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Inventory Solution 7.0 Database Schema, Part 3: Software and User Inventory 

Jan 07, 2009 11:45 AM

Introduction

Documenting database schema is not an easy task. SQL can provide a table-column view of all selected tables, but this does not account for any interdependencies between tables in a normalized environment. In 7.0 Normalization includes dependencies on base-class tables, or, in other words, subsequent tables are extensions of the base table.

NOTE: The information in this document may change, though at the time of publication this is believed to be the accurate information for the release of Inventory Solution 7.0.

Database Schema

The following list reveals data classes and their structure. First, the name of the table is given, followed by a designation as a Base or Sub Class data class. The following label system is used:

  • BASE Class - This is a data class that has no dependencies on other Inventory data classes
  • SUB Class - This is a data class that has 1 dependency on a BASE data class
  • STANDARD Class - This is a data class that contains no dependencies or sub classes

Note the following when reviewing the grids:

  1. Display Name represents how the column will be labeled when working within the Symantec Management Console, including reports, Resource Manager details, Pickers, etc.
  2. Not all values have descriptions, but the label of the table and column should provide data on what's stored therein.
  3. When a BASE Class is listed, all subsequent SUB classes are tied to that BASE Class, sequentially, below.
  4. Qualifiers per Column/Value are provided based on applicability.

For help in navigating dependent data classes, use the following guide:

  • Altiris_UG_UserAccount
    • Altiris_UG_UserAccount_UNIX
    • Altiris_UG_UserAccount_Windows

User Inventory

The following data classes are for User-based data:

Altiris_UG_UserAccount - BASE Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
Description string(256)  
Description Description of the object.
Domain string(256)  
Description User domain or computer hostname for local users.
Key true
FullName string(256)  
Description Full name of the user belonging to the network login profile.
DisplayName Full Name
HomeDirectory string(256)  
Description Path to the home directory of the user.
DisplayName Home Directory
PrimaryGroupID string(256)  
Description The identifier verifies the primary group to which the user's profile belongs.
DisplayName Primary Group ID
UserID string(256)  
Description User identifier. Win32_NetworkLoginProfile.UserID for Windows, UID for UNIX.
DisplayName User ID
UserName string(256)  
Description User account on a particular domain or computer.
DisplayName User Name
Key true

Altiris_UG_UserAccount_UNIX - SUB Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
LoginShell string(256)  
Description The user's initial shell.
DisplayName Login Shell

Altiris_UG_UserAccount_Windows - SUB Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
AccountExpires datetime  
Description This gives when the Account will expire.
DisplayName Account Expires
CodePage uint32  
Description Code page for the user's language of choice.
DisplayName Code Page
CountryCode uint32  
Description Country/region code for the user's language of choice.
DisplayName Country Code
Flags uint32  
Description The properties available to this network profile.(e.g. 2-Account disabled, 512, Normal account, 8388608-Password expired)
valueMap 1, 2, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 2048, 4096, 8192, 65536, 1131072, 262144, 524288, 1048576, 2097152, 4194304, 8388608
values Script, Account Disabled, Home Directory Required, Lockout, Password Not Required, Password Cannot Change, Encrypted Test Password Allowed, Temp Duplicate Account, Normal Account, Interdomain Trust Account, Workstation Trust Account, Server Trust Account, Do Not Expire Password, MNS Logon Account, Smartcard Required, Trusted for Delegation, Not Delegated, Use DES Key Only, Do Not Require Preauthorization, Password Expired
LastLogin datetime  
Description User last logged on to the system.
DisplayName Last Login
LogonHours string(256)  
Description Times during the week when the user can log on.Each bit represents a unit of time specified by the UnitsPerWeek property.
DisplayName Logon Hours
LogonServer string(256)  
Description Name of the server to which logon requests are sent.
DisplayName Logon Server
MaximumStorage uint64  
Description Maximum amount of disk space available to the user.
DisplayName Maximum Storage (Bytes)
NumberOfLogons uint32  
Description Number of successful times the user tried to log on to this account.
DisplayName Number Of Logons
PasswordExpires datetime  
Description Date and time the password expires.
DisplayName Password Expires
Privileges uint32  
Description Level of privilege assigned (e.g. 0-Guest, 1-User, 2-Administrator)
ValueMap 0, 1, 2
Values Guest, User, Administrator
Profile string(256)  
Description Path to the user's profile.

