The computers and handhelds existing in your network are fully inventoried with Empirum Inventory. Additionally, other devices existing in your company ("Unmanaged Devices") can be created.

After the installation, an Empirum package is stored in the structure of Empirum (Drive:\Empirum\Configurator\Packages\matrix42\Inventory\10.0\Install\Setup.inf). This package has to be distributed to all client computers, or a corresponding call has to be entered in the login script.

Via the file (Drive:\Empirum\Configurator\User\EmpInv.exe), which is executed on the client computer (startup, RUN line, login script), the inventory information is transferred to a shared permission (EmpInv$) on the Empirum server. From there, the information is scanned into the database by the inventory service (EmpInvSvc.exe).

The Inventory tab allows you to create individual views of the inventory information.

1. For modifying or creating a new view for computers, select menu Tools > Properties.
   You get to the Properties dialog.
2. Go to the Column Definition tab.
   
3. Click the button.
   The Column Definition dialog box appears.
   
4. Click on New, in order to create a new profile, or select an existing profile to edit it.

5. Enter a name for the profile designation
6. From the list on the left side, select the columns which are to be displayed here by double-click, or via the button.
7. Move the order of display with the arrow keys.
8. To save the settings, click on OK.
9. In the Settings dialog select the previously created column definition and confirm the dialog with OK.
10. Each newly created filter is displayed with the profile defined here.

Assigning Column Definitions to a Filter

You can assign various column definitions to any default or custom filter.

1. Right-click on a filter, e.g. Assigned Computers, and select the Column View profile.
   The Import from File dialog box appears.
   
2. In the drop-down field, select the desired profile, and confirm the dialog with OK.
   The column definition is now applied to the selected filter.

Identify if an End Device Already Exists in the Database

If an end device like a computer already exists in the database, it should be updated and added to the database otherwise. The following list provides the information how and in which order different end devices are checked for existence.

Devices

1. There already is a device with the provided MAC address.
2. There already is a device with the provided IP address.

Handhelds

1. There already is a client with a DeviceID equal to the handheld's device name.
2. There already is a client with a name equal to the handheld's device name.

Clients/Computers

1. There already is a client with a name and domain equal to the provided data.
2. If the inventory file has a section "InvTempData" it will be checked if the contained LastComputerName and LastDomain match to any client in the database. If so, the existing client will be updated to the new information. Otherwise, the client will be treated as new.