Identifying Existing Applications by Creating App Portal Application Inventory Records

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File and usage evidence becomes important during an OS imaging process since it can be used to identify applications that are on an existing system and provide usage information so that the user or administrator are able to make a decision on whether that application should be included on a new or reimaged device.

App Portal is capable of leveraging application inventory and usage data from Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. This application inventory and usage evidence is available through integrating App Portal with FlexNet Manager Suite (FNMS).

However, in the event that an environment is not integrated with FlexNet Manager Suite, you need to create App Portal inventory records for each application needing to be discovered for the OSD process, and then associate each inventory record with its associated software catalog item.

Note • System Center Configuration Manager inventory must be collected and available prior to creating inventory records in App Portal or the information necessary to create an inventory record will not be present. If this is the case, simply enable hardware inventory and allow at least one inventory cycle to complete on the System Center Configuration Manager clients.

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