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SW product library

On this page, specify settings for automatic updates of the software product library.

This page is available only with the ALVAO Software Asset Management module.

Options:

  • Auto update

    • Download from Internet- turn on if Alvao should automatically download the latest software product library from the Internet.

      • Check for updates every (days) - specify in days how often to check if a new library of sw products is available.

    • Load from file - this library update option is recommended to use if the Alvao Service application does not have access to the Internet. Then, periodically once a week, download the https://www.alvao.com/downloads/swlib2.swl file from the web and save it to a folder on the server disk.

      Specify the path to the folder to match the disk and folder structure from the view of the configured server.

    • Do not update - Alvao will not automatically update the library.

  • Automatically reevaluate existing scans after library update - Enable if you want to automatically evaluate existing software scans against the new library of software products.

  • Automatically send all unrecognized software for recognition - turn on if you want to send information of unrecognized software, and your requests to add a new software products to the ALVAO team for processing.

  • Disclaimer for sending information on unrecognized and new software

    • If you need any additional information, you can contact me at email - select if technical support staff can contact you if needed and fill in the email contact person.
    • I do not want to be contacted. I always want to send my data anonymously - select if you want to send data anonymously. Our specialists will not be able to contact you, so if some unrecognized products cannot be identified by the records you have sent, the product will not be included in the standard library.