You can add a pattern normalization rule to normalize specific software products in your environment based on a common pattern.

1. Navigate to Software Asset > Administration > Pattern Normalization Rules and create a new record (see table for field descriptions).

   Table 1. Pattern Normalization Rule form

   Field	Description
   Name	Specify a unique name for pattern normalization rule.
   Discovered publisher contains	Specify text to search for in the software publisher field.
   Discovered product contains	Specify text to search for in the product field.
   Active	Option that activates the rule.
   Discovered publisher is empty	Option that includes products that have an empty publisher field (the rule applies to discovery models where the publisher is unknown).
   Normalized Attributes
   Publisher	Specify the normalized name of the publisher of the software.
   Product	Specify the normalized name of the product.
   Edition	Specify the product edition.
   Product type	Choose the product type. Child: A subcomponent of main software (not licensable). Driver: Software product that controls a device. Licensable: Software product that is licensable. Not Licensable: Software product that is not licensable. Patch: Software product designed to update, fix, or improve an existing computer program.
   Version	Specify the version of the product.
   Platform	Choose the platform. Windows Mac UNIX
   Language	Choose the language. Dutch English French German Italian Spanish

2. Once the rule is created, to apply the rule so applicable discovery models are normalized without delay, click the Apply Rule related link.