Find software on the network using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

After using a discovery tool, you can find a definitive list of all the software found on the network using the legacy Software Asset Management (com.snc.software_asset_management) plugin.

Before you begin

Role required: sam

About this task

Note: A user with the Asset role can delete software installations, but it is not recommended. As an alternative, archive software installation information.

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Software Asset > Discovery > Discovery Models.

   A software administrator can, for example, look at the list and see that Adobe Acrobat 9.0, 9.2, 9.3, and 9.5 were found. Then, the administrator can edit software discovery models so all the dot versions are considered version 9.0 when doing reconciliation.

2. Click a Display Name in a row.

   All installations that map to an individual software discovery model are displayed.

   All fields on the form are read-only.

   Field	Description
   Display name	Name of the software installation as it appears in record lists.
   Publisher	Publisher of the software.
   Version	Version of the software.
   Discovery model	Software discovery model that represents the installed software.
   Prod id	Number created by the publisher to identify the software.
   Install location	Path under which the software is installed.
   Install date	Date on which the software was installed.
   Revision	Revision of the software.
   Instance key	Encrypted credentials for the software installation.
   Installed on	Hardware on which the software is installed.
   Uninstall string	Identifier used to uninstall the software.
   ISO serial number	ISO number of the software.
   Foreground	Duration of foreground usage of the software.
   Background	Duration of background usage of the software.
   Last scanned	Date and time on which the software was last discovered on this hardware.
   Last used	Date and time on which the software was last used on this hardware.
   Counted by	The counter summary name that the installation is counted on.
   Entitlement	Entitlement that is associated with the software installation.
   Inferred suite	Software suite inferred by the inference parameters.
   Valuation	Indicates the number of rights the install has.
   Cached	If checked, the license installation has already been counted.
   Omit from suites	If checked, the license is ignored for any suite calculations. This box is automatically checked if the install finds a possible entitlement of the exact software model for this configuration item.

   Note: Third-party discovery tools can use software normalization to more effectively manage the software installation database. Software normalization allows you to standardize your software installation data, such as the display name, publisher, revision, and version. You can personalize the software installation form to include these normalization fields. For more information, see Personalize a form.

Parent Topic:Determine where software is installed using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin