Method and system for reporting configuration data for queriable and non-queriable installed components

A computer-readable medium encoded with software for performing by a computer the steps of:

• storing by a configurable computing machine one or more records regarding non-queriable and non-self-reportable components installed in a computing machine;
• on demand from a loader for a configuration report, preparing a configuration data set in a machine-native format by a vital product data utility resident on said computing machine by querying one or more queriable components of said machine, and by including said records regarding non-queriable and non-self-reportable installed components;
• loading by said loader said machine reported configuration data set by identifying a machine-native format of said machine reported configuration data set;
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• translating said loaded machine reported configuration data set into a human-readable configuration report containing sales nomenclature catalog feature codes for each of said queriable component and each of said non-queriable component installed in said computing machine.

A machine reported product data system comprising:

• one or more records regarding non-queriable and non-self-reportable components stored by and installed in a configurable computing machine;
• a vital product data utility resident on said computing machine adapted to, responsive to demand from a loader, prepare a configuration data set in a machine-native format by querying one or more queriable components of said machine, and by including said records regarding non-queriable and non-self-reportable components;
• a machine-reported configuration data set loader adapted to receive said configuration data set;
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• a machine-reported configuration data set translator which translates said loaded data set into human-readable configuration report containing sales nomenclature catalog feature codes for each of said queriable component and each of said non-queriable component installed in said computing machine.