Use the Software Catalog application to view all or a subset
of all the software records in the catalog, or locate a particular
software record that you want to work with further.
About this task
When using the Software Catalog application to look for software,
displaying all records on the List tab can generate thousands of software
catalog entries. The table filter (the fields in the top, Software
Name row, of the Software table window), and the
Advanced
Search feature, offer many ways to search for and filter
the software catalog entries. You can also use these search features
to reduce the entry list in the software table to a default 200 entries
(unless configured otherwise) or less, which is required before you
can select multiple records to work with.
Tip: When searching with the table filter, you can use the Catalog
Name field to find records imported either from the knowledge base (the separately
available Software
Knowledge Base Toolkit) or
from discovery tool databases. The knowledge base records
all default to IBM SwKBT. Asset Discovery for z/OS® (also separately
available) records all default to Asset Discovery for z/OS. All other discovery
tool records default to Third-party.
The steps
for finding software products to view or work with follow.