PRE-ENTERING PC INFORMATION

Usage

Synexsys allows entering or importing PC-related information before they are automatically detected and audited by the Synexsys Inventory agent. The Synexsys Server is then ready to automatically merge the two data sources in a single Object.

In other words, you have the possibility of creating your PCs in Synexsys even if they are still in their box!

In fact, the moment you receive your PC is the best time to take note of administrative information on the equipment that will be temporarily stocked and then distributed throughout the company. Then, when the machine is connected to the network for the very first time, this information can be automatically merged with the data uploaded in Synexsys Inventory.

For this merge process to be automatic, you need to enter an "identifier" (Preliminary Key) the first time you enter data. Synexsys must then be able to find this identifier on the PC during the first technical audit.

Before being able to pre-enter information on the PCs, you must logically define a Preliminary Key. This key will act as an identifier and will allow the Synexsys Server recognise and automatically merge the two data sources (the information that has been pre-entered manually and the data resulting from the audit).

The PC's serial number is normally the best choice among the other possible key values. However, make sure to enter this number correctly or enter it using a bar code reader and then import the results with SXSimport.

If there are any problems with the serial number, you may also use the HOSTNAME or a REG/INI type field as Preliminary Key, but ensure that certain basic rules are respected:

Do not forget to indicate the HOSTNAME or REG/INI value on the PC's box or on the PC's body.
 

 

Do not forget to name the machine correctly or include the REG/INI value on the PC, the day the PC is installed.
 

 

You may also optimise the pre-enter process by importing directly the list of new PCs with SXSimport. You should ask your distributor to provide you with this list in electronic format during or before each delivery and setup the SXSimport parameters, without forgetting to fill-out the Preliminary Key field.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Update: 17.03.2005