A managed software item is required for software packaging, identifying software installations, and tracking software utilization.
You can create reports of installed software even without managed software, but they are restricted to either specific add/remove programs or file scan items. Typically all software that is required in the environment should have a managed software item.
You can also create managed software of unwanted software, create software identification rules for that and select it as a not allowed software. This way you can use this information as a negative result in quality indexes.
Tab name |
Description |
Main |
The configuration item attributes and values. Description of managed software item attributes |
Event log |
All events related to the asset are recorded and represented here. |
Bindings |
List of license pools and packages concerning this software can be found here. |
Analyze > Identified assets |
This report shows the assets that have this software installed. Software installation is tracked with either the file scanner or add/remove programs scanner. |
Analyze > Not found from assets |
This report shows the assets which doesn't have this software installed. |
Analyze > License compliance history |
This report provides history information of the managed software's licence compliance on different months. The report, for example, shows the number of identified software installations, the number of available licenses, and the balance of software installations and purchased licenses. This report is displayed if "License needed = Yes". The report terminology (Identified, Allocated, Available, Total, and Balance) is explained in detail on the help page of License compliance view. |
Analyze >Software usage (monthly) |
This report shows detailed information about the usage of this software on different assets on different months. This report is displayed if "Measure usage = Yes". |
Analyze >Software usage (last 30 days) |
This report shows detailed information about the usage of this software on different assets during the last 30 days. This report is displayed if "Measure usage = Yes". |
Task |
Description |
Change status > Request activation |
With this task, users with the role of operator, editor or license administrator can request the activation of the Managed software item. A notification email will be sent to specified user(s) if managed software approval notifications are enabled in "Administration > System settings > Approval process notifications > Managed software approval request". |
Change status > Activate |
Activates the selected Managed software item(s). Only users with the role of administrator or managed software approver can activate managed software items. |
Change status > Deactivate |
Deactivation changes the status of the selected Managed software item(s) back to "Created" status. Only users with the role of administrator or managed software approver can deactivate managed software item(s). |
Change status > End of life |
Changes the status of the selected Managed software item(s) to "End of life". When the status of a managed software item is changed to "End of life", the managed software item can no longer be used to build new packages or reserve licenses. Thereby, the managed software item in status "End of life" can be used for reporting only. At this point, the package bindings, of a package containing the managed software item, are usually removed or moved to another package that is built using a newer version of the managed software. See Editing package bindings for more information. Only users with the role of administrator or managed software approver can change a managed software item's status to "end of life". |
Remove |
Removes the managed software item permanently from Miradore Management Suite. Only users with the role of administrator, editor, package builder, license administrator or managed software approver can remove managed software item(s). |
The managed software item is required in all Software management processes.