Creating a filter for installed software
You can create a filter that finds managed computers by the software that is installed on them. For example, you can create a filter for all the computers that contain Norton AntiVirus 2011.
A resource filter is a set of resources that are grouped according to some specific criteria. In Notification Server, you can create a filter for any type of resource so that you can isolate certain resources into narrow groups. You can use the filters to select the resources to act upon throughout Notification Server.
A filter can include any software that supersedes the main software resource or that the main software resource supersedes. For example, Norton AntiVirus 2008 supersedes both Norton AntiVirus 2006 and Norton AntiVirus 2007. You can create a filter that finds all the computers that have any one of the three versions.
You can view the installed software filters in the Software Filters folder, which is under the Filters view in the Symantec Management Console. You can access the Filters view from the Manage menu.
When you create a filter in Notification Server, you specify the filter definition with a SQL query. When you create a filter for installed software from the Software view, the SQL query is created for you. We recommend that you do not edit the SQL in the installed software filters. If you need to change an installed software filter, it is best to delete it and then recreate it from the Software Catalog.
You can view the installed software filters in the Software Filters folder, which is under the Filters view in the Symantec Management Console. You can access the Filters view from the Manage menu.
To create a filter for installed software
In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click .
In the Installed Software subpane, click .
In the center pane, select the software, and on the right-click menu, click .
On the Create Installed Software Filter dialog box, define the filter, select any superseding or superseded software, and add software resources if necessary.
The field identifies this filter. When you create a filter from a software resource in the Software Catalog, the software resource's name is inserted into a default filter name. Make the name descriptive enough for others to easily identify this filter. Change this name if it does not follow your organization's standards for naming filters.
The field lets you type a description to further identify this filter and make it more recognizable. Do not include critical information in the description because it is not intended to appear in all the lists that contain the name.
Click to add software resources to the filter. For example, three different FTP clients are installed throughout your organization and you want to standardize on one specific FTP client. You can create a filter that finds any of the three existing FTP client applications.
The software list shows the selected software resource and any software resources with which it has a supersedence association. You can choose to include any superseding software or superseded software in the filter.
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