You use the Operating System Conversion application to
establish standard naming conventions for computer operating systems.
The Operating System Conversion application determines how operating
system data display in reports and in the Computers application in
the Deployed Assets module. To gather this data, discovery tools scan
computers, network devices, and network printers deployed in your
enterprise and record information about the hardware and software
installed on those assets. The collected information is then imported
into the database.
Use one of the following ways to manage imported operating system
data:
- Import the deployed asset data and let the application create
operating system conversion records. For each operating system, an
operating system conversion record is created with a target name and
a variant identical to the deployed operating system name. The record
is marked as not reviewed. You can then use the Operating System Conversion
application to search for all operating system conversion records
marked as not reviewed and edit and review these records as required.
- Use the Operating System Conversion application to create conversion
records. The application marks records created using the Operating
System Conversion application as reviewed.