Determine the inventory management requirements.

Provide inventory list requirements to NOC operators.

As required, list and sort inventory data for a managed NE or the entire network; see To list and sort equipment information .

As required, save an inventory list to a file; see To save an inventory list .

As required, save search filters; see To save search filters .

As required, generate an inventory of objects on one managed NE:

• CLEI codes; see To inventory the CLEI codes of NE objects

• card software versions; see To inventory the card software versions of one NE

• port types; see To inventory the port types of one NE

• shelf data; see To inventory the shelf data for one NE

As required, generate a network-wide inventory of all managed objects, see To generate a network-wide inventory of managed objects.

Generate an inventory list for NE SLA audits; see To collect inventory data for NE SLA audits .

As required, export a zipped network inventory file for adaptor modules and license details; see To export a network inventory file for adaptor modules and license details.

Move inventory lists to other systems for further processing, as required.