Configuring ZCM to collect File Information for Local Products

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ZCM has several different inventory collection settings for Files Not Identified. FNI(Files Not Identified) are files that ZCM inventory was not able to determine the owning product. Using FNI information, products can be created and this is referred as Local Products.

Be default, ZCM is configured to collect files with a ".EXE" extension, but the option to utilize this information is not enabled.

This option is known as Collect Software File Information.

This option can be specified in the First Scan, Scan Now, or Reoccurring Scan.

Scanning large hard drives for this file information can take a long time. Thus, setting First Scan{{ActionItem to collect this information instead.

  • Open ZCC "https://zcm_server/zenworks"
  • Select configuration from the Quick Tasks
  • Select Inventory from the sections of administrative tasks

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  • Check the box Collect Software File Information

"Collect Software File Information" causes inventory to collect the required additional information.


How and where the information is collection can be controlled in "Software Files".

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Software Files allows for additional modifications as follows.

  • Include Specific Directories
  • Include Specific Extensions
  • Include directories of Software that has already been detected or is known to be associated with software.
  • Exclude directories from scans.
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