Manually creating and populating a licensed software via software inventory


A licensed software can also be populated via the software inventory instead of using the Software Catalog. For this example we create a licensed software for Microsoft Office 2010 again that is populated manually with the respective applications.

Note:

Before you start on your licensed software ensure that you have a device group ready that is to be evaluated for license compliance. If not you need to create one first.

  1. Select the Wizards > Application Management menu item or launch it directly from the dashboard.
  2. In the Introduction window select the Configure a Licensed Software radio button.
  3. Click Next .
  4. In the Licensed Software window enter Microsoft Office 2010 into the Name and Office Applications into the Category field.
  5. From the Evaluation Type drop-down list select the Scanned Applications option.
  6. Click Next .
  7. In the License Units - Queries - Applications window click the Add from Software Inventory add_swinvlist.pngicon.To find the applications being part of Microsoft Office enter all or part of their name into the Value field, e.g. Excel and the click Find .
  8. Repeat points 1 - 3 for all other applications that are part of your Microsoft Office license, e.g. Word, Publisher, FrontPage, and so on.
  9. Click Next .
  10. In the Licenses window click Add License btn_add.pngand enter all the necessary information of your license in the respective boxes.
  11. Click Next .
  12. In the Assigned Devices window click Add Device Group link.pngon top of the list field.
  13. Select the group containing your target devices from the list.
  14. Click OK .
  15. Click Finish .
  16. In the Confirmation dialog box, click Yes .

The software license object is created, assigned to a device group and defined as a group that is not authorized to have this software installed.

 

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