Software ID Tags
A software license management system uses different methods to detect software products such as Programs and Features (ARP). It also evaluates data from executable files (*. exe) and class libraries (*. dll). However, with this data it is not always possible to uniquely identify a software.
Some manufacturers creates additional files, so-called software ID tags (*.swidtag). These XML documents are subject to a specific schema and contain additional information about the product. A good example for this is Adobe Acrobat DC.
First, select the inventory class Software ID Tags in the area of System Information on the left side.
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The button Scan for Software ID Tags stats the scan to get the software ID tags.
The Software ID tags table often contains many empty columns. You can use the Hide Empty Columns button to toggle these columns on and off.
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First, select the inventory class Software ID Tags. To see results, the Scan for software ID Tags button must be clicked.
The Settings Button opens the configuration settings.
The Software ID tags table often contains many empty columns. You can use the Hide Empty Columns button to toggle these columns on and off.
With the Buttons Save or Save All, the results of the selected class or the results of all inventory classes can be stored2 in the WMI repository.
Switching inventory classes on and off, as well as customizing the name space and the WMI class, is described in the chapter Configuration.
By double-clicking an entry the details are displayed:
The following table describes the properties of the inventory class Software ID Tags.
Note: The column Array of the following table has a different meaning in this case. If activated (), the original array was replaced with a string containing all values of the array. These values are separated from each other by a separator in the corresponding column, e.g.: Value1|Value2|Value3. The separator is freely configurable.
| Name | Type | Key | Array |
|---|---|---|---|
| abstract_array | String | ||
| data_source | String | ||
| entitlement_required_indicator | Boolean | ||
| FileName | String | ||
| Guid | String | ||
| installation_details_installation_instance | String | ||
| installation_details_installation_locale_array | String | ||
| installation_details_installation_target_id | String | ||
| installation_details_location_installation | String | ||
| installation_details_location_platform | String | ||
| keywords_array | String | ||
| license_linkage_activation_status_array | String | ||
| license_linkage_channel_name | String | ||
| license_linkage_channel_type_array | String | ||
| license_linkage_customer_type_array | String | ||
| packager_by | String | ||
| packager_part | String | ||
| product_category_class_title | String | ||
| product_category_code | UInt64 | ||
| product_category_commodity_title | String | ||
| product_category_family_title | String | ||
| product_category_segment_title | String | ||
| product_category_unspsc_ver | String | ||
| product_family | String | ||
| product_title | String | ||
| product_version_build | UInt32 | ||
| product_version_major | UInt32 | ||
| product_version_minor | UInt32 | ||
| product_version_name | String | ||
| product_version_review | UInt32 | ||
| release_date | DateTime | ||
| release_id | String | ||
| release_package_by | String | ||
| release_package_release_date | DateTime | ||
| release_package_sign_off | String | ||
| release_rollout_by | String | ||
| release_rollout_release_date | DateTime | ||
| release_rollout_sign_off | String | ||
| release_verification_by | String | ||
| release_verification_release_date | DateTime | ||
| release_verification_sign_off | String | ||
| serial_number | String | ||
| sku | String | ||
| software_creator_name | String | ||
| software_creator_regid | String | ||
| software_id_tag_creator_regid | String | ||
| software_id_unique_id | String | ||
| software_licensor_name | String | ||
| software_licensor_regid | String | ||
| supported_languages_array | String | ||
| tag_creator_copyright | String | ||
| tag_creator_name | String | ||
| tag_creator_regid | String | ||
| validation_last_validated_by | String | ||
| validation_last_validated_date | DateTime | ||
| validation_last_validated_result | String | ||
| validation_validation_call | String |