Topic last updated—March 2008
Software Asset Intelligence reports provide information about software families, categories, and specific software titles installed on computers within your organization.
In addition to hardware information, information is gathered about installed software, which can be identified and categorized by a software category and family. Asset Intelligence reports present information about browser helper objects, auto-start software, and more. These reports can be used to identify ad-ware, spy-ware, and other malware, and can help identify software redundancy to help streamline software purchasing and support.
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| The accuracy of installed software title quantities and license information displayed in Asset Intelligence reports might vary from the actual number of software titles installed or licenses in use in the environment because of the complex dependencies and limitations involved in inventorying software license information for software titles installed in enterprise environments. Asset Intelligence reports should not be used as the sole source for determining purchased software license compliance. For more information about the dependencies and limitations involved in Asset Intelligence reporting, see About Asset Intelligence Reporting Limitations. |
Drill-through Hierarchy
The following diagram shows the hierarchy and drill-through order of the Software Asset Intelligence reports.
Reports
The following table lists reports in the Software Asset Intelligence Reports category and provides a brief description of their purpose. Also noted is the report that can be drilled through to from each report. For more information, see About Report Links.
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| Several reports drill through to the Computer Details report. For more information about the Computer Details report, see About the Computer Details Page |
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Software 01A - Summary of Installed Software in a Specific Collection |
This report provides a summary of installed software. Drill through to Software 02D - Computers with a Specific Software Product report. |
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Software 02A - Software Families |
This report lists high-level software families and provides the starting point for drilling through into the Asset Intelligence catalog categories. Typical families include Communications, Corporate, Personal, Management, and PDA. Drill through to Software 02B - Software Categories with a Family report. |
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Software 02B - Software Categories with a Family |
This report lists role-specific groupings within a software family. Some examples are HR, Accounting, and Sales within Corporate and Games, DVD Players, and Gambling within Personal. Available from Software 02A - Software Families report. Drill through to Software 02C - Software by Category and Family report. |
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Software 02C - Software by Category and Family |
This report lists all installed software that belongs to the specified family and category. Available from Software 02B - Software Categories with a Family report. Drill through to Software 02D - Computers with a Specific Software Product report. |
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Software 02D - Computers with a Specific Software Product |
This report lists computers on which the specified software product is installed. Available from the following reports:
Drill through to Software 02E - Installed Software on a Specific Computer report. |
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Software 02E - Installed Software on a Specific Computer |
This report lists all software installed on a specified computer. This information can be useful for Help desk operations and security. Available from the Software 02D - Computers with a Specific Software Product report. Drill through to Computer Details. |
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Software 03A - Uncategorized Software |
This report lists all software that is categorized as unknown or is not categorized. This may include line-of-business applications, custom packages, or newly released software that has not yet been added to the catalog. Drill through to Software 02D - Computers with a Specific Software Product report. |
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Software 04A - Auto-Start Software |
This report lists all software that starts with Windows and can highlight malware, spy-ware, ad-ware, and other applications that can cause degradation of performance. This report spans the entire organization or collection. Drill through to Software 04B - Computers with a Specific Auto-Start Software report. |
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Software 04B - Computers with a Specific Auto-Start Software |
This report lists all computers for which the specified piece of software is configured to start automatically. Available from Software 04A - Auto-Start Software report. Drill through to Software 04C - Auto-Start Software on a Specific Computer. |
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Software 04C - Auto-Start Software on a Specific Computer |
This report lists all software that starts with Windows on a specific computer and can highlight malware, spy-ware, ad-ware, and other applications that can cause degradation of performance. Available from Software 04B - Computers with a Specific Auto-Start Software report. Drill through to Computer Details. |
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Software 05A - Browser Helper Objects |
This report identifies applications, typically downloaded from the Internet, that embed themselves in your browser. Toolbars and malware are typical examples that pose potential security risks. Drill through to Software 05B - Computers with a Specific Browser Helper Object report. |
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Software 05B - Computers with a Specific Browser Helper Object |
This report lists computers that have a specified browser helper object. It could be used to identify computers from which to remove a specific piece of malware. Available from Software 05A - Browser Helper Objects report. Drill through to Software 05C - Browser Helper Objects on a Specific Computer report. |
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Software 05C - Browser Helper Objects on a Specific Computer |
This report lists all browser helper objects for a specified computer. Available from Software 05B - Computers with a Specific Browser Helper Object report. Drill through to Computer Details. |
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Software 06A - Search for Installed Software |
This report identifies instances of software products matching a specific Publisher, Product Name, and Version. Drill through to Software 02D - Computers with a Specific Software Product report. |
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Software 07A - Recently Used Executables by Number of Computers |
This report lists executables that have been used recently with a count of computers on which they have been used. Drill through to Software 07B - Computers that Recently Used a Specified Executable report. |
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Software 07B - Computers that Recently Used a Specified Executable |
This report lists the computers on which a specified executable has recently been used. Available from Software 07A - Recently Used Executables by Number of Computers report. Drill through to Software 07C - Recently Used Executables on a Specific Computer report. |
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Software 07C - Recently Used Executables on a Specific Computer |
This report lists executables that have been used recently on a specified computer. Available from Software 07B - Computers that Recently Used a Specified Executable report. Drill through to Computer Details. |
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Software 08A - Recently Used Executables by Number of Users |
This report lists executables that have been used recently with a count of users that have recently used them. Drill through to Software 08B - Users that Recently Used a Specified Executable report. |
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Software 08B - Users that Recently Used a Specified Executable |
This report lists the users that have recently used a specified executable. Available from Software 08A - Recently Used Executables by Number of Users report. Drill through to Software 08C - Recently Used Executables by a Specified User report. |
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Software 08C - Recently Used Executables by a Specified User |
This report lists executables that have been used recently by a specified user. Available from Software 08B - Users that Recently Used a Specified Executable report. |
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Software 09A – Infrequently used software
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This report displays software titles that have not been used during a specified period of time. Drill through to Software 09B – Computers with infrequently used software installed report. |
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Software 09B – Computers with infrequently used software installed
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This report displays computers which have software installed that has not been used in a specified period of time. Available from Software 09A – Infrequently used software report. |
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Software 10A – Software titles with specific, multiple custom labels defined
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This report displays software titles that have all custom labels specified associated with them. Drill through to Software 10B – Computers with a specific custom label software title installed report. |
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Software 10B – Computers with a specific custom label software title installed
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This report displays all computers in a collection that have a specified custom labeled software title installed. Available from Software 10A – Software titles with specific, multiple custom labels defined report. |
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Software 11A – Software titles with a specific custom label defined
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This report displays software titles that have at least one of the selected custom labels associated with them. Drill through to Software 10B – Computers with a specific custom label software title installed report. |
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Software 12A – Software titles without a custom label
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This report displays all software titles that do not have a custom label defined. Drill through to Software 02D – Computers with a specific software product report. |