Submitting cataloging requests automatically adds applications to the local Software Catalog
When you submit a cataloging request for an application, the application is automatically and immediately added to the local version of the Software Catalog on your appliance.
The application then becomes Locally Cataloged, and it can be metered, marked as Not Allowed, and associated with License assets.
If the Organization component is enabled on your appliance, you can submit cataloging requests from any organization, and the title is added to your local appliance Software Catalog immediately. It is available to all of your organizations.
How Locally Cataloged applications change to Cataloged applications
Applications that are Locally Cataloged change to Cataloged applications when they are added to the public version of the Software Catalog.
Locally Cataloged applications are added to the public version of the Software Catalog when:
When the Software Catalog that contains the application is updated on your appliance the name of the application might change. For example, if the characteristics, such as the name of the executable, file size, version, and other information of the Cataloged application match the characteristics of your Locally Cataloged application, the local information is replaced by catalog information. If the name of the application matches, but the file size or other information differs significantly, the new application is added but it does not replace the local catalog information.
In other words, the information in the public Software Catalog always takes precedence over local catalog information. Local Catalog applications that match applications in the public Software Catalog are replaced by public Software Catalog entries. However, this does not affect any information you have added for the application, such as licensing information, and it does not change settings such as metering or Not Allowed.
How custom names are resolved when Locally Cataloged applications are added to the Software Catalog
Application names might be standardized when custom applications are added to the public Software Catalog.
If you use custom names for local applications, the custom names are replaced with standard names when the application is added to the public Software Catalog. For example, if an application named Updater was not in the public catalog, you could create a local entry for that application. You could name that application, MyUpdater, and it would appear as MyUpdater in the local catalog. However, if the application was subsequently added to the public catalog, and the official name was determined to be RealTime Updater, the name MyUpdater would be replaced with RealTime Updater when the public catalog was updated. This name change does not affect metering, license, or history settings. However, if you have custom views or searches based on the old application name, you need to update those views and searches if you want to continue to use them.
Submit cataloging requests
You can submit cataloging requests for Uncataloged applications as needed. Requests are processed continuously and approved or denied at the discretion of the Quest KACE Software Catalog team.
Data retention for Uncataloged applications is enabled. You cannot submit cataloging requests if data retention is disabled. See Configure Admin-level or organization-specific General Settings.
Some applications, such as supporting executables for applications that are already cataloged, cannot be cataloged. In addition, if you have an Uncataloged application that has several versions, you need to submit cataloging requests for each version separately. You cannot associate multiple executables with a single cataloging request.
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Log in to the appliance Administrator Console, https://appliance_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information. |
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Click the Uncataloged tab above the list on the left. |
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Click Add to catalog to display the Add to Catalog form. |
The cataloging request is sent to Quest. The button, Remove from local Software Catalog, appears on the Software Catalog Detail page. When cataloging requests are added to the public Software Catalog, and that catalog is updated on your appliance, the Remove from local software catalog button no longer appears on the Software Catalog Detail page. Tracking for cataloging requests is not currently available.