Parameter Overview

Autodesk Inventory Tool is a console application that can be run from the command line or from a batch script.  Running ‘Ait.exe /help’ will display the usage help screen.

General Usage:

Parameter Description
/c /computer Specify a single remote computer to scan.
/f /file Specify file containing list of computers to scan.
/d /domain Specify AD domain for device discovery.
/ip /iprange Specify an IP address range or CIDR network address to discover computers. Valid formats: “10.211.55.1-10.211.55.255", "10.211.55.0/24"
/ex /exclude Specify file containing list of computers to exclude from scan.
/u /user Specify user credentials. Logged on user credentials are used if none specified.
/p /password Password for user credentials.
/cred Specify secure encrypted credentials to use as created with the Secure Credentials Utility.
/e /export Export all reports. Can be used by itself to export already collected data.
/o /ouput Base file name for exported files. Defaults to .\Output if omitted.
/s /scanall Ignore the scan frequency, and scan all computers.
/h /help Display help.

Additional Scans

/rp /registrypackage Scan registry for packages from specified file. Uses RegistryPackages.xml if file not specified.
/fp /filepackage Scan files for packages from specified file. Uses FilePackages.xml if file not specified.
/ef /exportfiles Export collected files to CollectedFiles folder within Output folder.
/sl /softwarelog Scan application event log items for software install and uninstall events.
/lu /lastused Scan Windows prefetch files to determine application last used information.

Data Store Maintenance

/RemoveUnscannedComputers
 Remove computers from data store that have never been successfully scanned.
/RemoveOldComputers
 Remove computers that have not been scanned in specified number of days.

Import Other Data Stores

/i /import Specify a path from which to import data stores.

Miscellaneous Commands

/cs /cancelscan Ask the Ait.exe running instance to cancel the in progress scan