Werk #19196: Software packages: rename package type from "wmi" to "installer"

Component

HW/SW inventory

Title

Software packages: rename package type from "wmi" to "installer"

Date

Apr 30, 2026

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Incompatible - Manual interaction might be required

Checkmk versions & editions

2.6.0b1 Not yet released	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.5.0p2 Not yet released	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The Windows software inventory plugin reported packages discovered via WMI with package_type set to "wmi". This label was misleading because WMI is the data-collection mechanism, not the actual package type. The resulting inventory group name confused users.

Starting with this release, those packages are reported with package_type set to "installer", which accurately reflects that they are Windows-Installer-based software entries. Existing inventory history entries will continue to show the old label; only newly collected data uses the updated value.

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