You use the Operating System Conversion application to
add variants to operating system conversion records. A variant is
a variation of an operating system name. The variant is converted
to the target operating system name specified in the conversion record,
and displayed in the Computers application and in reports.
About this task
Observe the following rules when adding operating system
variants:
- An operating system name cannot exist in more than one operating
system conversion record, either as a variant or as a target operating
system name. When you save an updated record, the application verifies
that no additional instances of the name exist as a variant or as
a target name in another conversion record. An error message displays
if you add an existing operating system name.
- Operating system variants and target operating system names are
case sensitive. For example, if you specify Fermion Operating
System as a variant but do not specify fermion
operating system as a variant, only Fermion
Operating System is identified as a variation of the operating
system.
Procedure
- From the List tab of the Operating
System Conversion application, click the operating system conversion
record to which you want to add a variant.
- In the Operating System Variants table window, click New
Row.
- In the Operating System Variant field,
specify the name of the variant.
- Optional: If appropriate, repeat steps 2 and
3 to add variants.
- Click Save Operating System. By
default, when you save your changes, the modified operating system
conversion record is marked as reviewed. The Reviewed check
box on the Operating System Conversion tab
is selected, and the Reviewed column in the
table on the List tab displays a Y.