Altiris_UG_AdminGroupMembers - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
Domain string(256)  
Description This specifies the domain name of the user from Admin group or the computer hostname for local users.
Key true
MemberName string(256)  
Description This specifies the name of the user from Admin group.
DisplayName Member Name
Key true

Altiris_UG_Group - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
Description string(256)  
Description Textual description of the object.
GroupID string(256)  
Description The group identifier, SID for Windows, numerical group ID for UNIX.
DisplayName Group ID
Key true
Name string(256)  
Description The name of the group.

Altiris_UG_UserUsage_UNIX - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
AccessPoint string(256)  
Description Where the connection was made from. For remote connections this field will contain the remote host name or IP address, for local connections will be always "local"
DisplayName Access Point
ConnectionType string(256)  
Description How the connection was made: console, terminal window and so on.
DisplayName Connection Type
Domain string(256)  
Description User domain or the computer hostname for local users.
InstanceID string(256)  
Description Unique identificator for class object
DisplayName Instance ID
Key true
LoginSessionEndTime datetime  
Description The datetime value when the user logged out.
DisplayName Login Session End Time
LoginSessionStartTime datetime  
Description The datetime value when the user logged in.
DisplayName Login Session Start Time
UserName string(256)  
Description The login user name.
DisplayName User Name

Software Inventory

The following data classes are for Software-based data:

Altiris_SW_Antivirus - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
CentrallyManaged boolean  
Description Value specifying a managed / unmanaged / standalone antivirus machine.
DisplayName Centrally Managed
DisplayName string(256)  
Description Name of the antivirus.
DisplayName Name
Key true
DisplayVersion string(256)  
Description Version of the antivirus.
DisplayName Version
LastScanTime datetime  
Description The time when the last virus scan was performed scheduled or manual scan.
DisplayName Last Scan Time
LastVirusDefinitionCheck datetime  
Description The time when the virus definitions on a machine were last updated.
DisplayName Last Virus Definition Check
Parent string(256)  
Description This is the server name of the antivirus machine
DisplayName Server Name
PatternFileRevision string(256)  
Description This is the revision number of the virus definition file
DisplayName Virus Definition File Version
RealTimeEnabled boolean  
Description Value specifying if virus protection is enabled / disabled on a machine
DisplayName Real Time Enabled
VirusDefFileDate datetime  
Description This is the date when the virus definition file was originally created
DisplayName Virus Definition File Date

Altiris_SW_AuditResults - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
FilesExamined uint32  
Description The total number of files examined.
DisplayName Files Examined
ScanDuration uint32  
Description The scan duration in minutes.
DisplayName Scan Duration (Minutes)
Units Minutes
ScanTime datetime  
Description Datetime value indicates when the software scanning started.
DisplayName Scan Time
Key true
TotalProductsReported uint32  
Description The total number of software products reported.
DisplayName Total Products Reported

Altiris_SW_AvailableUpdates_UNIX - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
Name string(256)  
Description The available software update name.
DisplayName Name
RequiresRestart boolean  
Description True if the update requires computer restart after install.
DisplayName Requires Restart
Severity uint32  
Description Describes the severity of the available update. Example: "recommended", "optional".
DisplayName Severity
Size uint64  
Description Total size of the update in bytes.
DisplayName Size (Bytes)
Units Bytes
UpdateKey string(64)  
Description An identifier for the update.
DisplayName Update Key
Key true
Version string(256)  
Description The version of the update.
DisplayName Version

Altiris_SW_BIOSElement - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
BuildNumber string(64)  
Description The internal identifier for this compilation of this software element.
DisplayName Build Number
IdentificationCode string(64)  
Description Often this will be a stock keeping unit (SKU) or a part number.
DisplayName Identification Code
Manufacturer string(256)  
Description Manufacturer of this BIOS.
Name string(256)  
Description The name used to identify this SoftwareElement.
Key true
ReleaseDate datetime  
Description Release date of the BIOS in the UTC format.
DisplayName Release Date
Version string(64)  
Description Version of the BIOS.

