Creating operating system conversion records

You use the Operating System Conversion application to create operating system conversion records.

About this task

Operating system conversions 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 operating system when deployed asset data are imported into the target database. Use the Operating System Conversion application to define a standard target operating system name and to specify the variations of that name to be converted to the target name when operating system data for deployed assets are displayed or reports are generated.

Observe the following rules when creating operating system records and target operating system 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

  1. From the toolbar of the Operating System Conversion application, click New Operating System.
  2. In the Target Operating System field, type the target name for the operating system conversion.
  3. In the Operating System Variants table window, click New Row.
  4. In the Operating System Variant field, specify the name of the variant.
  5. Optional: If appropriate, repeat step 3 to add variants.
  6. Click Save Operating System. Because each operating system 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).


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