The following new features and enhancements have been introduced in Asset Inventory for the ZENworks 11 SP2 release:
You can use the collection editor to view and manage the inventory data. You can edit the serial number and the asset tag of the workstations and hardware devices. You can also add new hardware.
Any ZENworks administrator can access the collection editor by using ZENworks Control Center login credentials. This feature is available only for Windows managed devices. For more information, see Inventory
in the Novell ZENworks 11 SP2 Adaptive Agent Guide.
A new Create/Delete Local Products right has been introduced in the Management Zone. Administrators having this right are allowed to create, delete, edit, and merge the local products. For more information, see Creating Local Software Products
in the ZENworks 11 SP2 Asset Inventory Reference.
A new setting has been introduced in the Management Zone to view and edit the inventory details. For more information see the following sections in the ZENworks 11 SP2 Asset Inventory Reference.
To view inventory details on a managed device, see Viewing an Inventory Report for a Managed Device
.
To edit inventory details on a managed device, see Editing a Managed Device’s Inventory Data
.
To view inventory details on an Inventory Only device, see Viewing an Inventory Report for an Inventory Only Device
.
To edit inventory details on an Inventory Only device, see Editing the Demographic Data of an Inventory Only Device
.
ZENworks 11 SP2 allows you to use administrator-defined fields in the Asset Inventory page for creating dynamic device groups and to search for devices in the Device and Inventory pages.