Property reference

glide.discovery.discover_software

The glide.discovery.discover_software property enables the discovery of software packages within the ServiceNow platform. This property is crucial for maintaining an accurate inventory of software assets and is typically set to true by default.

Default
true
Type
boolean
Application
Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? It allows the system to automatically identify and catalog software packages installed in the environment.
What area does it affect? Software Discovery
What does the default mean? The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it? Review this property when configuring software asset management or troubleshooting discovery issues.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.discovery.discover_software
Sys ID f1543eb90a0a0b2e00a958855021f974
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description <b>Discover software packages:</b> Enable the discovery of software packages.
Updated 2011-11-01 12:39:58

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... false • Default value: true glide.discovery.discover_azure_host_metadata When doing IP-based discovery against a given host, also run probes that retrieve Azure metadata. • Type: true | false • Default value: true glide.discovery.discover_software Discover software packages: Enable the discovery of software packages. • Type: true | false • Default value: true • Learn More: General software package discovery glide.discovery.domain.name.nbt Set OS domain name ...

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