You can save network inventory information to inventory files. Later, you can reload the inventory information back into File/Inventory Manager, or into third-party spreadsheet or database applications.
You can create two different types of files with File/Inventory Manager. The following table describes the file types.
File type
Description
Inventory file (.inv)
Lets you save inventory information that you can later reload back into File/Inventory Manager.
Comma-separated value file (.csv)
Lets you save inventory information in comma-separated value text format that you can later load into third-party spreadsheet and database applications.
The following sections describe the various operations that you can perform with inventory files:
See also: