Creating a baseline to monitor for unapproved software
This recipe provides the steps required to create a baseline that can be used to monitor for unapproved software.
Configuration Manager has the ability to inventory clients for a list of all installed software. The inventory includes the following details.
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Configuration item |
Description |
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Software category |
Software categories allow you to define and group software at a high level. There are almost 100 prepopulated categories to help you get started; you can also create a category of your own. Some examples of existing categories are Line of Business and Purchasing. |
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Software family |
Software families allow you to define and group software more specifically; for example, if the category is Line of Business, then the family could be Payroll or CRM. |
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Software label |
Software labels allow you to define specific attributes that can be used to group software for reporting purposes. You can assign up to three labels for software; for example... |
