Reviewing manufacturer conversions

You use the Manufacturer Conversion application to review imported manufacturer names to ensure that manufacturer data that is being imported can be mapped to a specific target name when you display or create reports for deployed IT assets, such as computers, printers, and network devices.

About this task

When imported manufacturer data does not match an existing variant, the conversion record's Reviewed check box is marked, which indicates the conversion record needs to be reviewed to see if you want use the imported manufacturer data as it is, or if you want to map it to an existing name in the target database. Clearing the review box approves the use of the imported data as it is. Clearing this check box dismisses the request to review it, and places a Y in the Reviewed column.

Reviewing conversion records after each import ensures that subsequent reviews of imported conversion records evaluate only the most recently imported records.

Note that when the system displays manufacturer data, converting a variant to a target name does not depend on the setting in the Reviewed check box; if the manufacturer name matches a variant, the system translates the variant to the target name without regard to the setting in the check box.

Procedure

  1. On the List tab of the Manufacturer Conversion application, type an N in the Reviewed field, then click Filter Table to display the unreviewed manufacturer conversion records.
  2. Click the first manufacturer conversion record to select it for review. The application displays the selected record on the Manufacturer Conversion tab.
  3. Review the manufacturer conversion record to determine whether it meets your naming conventions and then modify it if necessary. You can change the record to suit your naming conventions or move the variants on the record to an existing manufacturer conversion record that suits your naming conventions. When you save the change, the application automatically marks the record as reviewed.
  4. Click Save Manufacturer to save the manufacturer conversion record.
  5. Click Next Manufacturer to select the next manufacturer conversion record.
  6. Perform steps 3 and 4 for each manufacturer conversion record that you retrieved in step 1.


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