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The Inventory extensions version section is where you can
control the version of the InventorySettings.xml file that is
to be used by the FlexNet Inventory Agent. The
InventorySettings.xml file provides additional queries and
rules used in the inventory collection process, and updates to the
InventorySettings.xml are delivered as part of updates to
the Application Recognition Library.
To control the version of the InventorySettings.xml file
that is to be used by the FlexNet Inventory Agent:
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Go to the Inventory Settings page.
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Expand the Inventory extensions version section.
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Choose one of the following values from the
Rule for InventorySettings.xml setting:
- Always use the latest version — Ensures that the
FlexNet Inventory Agent always uses the most up-to-date version of the
InventorySettings.xml file. This is the default
option.
- Always use the approved version — Ensures the
FlexNet Inventory Agent always uses the version of the
InventorySettings.xml file that has been approved
by your organization. Subsequent updates of the
InventorySettings.xml file are not automatically
applied to FlexNet Inventory Agent.
Tip: When this option has been selected an alert icon will be
visible when a newer version of the
InventorySettings.xml file has be released.
Hovering over the alert icon displays alert text informing you that a new
version of InventorySettings.xml is available. The same
alert will also be visible on the ARL widget on the System Health
Dashboard page.
Note: The table in
this
section shows a list of all available versions of the
InventorySettings.xml file. Each row contains a
description of what has changed in that version as well as the date that
version was released. By default, the table shows the most recent version
first.
| Column |
Description |
| Version |
Version number of the InventorySettings.xml
file.
The version numbers may not always be sequential. Sometimes
versions of the InventorySettings.xml file
may be released for internal purposes. To ensure there is no
confusion with version numbers, internal versions are also not
reused.
|
| Description |
Details of the changes to the
InventorySettings.xml file for this
version. |
| Release date |
Date this version was made available for use.
|
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Click Save.
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