Topic last updated—January 2008
To enable the Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Asset Intelligence feature, select to enable at least one reporting class from the available Asset Intelligence hardware inventory reporting classes. If Asset Intelligence reporting classes are not enabled, reports based on those classes will not contain data.
Enabling Asset Intelligence reporting classes will increase computer resource usage during Configuration Manager client hardware inventory. To prevent unnecessary client computer resource usage, you should verify that only the reporting classes required to support the Asset Intelligence reports needed are selected.
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| The information in this topic applies only to Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and later. |
This property page contains the following elements.
- Enable all Asset Intelligence reporting classes
- This option is used to select all available Asset Intelligence reporting classes.
- Enable only the selected Asset Intelligence reporting classes
- This option is used to selectively enable Asset Intelligence reporting classes.
- SMS_InstalledSoftware
- This class tracks information about installed software. The
following reports are dependent on this class:
- License 1C - Computers with a specific
Microsoft License Ledger Item and Sales Channel
- Software 1A - Summary of Installed Software
in a Specific Collection
- Software 2A - Software Families
- Software 2B - Software Categories with a
Family
- Software 2C - Software by Category and
Family
- Software 2D - Computers with a Specific
Software Product
- Software 2E - Installed Software on a
Specific Computer
- Software 3A - Uncategorized Software
- Software 6A - Search for Installed
Software
- License 1C - Computers with a specific
Microsoft License Ledger Item and Sales Channel
- SMS_InstalledSoftwareMS
- This class tracks information specifically about installed
Microsoft software. The following reports are dependent on this
class:
- License 1A - Microsoft License Ledger for
Microsoft License Statements
- License 1B - Microsoft License Ledger Item by
Sales Channel
- License 1C - Computers with a specific
Microsoft License Ledger Item and Sales Channel
- License 1D - Microsoft License Ledger
products on a specific computer
- License 1A - Microsoft License Ledger for
Microsoft License Statements
- SMS_SystemConsoleUsage
- This class polls the System Security Event Log for information
about all console usage. The following reports are dependent on
this class:
- Hardware 1A - Summary of Computers in a
Specific Collection
- Hardware 2B - Computers within an age range
with a collection
- Hardware 3A - Primary computer users
- Hardware 3B - Computers for a Specific
Primary Console User
- Hardware 4A - Shared (multi-user)
Computers
- Hardware 5A - Console Users on a Specific
Computer
- Hardware 6A - Computers for Which Console
Users Could not be Determined
- Hardware 7C - Computers with a Specific USB
Device
- Hardware 8A - Hardware that is Not Ready for
a Software Upgrade
- Hardware 9A - Search for computers
- License 1C - Computers with a specific
Microsoft License Ledger Item and Sales Channel
- License 2B - Computers with Licenses Nearing
Expiration
- License 3B - Computers with a Specific
License Status
- License 4B - Computers with a Specific
Product Managed by Software Licensing Service
- Software 2D - Computers with a Specific
Software Product
- Software 4B - Computers with a Specific
Auto-Start Software
- Software 5B - Computers with a Specific
Browser Helper Object
- Hardware 1A - Summary of Computers in a
Specific Collection
- SMS_SystemConsoleUser
- This class polls the System Security Event Log for information
about specific console users. The following reports are dependent
on this class:
- Hardware 3A - Primary computer users
- Hardware 3B - Computers for a Specific
Primary Console User
- Hardware 4A - Shared (multi-user)
Computers
- Hardware 5A - Console Users on a Specific
Computer
ImportantThis class requires that the security event log on client computers has been configured to record success log on events.This class will retain data for only the previous 90 days of the event log, regardless of the length of the log. If the log has less than 90 days of data, the entire log is read. - Hardware 3A - Primary computer users
- SMS_AutoStartSoftware
- This class tracks information about software that starts
automatically with the operating system. The following reports are
dependent on this class:
- Software 4A - Auto-Start Software
- Software 4B - Computers with a Specific
Auto-Start Software
- Software 4C - Auto-Start Software on a
Specific Computer
- Software 4A - Auto-Start Software
- SMS_BrowserHelperObject
- This class tracks browser helper objects. While some browser
helper objects are beneficial, most software considered "malware"
is in the form of browser helper objects. The following reports are
dependent upon this class:
- Software 5A - Browser Helper Objects
- Software 5B - Computers with a Specific
Browser Helper Object
- Software 5C - Browser Helper Objects on a
Specific Computer
- Software 5A - Browser Helper Objects
- Win32_USBDevice
- This class tracks devices connected to USB ports. The following
reports are dependent upon this class:
- Hardware 7A - USB Devices by Manufacturer
- Hardware 7B - USB Devices by Manufacturer and
Description
- Hardware 7C - Computers with a Specific USB
Device
- Hardware 7D - USB Devices on a Specific
Computer
- Hardware 7A - USB Devices by Manufacturer
- SMS_Processor
- This is an existing SMS class to which new properties have been
added to provide more complete data about processors. The following
reports are dependent upon this class:
- Hardware 1A - Summary of Computers in a
Specific Collection
- Hardware 2A - Estimated Computer Age by
Ranges within a Collection
- Hardware 2B - Computers within an age range
with a collection
- Hardware 8A - Hardware that is Not Ready for
a Software Upgrade
- Hardware 9A - Search for computers
- Hardware 1A - Summary of Computers in a
Specific Collection
- SoftwareLicensingService
- This class is specific to Windows Vista. For more information,
see the Microsoft TechNet article titled Windows Vista Volume
Activation 2.0 Technical Attributes, at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=87205. The
following reports are dependent upon this class:
- License 2C - License Information on a
Specific Computer
- License 5A - Computers Acting as a Key
Management Service
- License 2C - License Information on a
Specific Computer
- SoftwareLicensingProduct
- This class is specific to Windows Vista. For more information,
see the Microsoft TechNet article titled Windows Vista Volume
Activation 2.0 Technical Attributes, at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=87205. The
following reports are dependent upon this class:
- License 2A - Count of Licenses Nearing
Expiration by Time Ranges
- License 2B - Computers with Licenses Nearing
Expiration
- License 2C - License Information on a
Specific Computer
- License 3A - Count of Licenses by License
Status
- License 3B - Computers with a Specific
License Status
- License 4A - Count of Products Managed by
Software Licensing
- License 4B - Computers with a Specific
Product Managed by Software Licensing Service
- License 2A - Count of Licenses Nearing
Expiration by Time Ranges
- OK
- Saves the changes, and exits the dialog box.
- Cancel
- Exits the dialog box without saving any changes.
- Help
- Opens the help topic for this dialog box.