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Tracking inventory changes
LANDesk can detect and record changes about the device hardware and software. Tracking
inventory changes can help you control your network assets. Inventory change settings let
you select which types of changes you want to save and with what severity level. The selected
changes can be saved in an inventory history log, the core server's Windows event log, or sent
as an AMS alert.
You can view and print a device's history of inventory changes. Additionally, you can export
the inventory changes to a .CSV formatted file for analysis using your own reporting tools.
To track and use inventory changes, you must first configure the inventory change settings.
You will be able to perform the other inventory changes history tasks:
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"Configuring inventory change settings" on page 97
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"Viewing, printing, or exporting inventory changes" on page 97
Configuring inventory change settings
Note: You must first configure these settings if you want to view, print, or export inventory
changes for any devices on your network.
To configure inventory change settings
1.
Click Configure > Inventory history.
2.
In the Inventory change settings dialog, expand the Computer object in the
Current inventory list, and select the system component you want to track.
3.
In the Log event in list, select the component's attribute you want to track.
4.
Check the appropriate box to specify where to record a change in that attribute.
Inventory changes can be recorded in the inventory changes history log, Windows NT
event viewer log, or as an AMS alert.
5.
Select a severity level from the Log/Alert severity drop-down list. Severity levels
include: None, Information, Warning, and Critical.
6.
Click OK.
For more information, see "About the Inventory change settings dialog" on page 612.
Viewing, printing, or exporting inventory changes
To view, print, or export inventory changes
1.
In the console's network view, right-click a device.
2.
Click Inventory history.
3.
Click Print to print the inventory changes history.
4.
Click Export to save the inventory changes history as a .CSV file.
For more information, see "About the Inventory changes history dialog" on page 612.
Using custom data forms
LANDesk includes a custom data forms tool (Tools > Configuration > Custom data forms)
that you can use to create and manage forms. Custom data forms provide a way for you to
collect information from users and add it to the core database.
Custom data forms are not supported in LANDesk Security Suite
Custom data forms is not available with a LANDesk Security Suite only license. You must have a full
LANDesk Management Suite in order to use the custom data forms feature.
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