EXPORTER-PRO

Exporter Pro is the tool which is mostly used to scan for the information required for the
Software License Review. There are two approaches to run the tool in a production
environment.
a) Run the tool for specific OU in the Windows Active Directory.
Advantage: You can run multiple scans in parallel, so that the coverage is maximum, in
case of large enterprise.
Requirements: Windows Domain Admin login is required to run the scan.
b) Run the tool for specific list of computers.
Note: This can be used in the case of computers which didnt respond in the above scan.
Or We want to scan machines based on the hostnames/Ip address. We can include a list
of computers to be scanned.
Best Practise: In case of running multiple scans, it is seen that the outputs are written in
different files which creates problem in the consolidation stage later. To avoid such
situatins , it is recommended to
i.

Create a directory by the name of the OU (to be scanned).

ii.

Copy the entire files of Exporter Pro.

iii.

Delete the *.txt files (old output files).

iv.

Run the Exporter Pro. Exe from the same directory.

To Scan The Computers In An OU Of Active Directory

1. Basic Screen Give the Deloitte license

We need to input the

2. Configure the Settings MAIN WINDOW

c) Configuration New Export Configuration Template

We need to provide the OU name for the following inputs as *
Configuration Name:
Configuration File:
Object File Name:
* use the proper naming convention, which holds good depending on your convenience.

d) Setting to be configured for the Object File created

a. General
Result: Tool will scan for the computers from Windows Browser List
Ping Options This is optional, which helps to see whether the computer is in
the network or not.

Optional

b. Output
Result: Will dump and export log of the scan.
The Export file export.txt should be saved in the directory created for the OU
in the beginning.

c. Computers
Result: Will dump the list of computers on the OU selected
The Output file Output.txt should be saved in the directory created for the OU
in the beginning.

d. Registry
Result: Will dump the registry settings from the computers scanned in an
OU.

1. Installed Software Applications (Default)

This will list out all the installed applications defined in the Filter List
configured as per the requirement from the computers.
Example Output File Name: apps.txt
The output file apps.txt should be saved in the directory created for the OU in
the beginning.

Registry Paths
to be
input/selected

Registry values
to be selected

2. Environment Variables (Default)

This will list out all the environment variables for the computer scanned.
Example Output File Name: environment.txt
The output file environment.txt should be saved in the directory created for the
OU in the beginning.

Registry Paths
to be
input/selected

Registry values
to be selected

3. System Configuration (Default)

This will list the details about the system including OS details of the
computer scanned.
Example Output File Name: config.txt
The output file config.txt should be saved in the directory created for the OU in
the beginning.

Registry Paths
to be
input/selected

Registry values
to be selected

4. CPU (Default)
This will list the detailed information of the processor in the computer
scanned.
Example Output File Name: cpu.txt
The output file cpu.txt should be saved in the directory created for the OU in
the beginning.

Registry Paths
to be
input/selected

Registry values
to be selected

5. IBM Products (Custom To be configured)

This will list the details of the IBM Products installed in the computer
scanned.
Example Output File Name: ibm.txt
The output file IBM Products.txt should be saved in the directory created for
the OU in the beginning.

Registry Paths
to be
input/selected

Registry values
to be selected

Entries to be made here are

Software\atria
Software\domino
Software\lotus
Software\rational Software
Software\cognos
Software\Tivoli
Software\flexlm
Software\ascential software
Software\addaytum
Software\filenet
Software\WebSphere
Software\telelogic
Software\informix
Software\ibm
Software\WebSphere
6. Scanning for 64 Bit Machines
For machines where 64 bit OS is deployed the uninstallation checks can
be done by as follows

e. WMIC information for machines scanned

This will give us the WMIC command output for all the machines scanned.

f.

Services
This will capture all services active /inactive in the machine scanned.

g. Files and Directories

Result: Will dump the shortcuts of the applications defined in the Start
Menu for the computers in an OU.
This will list the shortcuts in the start menu of the computer scanned for the
defined softwares.
Example Output File Name: shortcut.txt
The output file shortcut.txt should be saved in the directory created for the OU
in the beginning.

Registry Paths
to be
input/selected

Registry values
to be selected

Depending upon the end customer identify if the softwares are deployed in
program files only or they are also saved at C:\ or D:\.
In such cases in the path put C:\ And/Or D:\ with subdirectories option selected.

h. Event Capturing for Uninstallations

i.

Add OUs into the Object created

Select the
Domain and OU
to be scanned

j.

Run

To Scan For Selective Computers

When the scan is not covering all the computers in the OU, there may be requirement for us to
scan the rest of the computers that were not scanned. To complete the scanning for the
remaining computers the following procedure is followed.
Steps to be followed to run Selective Scan:
1. Copy the all the contents of the exporter pro directory in to a new
folder, eg. test
2. Delete the previous output files if any i.e *.txt (except License.txt,
INSTALL.txt and readme.txt).
3. Run Exporter Pro
4. Right Click and change the properties (as in below screenshot) on the
Object Name on the left pane of the Exporter Pro Window.

5. Run the Scan

6.

Open the .DAT file with Excel

7. Populate the computer names in the columns which are to be scanned

and copy the other parameters in each row and save the DAT file.
Note: Pls note that single save will save the DAT file. One should not
save it in excel format.

8. Run the Exporter Pro and ensure that the output files should be in the
same directory.
9. Also check that all the computer names listed in the DAT file are
reflecting on the left pane of the Exporter Pro Window.
10. Run the Scan

Note: Kindly do the needful in order as below

1. Uninstall exporter pro (All the instances) available in the system
2. Consolidate the data in one directory and further consolidate for IBM products only.
(This will be the take away for Deloitte)
3. Run defrag for C:\