Attributes collected for Software class

The Software class collects the list of installed software applications that are installed on the devices. For the scanned applications, the attributes collected are software version and manufacturer, installation details, and so on. For more information about the software inventory and the collected attributes, see Software-inventory-of-a-device.

BMC Client Management collects the following attributes for software inventory:

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License units information
Collects attributes such as manufacturer name, type, and version.

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Attribute	License required	Impacted operating system	Collected for managed devices?	Collected for unmanaged devices?
Name	Compliance Manager	Windows	✅️	❌️
Manufacturer Name	Compliance Manager	Windows	✅️	❌️
Type	Compliance Manager	Windows	✅️	❌️
Category	Compliance Manager	Windows	✅️	❌️
Version	Compliance Manager	Windows	✅️	❌️

Scanned applications information

Collects attributes such as software manufacturer, installation date and directory, and file count.

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Attribute	License required	Impacted operating system	Collected for managed devices?	Collected for unmanaged devices?
Name	Inventory Manager	Windows/Linux/Mac	✅️	✅️
Version	Inventory Manager	Windows/Linux/Mac	✅️	✅️
Software Manufacturer	Inventory Manager	Windows/Linux	✅️	✅️
Type	Inventory Manager	Windows/Linux/Mac	✅️	✅️
Installation Date	Inventory Manager	Windows/Mac	✅️	✅️
Installation Directory	Inventory Manager	Windows/Mac	✅️	✅️
File Count	Inventory Manager	Windows/Linux	✅️	✅️

iOS installed applications information

Collects attributes such as identifier, version, bundle size, and dynamic size. This information is collected only for the enrolled iOS mobile devices.

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Attribute	License required	Impacted operating system	Collected for managed devices?	Collected for unmanaged devices?
Name	Inventory Manager	iOS	✅️	❌️
Identifier	Inventory Manager	iOS	✅️	❌️
Version	Inventory Manager	iOS	✅️	❌️
Short Name	Inventory Manager	iOS	✅️	❌️
Bundle Size	Inventory Manager	iOS	✅️	❌️
Dynamic Size	Inventory Manager	iOS	✅️	❌️

Attributes collected for Software class

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