App Mapping

Use App Mappings to select the applications that SOTI XSight tracks, and to assign them to a category. Open the Manage App Mappings and Categories panel by selecting the App Mappings button.
App mappings

Manage Categories Tab

SOTI XSight automatically installs a list of categories and IDs. The default categories (System and Regular) cannot be deleted. You can rename of these categories by simply clicking on the name and typing.


App mappings

Adding a Category

You can add new categories by selecting the Add New Category button. The category name must be unique. Select Collect Data if you want <keyword keyref="productname_SX"/> to track usage behaviour for the app.

Add New Category Panel

Editing a Category

You can edit the app category name by typing in the name field of the Manage App Mappings and Categories panel.

Deleting a Category

You can delete a category by selecting the delete button beside the name then confirming the deletion. Any applications associated with that category are re-mapped to the Regular category.

Delete Category Conformation Message
Note: You cannot delete the System and Regular categories.

Managing the Mappings Tab

Use App Mappings to select the applications that SOTI XSight tracks, and to change the names of the categories.

Manage App Mappings Tab

Creating a New Mapping

Select the Add New Mapping button to create a new mapping. Note that Package Id cannot be modified once created.

Add New App Mapping Screen

The following functions are available on the Add New App Mapping screen:

Control Description
Import App Mappings Import mappings into the mapping table from a CSV file
Export App Mappings Exports the list of mappings in the database
Category Filter Allows you to filter apps by category
Save Saves all changes to the database
Reset App Mappings and Categories Resets the database back to default settings. You cannot modify the default settings, you can only reset back to the default or save them so you can edit/change.
Note: The view in the tab does not show the default settings in the database.

Editing a Mapping

To Edit a mapping, click on a cell in the App Name or Category Column.

Deleting a Mapping

To delete mappings, select the checkbox at the left side of the mappings you want to remove, then select Delete Selected.