The Product details dialog box displays information about
products that are designated for monitoring. This information may
come from the database provided with this product, or may have been
added as a custom definition.
Name: The product name. Similar products may
have the same name with a number in brackets to distinguish
different versions.
Manufacturer: The company that produced the
product. Click the arrow to view the list of normalized
manufacturer names from the database.
Product type: The type of license associated
with the product.
Single: The product is licensed uniquely by
one name and one version number.
Dynamic: More than one version of the product
can be used with the same license. The list below this field shows
the product names and version numbers that can be run with the same
license. In the version field, use a wildcard character (*) to
indicate which version numbers use the same license. For example,
type 9.* for a license that includes versions 9.0, 9.01,
9.2, and 9.5.
Suite: The product license includes rights to
run multiple individual products sold as a suite. The list below
this field shows the product names and version numbers that are
included in the suite license.
Version: The number used to identify the
version of the product to customers.
Status: The product super group with which the
product is currently associated.
Monitored: The product is being monitored in
software license scans.
Ignored: The product is not monitored in
software license scans.
Tracking: The files that are used to track the
use of this product on managed devices. There may be one executable
file or a combination of files that uniquely identify the product.
Installation: Files listed here define when
the product is installed on the device. You can choose to require a
match with any of the listed files or with all files to determine
that the product is being used on the device. The files are listed
by filename, with the version number (as given in the file's
properties) and the file size (in bytes).
Usage: Files listed here define when the
product is being used. The scanner checks for these files to be
executed and reports the product as having been used. The files are
listed by filename, with the version number (as given in the file's
properties) and the file size (in bytes).
Add: Click this button to add another file
under the Tracking list. To do this, you must complete the
following three fields:
Filename: The name of the file, including file
extension.
Version: The complete version number of the
file as given in the file properties.
Size: The size of the file, in bytes, as given
in the file properties. This number is identified as "Size" in the
Windows Properties dialog box, not as "Size on disk."
About the Add file
dialog box
This dialog box lets you add details about specific files to be
used for software monitoring.
Filename: The name of the file, including file
extension.
Version: The complete version number of the
file as given in the file properties.
Size: The size of the file, in bytes, as given
in the file properties. This number is identified as "Size" in the
Windows Properties dialog box, not as "Size on disk."
About
the Add product group dialog box
The Add product group
dialog box displays a product group that you define, including all
products that you want to include in the group. You can create
groups to view related types of software, to organize data in
whatever way you want.
For example, you can define a group of software products that
are used by a specific group of employees, such as all graphic
design software used by your Marketing team. Another example is
that you might define a group of software products that are all
ordered through one vendor, so that when you track license usage
you can see at a glance which product licenses need to be adjusted
with the vendor.
When you define a group you use the following fields:
Name: Type a descriptive name for the group.
This name is displayed in any of the product super groups
(Monitored, Ignored, and Discovered) that contain the products in
your custom group. For example, if the group you create includes
only products that you are monitoring, it only appears in the
Monitored group. If it contains both monitored and ignored
products, then it appears in both the Monitored and Ignored
groups.
Product list: Add or remove products from the
list by clicking the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons under the list.
Products are identified by name, version, and manufacturer.
Plus (+) button: To add products to the list,
click this button and select products from the Select
product
dialog box. First, select an item from the Manufacturer
list. Then click individual products or use Ctrl+Click or
Shift+Click to select multiple products.
Minus (-) button: To remove products from the
list, select the products and click this button.
About
the Add computer group dialog box
The Add computer group
dialog box displays a computer group, which is a list of managed
computers based on a LANDesk Management Suite query or device
group. To define a computer group in the software license
monitoring console, you must have first defined a query or device
group in the Management Suite console. (Queries and device groups
are defined in the network view pane in the Management Suite
console.)
You can define a computer group to more easily manage licenses
for a specific subset of your managed devices. For example, you can
define a group that includes a division within your organization,
or you can define a group of devices that all have a similar
hardware profile.
When you define a group you use the following fields:
Name: Type a descriptive name for the group.
The name will appear under All computer groups, displayed in
bold.
Source: Select either Query or Device group
depending on which one will define this group of computers.
