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Software License Management

The management of software licenses is part of the general Application Management in the CM console and can be accessed via the Software License Management subnode. Software license management uses the concept of licensed software containing specific applications that are all under the same license. After these are defined and assigned to devices or device groups they can be evaluated.

Licensed Software objects are the containers for the applications which are regulated by a purchased license.

The four steps of Software License Management

Software License Management consists of four consecutive steps:

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  • Software inventorying :
     Finding all the application license units that are to be monitored in any way via either the
    • Software inventory
    • Software catalog
    • Query
  • Defining :
     In this second phase the actual software license units are created and they are also assigned to their targets on which they are monitored.
  • Analyzing :
     In this third step the license usage of the application is monitored and evaluated with regards to their license compliance.
  • Reporting :
     In this last step reports are generated on individual devices, device groups or applications on their license compliance.

 

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