How to Identify Adobe Acrobat Standard vs Pro in Asset Management
Question details
The user needs a reliable method to differentiate between Adobe Acrobat Standard and Pro editions within an enterprise software inventory system.
- Product
- Adobe Acrobat
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Tracking and managing software deployments across an enterprise where both editions of Acrobat utilize the same base installer.
- Observed behavior
- Asset management and inventory systems fail to distinguish between Standard and Pro versions because both report identical installation files and directories.
Ensure you have administrative access to your enterprise asset management tool and the target endpoints to inspect system directories and registry values.
Use Licensing Identifiers (LEID or SWID) for Inventory Tracking
Configure your asset management system to read specific Adobe licensing tags rather than relying on the generic installer name.
Adobe Acrobat uses a unified installer for both Standard and Pro editions. The specific features are unlocked via licensing rather than separate executables. To accurately track deployments, you must rely on Licensing Identifiers (LEID) or Software Identification (SWID) tags found within the system data.
Navigate to the system's ProgramData directory (typically C:\ProgramData\regid.1986-12.com.adobe\ on Windows) to find the licensing files.
Open the associated XML files using a standard text editor. Look for the software identification tags that define the exact product edition currently activated.
Locate the specific Licensing Identifier (LEID) string within the XML data. Refer to Adobe's enterprise deployment documentation to match the LEID with either Acrobat Standard or Acrobat Pro.
Configure your inventory or asset management tool (e.g., SCCM, Lansweeper) to scan for and report these specific XML files or LEID registry keys instead of the standard application execution file.
Configure Installations via Adobe Customization Wizard
Use the Customization Wizard during the initial deployment phase to explicitly define and tag the installation type.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why do Acrobat Standard and Pro show up identically in my software inventory?
Adobe uses a single, unified installer for both versions of the software. The executable files are the same, and the advanced 'Pro' features are simply unlocked by the specific license key or user entitlement, causing asset management tools to read them as the same program.
What is an Adobe LEID?
An Adobe Licensing Identifier (LEID) is a unique string used by Adobe to identify the specific product edition, version, and licensing track (e.g., Continuous or Classic) that has been activated on a user's machine.
Where can I find the official list of Adobe LEIDs for inventory mapping?
The official list of LEIDs and SWID tags is published and regularly updated in the Adobe Enterprise Toolkit (ETK) documentation available on Adobe's developer and deployment portals.
