Up to and including the Docusnap Version 6.3, was a decentralized inventory only possible with an additional, full installation and a time-consuming database export and import. The Docusnap Discovery Service is a new part of Docusnap which enables inventory processes to be performed automated in a remote location and then transmit the results to a central Docusnap server.
After successful establishing a connection from a Docusnap Discovery service to a central Docusnap server the inventory jobs can be managed and triggered from the head office.
The connection from the Docusnap Discovery Services to the central Docusnap server is via http or https protocol. By using these standard protocols, it is not necessary to make special firewall configurations at the remote site (Outbound). Data and information can be transmitted in encrypted form.
The results of each job are cached in files on the computer on which the Docusnap Discovery Services are executed and then transmitted to the central server Docusnap.