Altiris_SW_DeviceDriver_Windows - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
DeviceID string(256)  
Description Identifier (unique to the computer system) for different devices.
DisplayName Device ID
Key true
DriverProvider string(256)  
Description Name of the Windows device driver.
DisplayName Driver Provider
DriverVersion string(64)  
Description Version number of the device driver.
DisplayName Driver Version
InfFileName string(50)  
Description Name of the .inf file for the Windows device.
DisplayName Inf File Name
InfSection string(50)  
Description Section of the .inf file where the Windows information resides.
DisplayName Inf Section
Service string(255)  
Description  
DisplayName Service

Altiris_SW_DiskUsageByFileType - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
Drive string(1024)  
Description Drive name.
DisplayName Drive
Key true
FileType string(40)  
Description File type.
DisplayName File Type
Key true
TotalFileSizes uint64  
Description Total file sizes in kilobytes.
DisplayName Total File Sizes (KiloBytes)
Units KiloBytes
TotalFilesReported uint32  
Description Total files reported.
DisplayName Total Files Reported

Altiris_SW_Fonts - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
FileName string(256)  
Description The name of file containing font.
DisplayName File Name
FontName string(256)  
Description The font name.
DisplayName Font Name
FontType string(256)  
Description The font type. Example: "Bitmap/vector", "TrueType", "OpenType PostScrip", "PostScript Type 1"
DisplayName Font Type
Path string(256)  
Description The path to directory wrere the font file is located.
SoftwareElementID string(256)  
Description An identifier for the font.
DisplayName Instance ID
Key true

Altiris_SW_Patch_Windows - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
Description string(256)  
Description Description of the object.
InstalledBy string(256)  
Description Person who installed the update. If this value is unknown, the property is empty.
DisplayName Installed By
InstalledDate datetime  
Description Object was installed.
DisplayName Installed Date
PatchID string  
Description Unique identifier associated with a particular update.
DisplayName Patch ID
Key true
RegKey string(256)  
Description This specifies the unique registration key.
DisplayName Reg Key
ServicePack string(256)  
Description Service pack in effect when the update was applied.
DisplayName Service Pack
Type string(256)  
Description This specifies the type of services and hot-fixes installed on the computer.

Altiris_SW_SMBIOSElement - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
SMBIOSMajorVersion uint16  
Description Identifies the major version of SMBIOS specification implemented in the table structures, e.g. the value will be 0Ah for revision 10.22 and 02h for revision 2.1. This property corresponds to the value with offset 06h of SMBIOS Structure Table Entry Point.
DisplayName SMBIOS Major Version
Key true
SMBIOSMinorVersion uint16  
Description Identifies the minor version of this specification implemented in the table structures, e.g. the value will be 16h for revision 10.22 and 01h for revision 2.1.This property corresponds to the value with offset 07h of SMBIOS Structure Table Entry Point.
DisplayName SMBIOS Minor Version

Altiris_SW_Virtual_Software_Packages_Windows - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
ActivatedTime datetime  
Description When the layer was last activated. Null if the layer has never been activated. The activated time will be reported in NS date time format, example: '2006-10-17T10:32:06'.
DisplayName Activated Time
Active boolean  
Description 1 if the layer is activated, 0 otherwise.
DisplayName Active
AutoActivate boolean  
Description 1 if the layer is auto activated 0 otherwise.
DisplayName Auto Activate
Key true
CreatedTime datetime  
Description When the layer was created.
DisplayName Created Time
   
