EmpInventory.exe [/C:ConfigurationFile.xml] [/AUT] [/D] [/DIFF][/DMI] [/E] [/F] [/G] [/L] [/M] [/N] [/NODMI] [/O:OutputFilename] /P [/R:RegistryInputFile] [/S] [/SET "Tablename","Columnname"="Value"] [/T] [/V[2]] [/WMI] [/Y:Seconds] [/ZIP]

The command line parameters overrides the areas defined in the configuration.

Parameter Significance
/AUT Reads the data which have been gathered via the Application Usage Tracking per user.
/C Name of the XML configuration file (filename).
/D Date and time are added to the clear ID in the export format (/E).
/DIFF Only the difference from the last Inventory scan is transferred.
/DMI Adds DMI information to the output file.
/E The output file from the Inventory service can only be read in this output format.
/F Enables the software filter in the [Software] section.
/G Enables the Debug mode. If Buffer file search is activated, then the file EmpInvFileScanBuffer.txt, containing all buffered files sorted alphabetically is created in the %TEMP% directory. The file EmpInv.xml, which contains the scanned files, is created in the %TEMP% directory. The files created temporarily during DMI queries, DMI.txt and Dellinfo.txt are stored in the %TEMP% directory.
/L For the clear ID in the export format (/E), the computer name is used instead of the MAC-Address.
/M Display MSI installation source and uninstall command in the export format (/E).
/N The output of the software inventory does not take place alphabetically.
/NODMI No DMI files are scanned.
/O Output file (Filename). A file created via this switch (including /E) can be read by the Inventory service.
/P Password for web mode/Remote mode.
/R Registry Import file (Filename). When executing the Inventory, a registry file can be imported.
/REMOTE "Dst" Logon to the “Dst” server (UNC spelling). User name and password are taken from /U and /P respectively.
/S Reads all services, not only the started ones.
/SET "Table1","Column1"="Value1";"Table2","Column2"="Value2"; … Overwrites afterwards values identified with Inventory in the Inventory output file. 
e.g. /SET"InvComputer","UserName"="Maria Miller"
/T Reads the size of the Temp directory.
/U User name for web mode/remote mode.
/V Adds the version numbers in the section [FileScan].
/V2 Same as /V, additional version information - if existing - are read.
/WMI Adds WMI information to the output file.
/Y Waiting time in seconds before EmpInventory.exe is started.
/ZIP Compresses the output file.

If no /E parameter is used, the output is done in INI syntax.

Examples:

Output to file, export format for Empirum Manager, differential transfer, compression of the output file

Call: %SystemRoot%\system32\Empirum\EmpInventory.exe /C:\\%EmpirumServer%\Configurator$\User\EmpInvScan_Windows.xml /O:\\%EmpirumServer%\EmpInv$\%ComputerName%.xml /M /T /V2 /Y:300 /E /DIFF /ZIP

Output to file, export format for Empirum Manager, overwrites the determined value for Domain with TEST

Call: %SystemRoot%\system32\Empirum\EmpInventory.exe /C:\\%EmpirumServer%\Configurator$\User\EmpInvScan_Windows.xml /O:\\%EmpirumServer%\EmpInv$\%ComputerName%.xml /AUT /DMI /M /T /V2 /WMI /Y:300 /E /SET“InvComputer“,“Domain“=“TEST“

Output to file, INI syntax

Call: %SystemRoot%\system32\Empirum\EmpInventory.exe /C:\\%EmpirumServer%\Configurator$\User\EmpInvScan_Windows.xml /O:\\%EmpirumServer%\EmpInv$\INI\%ComputerName%.ini /AUT /DMI /M /T /V2 /WMI

Inventory output displayed on the screen

Call: %SystemRoot%\system32\Empirum\EmpInventory.exe /C:\\%EmpirumServer%\Configurator$\User\EmpInvScan_Windows.xml /AUT /DMI /M /T /V2 /WMI