Custom inventory output file

Here is an example of the XML-output file that is generated by the custom inventory script. See the field descriptions from the table at the end of this page.

An example file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>

<Attribute Name="Model">ST9320423AS ATA Device</Attribute>

</Class>

<Attribute Name="Model">SAMSUNG HM321HI USB Device</Attribute>

</Class>

<Attribute Name="Model">ST950032 5AS USB Device</Attribute>

</Class>

</Asset>

</CustomInventory>

Notice

If the script generates an output file, the output file name must contain the device name of the computer that runs the scheduled task.

A single file can contain multiple assets.

Field descriptions

Field	Description
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>	XML header with Unicode encoding specified.
<CustomInventory InvDate="2011-11-28 14:49:31" InventoryVersion="1">	Root element <CustomInventory> with attributes defined. InvDate = when inventory was executed (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) InventoryVersion = 1 (not used currently) Root element contains one or more asset elements <Asset> with attributes.
<Asset HostName="L0000900">	Asset element with an attribute defined. HostName = device name used to match the device with the asset in Miradore. Asset element contains one or more class elements <Class> with attributes.
<Class Name="DiskDrive" Index="0">	Class element with attributes defined Name = class name Index = Used to distinguish multiple entries within the same class (optional). Class element contains one or more attribute elements <Attribute> with attributes.
<Attribute Name="SerialNumber">801130168383</Attribute>	Attribute element with an attribute defined. Name = Name of the attribute. Attribute element´s value is the actual attribute value that is stored according to the data type that has been configured to Miradore.

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