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Q164890: SMS Software Inventory Package Is Limited to 40 Characters

Article: Q164890
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.0,1.1,1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbInventory smsinvkbfixlist
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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The software name field under the Packages group of a client's Personal Computer
properties is truncated to display only the first 40 characters of the package
name if you have defined a software inventory package that has a description
exceeding 40 characters.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, reduce the package name of the software inventory
package to fewer than 40 characters.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft
Systems Management Server version 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. For information on
obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K


Additional query words: prodsms shorten

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Keywords          : kbInventory smsinv kbfixlist
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS100 kbSMS110 kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.0,1.1,1.2
Issue type        : kbbug

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