Viewing
Software Details
This document explains you on the following:
Overview On Software Inventory
The Software Inventory view provides the details of the software detected
in the scanned systems.
To view the software inventory details, select the Inventory
tab and click the Software link.
You can filter the view by Software Type, Access Type, or License Compliance
status using the Filter option.
It provides the following details:
- Software Name:
Name of the software.
- Version: The
version of the software.
- Software Type:
Can be either commercial or non-commercial. Use the Move
To option to specify the software type.
- Purchased: Number
of copies purchased. This information has to be provided by clicking
the Add / Modify License button
or from Manage
Software Licenses.
- Installed: Number
of copies installed.
- Remaining: Number
of licenses remaining.
- Compliant Status:
The license compliance status of the software. The status is arrived
based on the license count specified using the Add
/ Modify License button or from Manage
Software Licenses and is not applicable for non-commercial software.
- Managed Installation:
Refers to the number of installations that are being managed within
your scope
- Network Installation:
Refers to the number of installations that are being managed by Desktop
Central
- Access Type:
Can be either Allowed or Prohibited. To add/remove software to the
prohibited links, use the Move To
option or from Configure
Prohibited Software.
- Vendor: The software vendor.
- Licensed To:
Refers to the person or the company to whom the software is licensed.
- Purchased Date:
Date of purchase of license.
- License Expiry Date:
Date of license expiry.
- Remarks: Remarks,
if any.
You can use the Column Chooser
to select the columns to view.
Adding License Details
- Select the software from the table and click Add/Modify
License. This opens the Add / Modify License view.
- The manufacturer and the software version details are
pre-filled and cannot be modified.
- Specify the number of licenses purchased.
- Specify the purchase and expiry date in the respective
fields (optional).
- Click Add License.
Specifying Software
Type and Access Type
- Select the software from the table and choose the access
or the software type from the Move To combo box. You can select multiple
software and choose the required option.
- Click OK to confirm.
Specifying Software Category
- Select the software from the table and choose a category
from the Assign To Category combo box. You can select multiple software
and assign them to a category.
- Click OK
to confirm.
Note: When you assign a software
that was earlier assigned to a different category to a new category, it
gets automatically disassociated from the previous category. This means
that you cannot have the same software in two different categories simultaneously.
Uninstalling the Software
Administrators can use Desktop Central's software inventory view, to
audit the list of software which are installed in the network. If by any
chance, the administrator wanted to uninstall a specific software from
a computer, then uninstallation can be invoked from the inventory view
itself. This will facilitate the administrator during audit purpose.
To unistall a software from Inventory View, follow the steps mentioned
below:
- Click Inventory tab
- Choose Software under Views
- Select the Software, which needs to be uninstalled and click
"Uninstall
icon" under
Actions
- If a software package already exists for the same software,
then the silent uninstallation keys will be pre-filled here. If required,
specify the Silent uninstallation keys. It is recommended to test
the silent uninstallation keys, before using them.
You can see that the software uninstallation has been initiated successfully.
Once the computer becomes reachable, the software will be uninstalled
and software will be removed from the software inventory view. However,
if you wanted to uninstall a specific software from all the computers,
it is recommended to add the software to prohibited
software list.
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