Work with software
Introduction
Section titled “Introduction”Software is available in the Asset Management module and can be managed from a lot of different angles. After it has been created in the database the lifecycle begins, click any of the following links to learn more about working with the software. Some of the links are available from right-clicking on software in the All Software folder others are available from the Metering module, application groups, etc.
The following is set up as a workflow from registration to daily operation and ends with retiring by delete.
| Step | Area | Action |
| Registration | Discovered applications Discovered files | Based on the scanning method applications are either discovered as “discovered application” or “discovered file”. |
| Create an application group | If you want to register the software prior to a scan you can create an application group. | |
| Use unmanaged software queries | Hide the software you don’t manage from All software and from reporting. | |
| Details | Right-click and click Edit to update your application group with relevant information. | |
| Work with application group license | Register the licenses for the application group, optionally for a business unit or department. | |
| Create a query | Create a group query that links matching software to the application group. | |
| Release | Work with links | Link the software to an application group, or move or unlink it. |
| Work with metering | Set up metering executables and metering history for the application group. | |
| Daily Operations | Create a report | Use the software in different reports. |
| Rename an application group | Give the existing group another name. | |
| Use unmanaged software queries | Right-click on the software and click Add to unmanaged software to hide it from reporting, or Add to All Software to show it again. | |
| Retiring | Delete | Right-click on the software, and click delete. |
Related tasks
Section titled “Related tasks”| If you want to… | You can… |
| Understand the deployment of software | Software deployment steps to see how. |
| See installation status on a package | Open Configuration Management/click on Units/click on the pc and the packages assigned to the pc will be listed with current status in the content pane. |
| See packages scheduled to a pc | Open Configuration Management/click on Units/click on the pc/click on the packages tab in the detail view. |
| Learn more about software packages | Working with packages to go to Configuration Management. |