The Inventory section contains the following settings:
Inventory: Configure inventory scanning settings, including on-demand scans, first scans, and recurring scans. You can also specify directories to skip when performing scans and identify software applications that are not contained in the Endpoint Management Knowledgebase. For more information, see Inventory.
Inventory Schedule: Specify when to run an inventory scan, including specifying that scans do not run automatically or specifying a date-specific, recurring, or event-driven scan. For more information, see Inventory Schedule.
Collection Data Form: Configure which demographic data to collect for a device or devices, such as a user’s name or telephone, which department the user belongs to, and so on. For more information, see Collection Data Form.
Collection Data Form Schedule: Configure how you send out the Collection Data Form. You can schedule it as part of a regular inventory scan, you can use a Device Quick Task, or you can use the Collection Data Form Schedule. For more information, see Collection Data Form Schedule.
Purge Inventory History: Configures the inventory history purge settings, which allows you to remove the inventory history and application usage data as necessary. For more information, see Purge Inventory History.