Editing and Deleting Inventory Rules

Products

• Client Management Suite
• IT Management Suite

Issue/Introduction

Software Detection Rules, or Inventory Rules, are created to detect version, registry and other items when checking to see if Software should be installed.  These Detection Rules are not deleted when Software is removed, and so they need to be managed.  Currently there is no method to view these Inventory Rules other than when you create or modify a rule, you can see the existing rules.

Here's a sample list of default Inventory Rules:

Environment

ITMS 8.x

Inventory Solution 8.x

Resolution

Attached to this KB is an XML file which is an export of the File Inventory Rules report.  Import this file into your Report folder, and it will add the report to your Console.  Here is an example of this report searching for SUSE rules: 

The report has a Right-Click menu which gives you options to DELETE and EDIT RULE.  You can also view the Properties to see when the Rule was created and modified.

NOTE: if a Rule is in use, you will not be prompted when deleting the rule.  Make sure you are not using Rules that are going to be deleted.  As a suggestion, when working with Rules and you no longer need one, rename it to add 'Delete Me' to the name, and then you can find these and delete them using the report.