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.
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.