Inventory Extensions Version

The Inventory extensions version section is where you can control the version of the InventorySettings.xml file that is to be used by the FlexNet Inventory Agent. The InventorySettings.xml file provides additional queries and rules used in the inventory collection process, and updates to the InventorySettings.xml are delivered as part of updates to the Application Recognition Library.

To control the version of the InventorySettings.xml file that is to be used by the FlexNet Inventory Agent:

1. Go to the Inventory Settings page.

2. Expand the Inventory extensions version section.

3. Choose one of the following values from the Rule for InventorySettings.xml setting:

   • Always use the latest version — Ensures that the FlexNet Inventory Agent always uses the most up-to-date version of the InventorySettings.xml file. This is the default option.

   • Always use the approved version — Ensures the FlexNet Inventory Agent always uses the version of the InventorySettings.xml file that has been approved by your organization. Subsequent updates of the InventorySettings.xml file are not automatically applied to FlexNet Inventory Agent.

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   When this option has been selected an alert icon will be visible when a newer version of the InventorySettings.xml file has be released. Hovering over the alert icon displays alert text informing you that a new version of InventorySettings.xml is available. The same alert will also be visible on the ARL widget on the System Health Dashboard page.

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   The table in this section shows a list of all available versions of the InventorySettings.xml file. Each row contains a description of what has changed in that version as well as the date that version was released. By default, the table shows the most recent version first.

   Column	Description
   Version	Version number of the InventorySettings.xml file. The version numbers may not always be sequential. Sometimes versions of the InventorySettings.xml file may be released for internal purposes. To ensure there is no confusion with version numbers, internal versions are also not reused.
   Description	Details of the changes to the InventorySettings.xml file for this version.
   Release date	Date this version was made available for use.

4. Click Save.