Manage Software Category
Endpoint Central (formerly known as Desktop Central) allows you to categorize the software installed in your network in any of the pre-defined categories. You also have an option to create your own categories and add software to it.
Endpoint Central comes with the following pre-defined software categories: Accounting, Database, Development, Driver, Game, Graphics, Internet, Multimedia, and Others. You can modify/delete or assign software to these categories. You can also create your own category.
To add a new software category:
- Navigate to Manage Software Category from Inventory tab. This will list all the software categories that have been added, including the pre-defined categories. Click the Create New Category to add a new category.
- Specify a name for the category.
- The details of the software available in your network is listed below. Select the software that have to be assigned to this new category and click >> button. This is optional. When you do not select any software, an empty category gets created and you can assign software to this category later.
- Click Update. The new category gets added to the table below.
To modify a software category:
- Navigate to Manage Software Category from Inventory tab. This will list all the software categories that have been added, including the pre-defined categories. Choose to Edit from the Actions column of the category against the corresponding software that you want to edit.
- Rename the category and/or add/remove software to/from this category and click Update.
To delete a software category:
- Navigate to Manage Software Category from Inventory tab. This will list all the software categories that have been added, including the pre-defined categories.
- Choose to delete from the Actions column to delete individually or select the categories that you wish to delete and click Delete Category.