Generating Software ID Tag Files During Package Import
AdminStudio 2021 R2 | 22.0 | Application Manager
AdminStudio includes ISO/IEC 19770-2 tagging as a standard capability, which simplifies the software asset management task by enabling the collection and analysis of the tags to provide an accurate application inventory.
ISO/IEC 19770-2 is an international standard for the creation of software identification tags. A software identification tag is a small, XML-based file that contains descriptive information about the software, such as the product name, product edition, product version, and publisher. Applications with tag files can be easily identified after installation. Software asset management tools collect the data in the tags to provide accurate application identification for software that is installed in an enterprise.
AdminStudio adds tag files—which contain both ISO 19770-2 compliant tag information and AdminStudio’s extended tag information—to Windows Installer packages that it processes in two locations:
| • | Packages built by Repackager—By default, whenever Repackager builds a Windows Installer package (even when building one silently), a software ID tag file is created for that package. For more information, see Generating Software ID Tag Files During Repackaging. |
| • | Packages imported into the Application Catalog—By default, tag files are created for each package that is imported into the Application Catalog. When Application Catalogs from versions of AdminStudio prior to 11.0 are upgraded, AdminStudio will, upon your approval, create tag files for all packages during upgrade. |
In both of these cases, AdminStudio stores the ISO tag file in an external transform file.
Information about generating software ID tag files during package import is provided in the following topics:
| • | About Software ID Tag File Generation |
| • | Viewing and Editing Package Tag Information in Application Manager |