Template signature to support catalog management

Starting with version 10.0.9, BigFix Inventory provides two new signature types added in the catalog customization panel.

Auto-detectable version

In Package Template and File Template signatures, the component versions are reported automatically. The feature is called auto-detectable, where the version signifies that each time a signature is matched, a component with the version contained in the package/file is detected in BigFix Inventory. A new component is created if it does not exist. The related software product version also includes this number.​

Use case

These signatures are generic and, if correctly defined, works with current and future versions of a given software. You don't need to create separate signatures each time a new version of the software is released. The right component version is detected and reported automatically.

Case-sensitivity of Template signatures and signature rules based on package

The below table lists the template signature package names and their case sensitiveness in Windows and UNIX environments:

Signature packages	Case sensitive on Windows	Case sensitive on UNIX
Template Package Name	Yes	Yes
Template file name	No	NA
Template vendor	No	No
Template version	NA	NA
Package signature name	Yes	Yes
Package signature vendor	Yes	Yes
Package signature version	NA	NA
File signature name	Yes	NA
File signature vendor	No	NA
File signature version	NA	NA
CIT package name	Yes	Yes
CIT package vendor	Yes	Yes
CIT package version	NA	NA
CIT file name	Yes	Yes
CIT file vendor	NA	NA
CIT file version	NA	NA