General software package discovery

reference brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read r_DataCollDiscoGenSWPkg.md

General software packages are collections of programs that work together, often with similar user interfaces. Examples include Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and Apple's iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote). Discovery identifies and classifies information about general software packages. Data it collects include, Name, Version, Install Count, License Count, Installation Date, Software, and more.

Label	Table name	Field name	Source
Name	cmdb_ci_spkg	name	Various
Version	cmdb_ci_spkg	version	Various
Install count	cmdb_ci_spkg	install_count	Various
License count	cmdb_ci_spkg	license_count	Various
Microsoft SMS ID	cmdb_ci_spkg	msft_sms_id	Various
Installed on	cmdb_software_instance	installed_on	Various
Software	cmdb_software_instance	software	Various

Parent Topic:Software discovery

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title: General software package discovery
description: General software packages are collections of programs that work together, often with similar user interfaces. Examples include Microsoft Office 365 \(Word, Excel, PowerPoint\), and Apple's iWork \(Pages, Numbers, Keynote\). Discovery identifies and classifies information about general software packages. Data it collects include, Name, Version, Install Count, License Count, Installation Date, Software, and more.
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# General software package discovery

General software packages are collections of programs that work together, often with similar user interfaces. Examples include Microsoft Office 365 \(Word, Excel, PowerPoint\), and Apple's iWork \(Pages, Numbers, Keynote\). Discovery identifies and classifies information about general software packages. Data it collects include, Name, Version, Install Count, License Count, Installation Date, Software, and more.

|Label|Table name|Field name|Source|
|-----|----------|----------|------|
|Name|cmdb\_ci\_spkg|name|Various|
|Version|cmdb\_ci\_spkg|version|Various|
|Install count|cmdb\_ci\_spkg|install\_count|Various|
|License count|cmdb\_ci\_spkg|license\_count|Various|
|Microsoft SMS ID|cmdb\_ci\_spkg|msft\_sms\_id|Various|
|Installed on|cmdb\_software\_instance|installed\_on|Various|
|Software|cmdb\_software\_instance|software|Various|

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