User`s guide

Configure Asset Data for Software
A user with a role that has permission to edit asset data can use VCMMXA to gather information about
the software on machines that are discovered and managed by VCM.
Procedure
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"Add Software Assets" on page 243
Manage your software assets by having VCMMXA detect what is installed on the physical and virtual
machines in your environment.
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"Add Multiple Similar Software Assets" on page 244
If your environment has many nearly identical copies of software, such as the same application with a
different license number, you can use VCMMXA to clone one copy as a way to quickly add records for
the others.
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"Edit Asset Data for Software" on page 245
Use VCMMXA to change your software asset records as your enterprise changes.
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"Edit Asset Data Values for Software" on page 245
You can change the details about a specific copy of software when the long term information, such as
the application name or version, is going to remain the same.
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"Delete Software Data" on page 246
xUse VCMMXA to delete entries for software that is no longer installed at your site.
Add Software Assets
Manage your software assets by having VCMMXA detect what is installed on the physical and virtual
machines in your environment.
Prerequisites
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Have an administrator configure the asset data fields that you need. See "Configure Asset Data Fields"
on page 235.
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Log in to VCM with a role that has edit permission for asset configuration data.
Procedure
1. Click Console.
2. Select Asset Extensions > Software Configuration Items.
3. Click Add Software.
4. Type a name and description and click Next.
5. Select what data type VCMMXA will look for in order to detect the installed software and click Next.
The options take you to custom wizard pages where you type or select what VCMMXA will look for
in the database.
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