Configuring Software Baseline Profiles

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Apr 23, 2024

Software Baselining is a method of standardizing the software to be installed on an Asset. If a software is baselined and there is a change to the software, it will not be listed on the Software Variance page. For example, if Adobe Reader version 1.0 is baselined and the user upgrades it to Adobe Reader version 2.0, it will not be listed as a variance on the SOFTWARE VARIANCE page (see: Viewing Software Variance).

To create a Software Baseline Profile:

  1. Click Asset > Configuration > Software > Baseline Profile. The BASELINE PROFILE page is displayed.
  2. On the ACTIONS panel, click ADD NEW. The BASELINE SOFTWARE MAPPING page is displayed.


    Figure: BASELINE SOFTWARE MAPPING page
  3. Specify the Profile name, map the required software from the software list, and click SUBMIT to create the Baseline Profile. For more information about the fields on the BASELINE SOFTWARE MAPPING page, see Field Description.

Field Description

The following table describes the fields on the  BASELINE SOFTWARE MAPPING page:

Field

Description

Profile Name

Specify the Baseline Profile name.

Master Profile

If the check box is selected, the Profile is applied to all by default.

Active

If the check box is selected, the Profile will be active after it is created.

SOFTWARE LIST

This section displays the list of software available for baselining.

To view the list of software:

  1. Click Filters on the ACTIONS panel. The FILTERS pop-up page is displayed.


    Figure: FILTERS Pop-up page

  2. On the FILTERS pop-up page, select the Tenant in the Tenant drop-down list..
  3. Specify the Vendor Name and the Software Name in the Vendor and Software fields, respectively, for which you want to view the list of software. To do a wildcard search of the Vendor and Software names, specify '%' on each side of the names.
  4. Select the software type in the Software Type drop-down list.
  5. Select the check box corresponding to Display Type to view only the Unmapped Software.
  6. Click SUBMIT. The list of software is displayed in the SOFTWARE LIST section.

MAPPED SOFTWARE

This section displays the list of software mapped for baselining.

  • To map the software, select the software in the SOFTWARE LIST section and click MAP SOFTWARE on the ACTIONS panel. The software is mapped and listed in the MAPPED SOFTWARE section.
  • To remove the software from the MAPPED SOFTWARE section, select the software in the MAPPED SOFTWARE section and click UNMAP SOFTWARE on the ACTIONS panel.

Click  to export the selected software to Microsoft Excel. Click  to export all the software listed in MAPPED SOFTWARE section to Microsoft Excel.

ACTIONS

This section explains all the icons displayed on the ACTIONS panel of the BASELINE SOFTWARE MAPPING page.

FILTERS

Click the Filters icon to specify the list of software to be displayed in the SOFTWARE LIST section. See Field Description for details.

MAP SOFTWARE

Click MAP SOFTWARE to map the software from SOFTWARE LIST section. See Field Description for details.

UNMAP SOFTWARE

Click UNMAP SOFTWARE to remove the software from MAPPED SOFTWARE section. See Field Description for details.

SHOW LIST

Click SHOW LIST to display the LIST table showing all the configured Baseline Profiles.


Figure: BASELINE PROFILE LIST page 

  • To edit a Baseline Profile click on Profile name link, edit the details and click SUBMIT.
  • To create a new Baseline Profile, click ADD NEW on the ACTIONS panel.