Name string(260)  
Description Layer Name. SVS has two layers for each package one read only, other writable. We will report only the writeable layers.
DisplayName Name
PackageId string(64)  
Description This typically takes the form of a GUID
DisplayName Package Id
Key true
ResetTime datetime  
Description When the layer was last reset. Null if the layer has never been reset. The reset time will be reported in NS date time format, example: '2006-10-17T10:32:06'
DisplayName Reset Time
Type uint32  
Description Type of the virtual software package. 0 = Application 1 = Data
DisplayName Type

Altiris_SW_Virtual_Software_Sublayers_Windows - STANDARD Class

Name Data Type Qualifiers
Name Value
FileRedirectPath string(1024)  
Description File system path where the redirect area of the layer is located.
DisplayName File Redirect Path
LayerId string(64)  
Description This typically takes the form of a GUID.
DisplayName Layer Id
Key true
PackageId string(64)  
Description This typically takes the form of a GUID.
DisplayName Package Id
Key true
RegistryRedirectPath string(1024)  
Description Registry path where the redirect area of the layer is located.
DisplayName Registry Redirect Path
Type uint32  
Description Type of the layer.0 = Normal 1 = Peer 2 = Data
DisplayName Type

Conclusion

Hopefully this provides a guide that will allow you to upgrade or implement Inventory Solution 7.0 armed with the necessary data to manage your reports, filters, or anything else based off of Detailed Software and User data. This also concludes the series and now all data classes as part of Inventory Solution 7.0 are included (this does not include Server Inventory data classes, which will be covered in a separate article).

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Comments

ziggy
Jan 24, 2011 02:57 PM

I think a more robust list detailing the schema of the 7 platform is needed.  Does Symantec plan on releasing a schema of the 7.1 platform when it releases?  I know I will have quite a bit of re-writing reports and such to map to the new schema, so a diagram of the new schema is a neccesary piece of information.  Would anyone else benefit from having a documented schema for 7.1?

ArturoDFW
Oct 06, 2010 02:19 PM

I am in the same boat as you....I haven't found the table that has this data.

Migration User
Sep 02, 2010 03:55 PM

Hi Joel,

In NS 6 we have been using the table Inv_EU_Contact_Detail , which could be seen in the Resource manager under User folder.
We are using this table to run reports based on user's department and company amongst other fields.
In NS 7 I cannot see this table any more in the resource manager.
Where are the user department and company fields stored? Is the table Inv_EU_Contact_Detail still used?
Is this information collected during the default user inventory?

Thank you,
Peter

Migration User
Jun 17, 2010 02:41 PM

What tables are needed to see what software is installed.  I'm in the same boat as jclyde in trying to find the needed tables for this information.  Kind of expected that to be documented under the User and SW schema section.

Migration User
Feb 24, 2009 05:50 PM

Joel, I appreciate this info, but I was pointed to this article because I was looking to pull certain core SW information out of Altiris v7 and into a CMDB.
Namely, just four (4) attributes:
- sw product Manufacturer
- sw product Name
- sw product Version
- sw product Filename
Can you tell me where these are in the v7 schema? I cannot find the location for these in v7 as compared to v6.
Thanks,
JC

Migration User
Jan 20, 2009 02:35 PM

Joel,
I found it under the All Settings > Software > Patch Management > Patch Management Core Solution
Thanks,
Dom

Joel Smith
Jan 20, 2009 02:21 PM

Dominique,
I'd recommend contacting the Patch Management Support team as I am unfamiliar with Patch at this time. They should be able to answer your question.
Thanks,
Joel

Migration User
Jan 14, 2009 03:56 PM

Hi Joel,
Where do i select a new language for the Software Updates? is it a Notification Server setting? is it a patch management setting?
I would like to incoprporate new users which have different softwares than English softwares.
thanks,
Dom

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