When inventory information is acquired from JP1/Software Distribution, if the same software is already registered in the install software list, you can specify whether to add the assignment to the same software name.

You can specify one of the following four values for Automatic assignment to software name:

• Automatic assignment of software is not set
• Assign using the same package ID.
• Assign by using the same package name.
  If both a package ID and a package name are specified for assignment, the package ID takes precedence.
  
• Assign by using the same package ID and package name

The package name is the information that can be acquired from the JP1/Software Distribution installed package information, and is set as an installed software name in the install software list when it is loaded into the asset management database. Different package names may be assigned to different versions of the same software. Therefore, it is recommended that you use package IDs for assignment if different versions of the same software are present in the same environment.

If you select Assign using the same package ID or Assign by using the same package ID and package name, Acquire must be selected for Package ID acquisition in the Server Setup dialog box.

When Acquire is specified for Package ID acquisition in the Server Setup dialog box, the package former attribute (PC or UNIX) is also acquired. The system searches for install software lists in which this package former attribute matches the package ID.

If a matching install software list has been registered, it is assigned to the same software name. If a matching install software list has not been registered, assignment is made according to the setting specified for Automatic registration of software.

Note

If multiple install software lists in which the package former attribute and matches to the package ID are registered in the asset management database and are assigned to multiple software names, no assignment is executed. The fact that no assignment was executed because multiple assignment destinations already existed is output to the log.

The system searches for installed software names having the same package name. If a matching installed software name has been registered in the asset management database, it is assigned to the same software name. If a matching installed software name has not been registered in the asset management database, assignment is made according to the setting specified for Automatic registration of software.

Note

If multiple installed software names with the same name as the package name are registered in the asset management database and are assigned to multiple software names, no assignment is executed. The fact that no assignment was executed because multiple assignment destinations already existed is output to the log.

When acquiring inventory information from JP1/Software Distribution, choose whether to register a software name using the same name as the installed software name and assign them to each other.

If Do not register automatically is chosen, only the installed software name is registered, and software name registration or assignment are not executed. If an installed software name not registered in the asset management database is contained in the acquired inventory information, assign a software name using the job menu Software Name.

When Register automatically is specified, an installed software name having the same name as the acquired package name and the software name is registered, and is automatically assigned. Note that Commercial is registered as the software type. For the procedure for changing the software type, see 4.6.4 Changing a software name and attributes in the manual Administrator's Guide.

If a software name matching the package name is not registered in the asset management database, register a software name matching the package name and assign it to an installed software name.

If Assign using the same package ID is selected for Automatic assignment to software name, assignment is executed only when one of the following conditions is satisfied:

• An installed software name with the same package ID is not registered.
• Although an installed software name with the same package ID is registered, it is not assigned to any software name.
• Multiple installed software names with the same package ID are registered and all of them are individually assigned to different software names.

Note

If software with a software name matching the package name and with a software type of Commercial is already registered in the asset management database, the software is registered under a name with an _X suffix (where X is a number between 1 and 100) and is assigned to an installed software name. The number is sequentially assigned, beginning with 1. If numbers up to 100 are already registered, no assignment is executed, and the fact that the software name was not registered because it had already been registered is output to the log.

Automatic assignment to software name or Automatic registration of software is not executed for information already registered in the asset management database. Therefore, to use these functions when you have upgraded from Asset Information Manager 07-50 or an older version, you must first delete the installed software programs that are not assigned to software names.

You can use a dedicated script to batch-delete all installed software programs that are not assigned to software names. To execute the script, specify InstallSoftDelete.txt in the -f option and execute the jamscript (access definition file execution) command by a user with administrator permissions. InstallSoftDelete.txt is stored in the following directory:

Asset-Information-Manager-installation-folder\scriptbatch

For details about the jamscript command, see online Help for Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager - Creating an Access Definition File (assetscr.chm).