Software Asset Management
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IntroductionImport and view installed Software by device and vendor. Ratify installed software against held against license records |
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Roles
In order to view the Software Asset Management functionality in Service Manager, users will require the following role:
- Software Asset Management User
Import Installed Software
Import the installed software from devices from 3rd party discovery solutions using the Asset_Data_Import_Tool or directly from the Hornbill ITOM App using the Scheduled Asset Import job, for managed devices once discovered through the Hornbill ITOM app (ITOM App is a subscribable App, separate to the Service Manager App).
View Installed Software
Software installed on assets in your estate - Once installed software is imported against your hardware assets, the list will show all software with the following:
- Vendor
- Product
- Version
- Installs - The count of the number of devices the software is installed on
- Software Assets - The count of any corresponding Software Asset Records
- Actions - Hover over the column to manually create a corresponding Software Asset Record in the CMDB (to record license count, type, date information)
Use the Vendor drop down to filter the installed software list, to only that vendor's products
View where Software is Installed
Highlight a software product in the list, to view the right hand side panel, which will show:
- Product Information
- Installed On - which devices the software product is installed on
- Matching Software Assets - Any existing asset records of type Software Asset which match the software product
Add Corresponding Software License Product
If you don't hold a corresponding Software Asset Record for the installed software, you can manually add one, by hovering over the Actions column for the corresponding software product in the list, and choose + New Asset