License compliance by license pool
About
This views shows the software license compliance status for the existing
license pools. Click the 
icon on the left-most column
to view details by software.
Notice that there is a lot of data columns which are disabled by default in the view. For example the Allocations needed column is useful for finding out how many licenses still need to be allocated from the pool based on the identified software installations. By clicking on that number, you get to see a report which shows you the exact devices or users having the software installed without a license.
If you want to know what exact assets or users have been counted in when calculating the identified installations, click on the link in the Software name column and analyze the installations through the Managed software items Analyze tab.
Understanding the status indicators
The following table explains the indicators used to illustrate the license compliance status of the license pools.
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Green status icon means that the license pool is compliant with the licensing terms. A license pool is compliant if it fulfils either of the following conditions:
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Yellow status icon is displayed for a license pool when Allocations needed < Licenses available. This happens when you have enough free licenses in the license pool, but you haven't yet assigned the licenses to all users or assets that require a license. Allocate the licenses to achieve full license compliance. For instructions, please read About license allocation. Also notice that the system performs the automatic license allocation daily at 03:05 AM. |
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Red status icon means that the license pool is not compliant with the licensing terms. This means that Allocations needed > Licenses available. In this case, you might be violating the terms of the license agreement, because you have purchased too few licenses, or the software is being overused in your organization. Please check the license agreement, the license pool, and the demand of licenses. In order to avoid penalties for software license violations, purchase more licenses and allocate them to the users or assets needing them OR uninstall the installed instances of software that are violating the license agreement. For instructions, refer to: |
Compliant
Licenses available but not allocated
Not compliant
You can find instructions for doing software
license management with Miradore Management Suite from Operations
Guide in the user manual.
Location in navigation menu
Operations > Software management > License management > License compliance > By license pool
View content
Section |
Available attributes |
Catalog columns |
Allocated automatically, Allocated manually (asset/user not defined), Allocated manually (total), Allocated total, Allocations from asset/user form enabled, Allocations needed, Automatic allocation, Automatic allocation priority, Automatic allocation rule, Compliance status (traffic light), Description, Grants to use software, License agreement, License model, License owner, License pool name, License pool total, Licensed by, Licenses available, Licenses available (%), Licenses quarantined, Maintenance end date, Maintenance included, Maintenance period, Maintenance start date, Minimum allocation time, Purchase responsible, Rental period, Restricted, Software identification rule, Status, Supply contract, Technical responsible, Total identified, Upgrade included |
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View filters |
Allocated automatically, Allocated manually (asset/user not defined), Allocated total, Allocations from asset/user form enabled, Allocations needed, Automatic allocation, Automatic allocation priority, Automatic allocation rule, Description, Grants to use software, License agreement, License model, License owner, License pool name, License pool total, Licensed by, Licenses available, Licenses available (%), Licenses quarantined, Maintenance end date, Maintenance included, Maintenance period, Maintenance start date, Minimum allocation time, Purchase responsible, Rental period, Restricted, Software identification rule, Status, Supply contract, Technical responsible, Total identified, Upgrade included |
Note! this may not be the full list of available attributes
View properties
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Description |
Data update interval |
System task "Update license reports" updates the software license compliance and cost reports every 15 minutes. You can also run the system task manually at: Administration > System settings > System tasks. Choose the desired system task by clicking on it and hit the "Run now..." button to trigger the system task. |
Data calculation interval |
System task "Update license allocations" updates the status of automatic license allocations daily at 03:05. You can also run the system task manually at: Administration > System settings > System tasks. Choose the desired system task by clicking on it and hit the "Run now..." button to trigger the system task. View columns "Allocations needed", "Compliance status (traffic light)" and "Total identified (assets or users)" are updated with the interval of 24 hours by Miradore system task "Update license allocations". |
Excluded items |
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Default filters |
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View tools and actions
Task |
Description |
Export |
By default, this task exports all the view contents in the selected file format. However, you can use the check boxes in the view to export selected rows only. You can select rows for the export from one page of the view at a time. The supported file formats for the data export are CSV, Excel, and PDF. In some views, configuration items can be also exported to a group distribution. |
Prints the view contents. |