Definition: The name of the Management Suite
query or device group that is the basis of this computer
group.
Browse: When you click this button, select the
query or group by drilling down in the tree. The options here are
based on the queries or groups that you have defined in the
Management Suite console.
About the
Add license/Edit license dialog box
The Add license dialog box displays information about a license
that your organization has purchased. You don't need to enter
information in every field, but there must be at least a name and,
if you want to monitor compliance, at least a primary product
specified.
When you define a license you use the following fields:
Name: The name of the license, which may be
the same as the product name. In the case of a suite license, the
license name can be for the suite and the product name can identify
each product in the suite.
Vendor: The vendor from whom you purchased the
license. This may be the same as the manufacturer. You can select
from the list, which displays all vendors currently in the
database, or you can enter a new vendor name.
Computer group: If the license was purchased
for a specific group of computers, you can specify the group here.
This group must exist in the Computers view of the software license
monitoring console, and so it must have been created in the
Management Suite network view. Select All when the license
can be used for any computer in your organization. Select
None when the license is not specific to individual
computers, such as a site license.
Location: A notation that helps you identify
where the licenses are being used in your organization.
License quantity: The number of licenses
allowed in the purchase agreement. (Depending on the type of
license consumption, this can be per computer or per
application.)
Price: The price paid for the purchase of the
license.
Manufacturer: The manufacturer of the software
product. You can select from the list, which displays all
manufacturers currently in the database.
Primary product: The main product associated
with the license. You can select from the list, which displays
products from the manufacturer you selected. If the license applies
to multiple product versions, this should be the current product
version.
Secondary product: A product that is also
associated with the license, such as an earlier version that can
"borrow" licenses from the primary product.
License key: The key provided by the
manufacturer to activate the license.
Serial number: The manufacturer's serial
number associated with the license.
Purchase date: The date the license was
purchased and is valid. Click the calendar icon to select the date,
or type the date in the text box (it will be formatted in your
default numeric format, such as mm/dd/yyyy).
Expiration date: The date the license
expires. This date is important when you want to track licenses
that must be renewed. Click the calendar icon to select the date,
or type the date in the text box (it will be formatted in your
default numeric format, such as mm/dd/yyyy).
Manufacturer invoice #: The invoice number
issued by the software manufacturer. This is useful for tracking
the software within your purchasing process.
Purchase order #: Your organization's
purchase order number used to purchase the software. This is useful
for tracking the software within your purchasing process.
Consumption: The method used to calculate
license usage.
One per application: License usage is counted
one time for each instance that the application is installed on a
given computer.
One per computer: License usage is counted one
time for each computer that has the software installed, regardless
of how many additional installations there may be on that
computer.
Compliance type: The type of license, in
terms of the license compliance as specified by the manufacturer.
Calculated: The license usage is calculated to
ensure that it is in compliance with the terms of the sale. This
can include the following license types: New product, Competitive
upgrade, OEM license, Product upgrade, Volume license, or
Unknown.
Not calculated: License usage does not need to
be calculated to be in compliance. This can include the following
license types: Freeware, Public domain, Shareware, Floating
license, Site license, and Enterprise agreement.
Supporting documents: A notation that
describes where supporting documentation is found for your license
assets. This can indicate a network location or URL or any
description you want to use.
Notes: Type any additional notes related to
the license. These notes are saved in the database.
About
the License group dialog box
The License group
dialog box displays a license group that you define, including all
licenses that you want to include in the group. You can create
groups to view related licenses and organize licenses in whatever
way you want. For example, you can define a group of licenses that
are owned by a division in your organization.
When you define a license group you use the following
fields:
Name: Type a descriptive name for the group.
This name is listed under All license groups, displayed in
bold.
License list: Add or remove licenses from the
list by clicking the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons under the list.
Licenses are identified by name and vendor.
Plus (+) button: To add licenses to the list,
click this button and select products from the Select
license
dialog box. You can select a license from the list, or to view only
licenses from one vendor, select an item from the Vendor
list. Use Ctrl+click or Shift+click to select multiple
licenses.
Minus (-) button: To remove licenses from the
list, select the licenses and click this button.