You use the Processor Conversion application to define
a standard target processor name and to specify the variations of
that name to be converted to the target name when processor data for
deployed assets are displayed or reports are generated.
About this task
Processor conversion records are necessary because discovery
tools that collect information about deployed assets do not use consistent
naming conventions. Various names might be assigned to the same processor
when deployed asset data are imported into the target database.
Observe
the following rules when creating processor records and target processor
names:
- A conversion record must have at least one variant. By default,
when you create a conversion record, the application creates a variant
identical to the target name when you save the record.
- A processor name cannot exist in more than one processor conversion
record, either as a variant or as a target processor name.
- Processor variants and target processor names are case sensitive.
For example, if you specify Meson Processor as
a variant but do not specify meson processor as
a variant, only Meson Processor is identified
as a variant of the processor.
Procedure
- From the toolbar of the Processor Conversion application,
click New Processor.
- In the Target Processor field, type
the target name for the processor conversion.
- In the Processor Variants table window, click New
Row.
- In the Processor Variant field,
specify the name of the variant.
- Optional: If appropriate, repeat step 3 to
add variants.
- Click Save Processor. Because each
processor conversion record must have one variant that matches the
target name, the application adds a variant identical to the target
name when you save the record (if you did not already add one).