ScriptLogic Asset Manager
Asset Manager 9.0 General Availability Version History (20 Sept 2012)
ENH: Software DNA Database now includes software value – Using information gathered from the various software vendors, Asset Manager now provides the estimated value of software titles. This is very useful for giving a quick view of risk and for understanding the total cost of unused software in the environment.
ENH: Software DNA Database now includes software release dates – This information is used in conjunction with the software agreement dates to be able to track and report on automatic upgrade rights.
ENH: Software DNA Database now includes license type – Indicates the type of licensing method used for the application (per user, per device, CPU based, CAL, etc.)
ENH: Software DNA Database now includes application executable file names – Over 11,000 commercial software titles now include information on the name of the executable file pre-defined. This allows Asset Manager to automatically meter usage on most common software packages without any manual configuration required
ENH: Software DNA Database now supports manually updating attributes for software titles that have been identified
ENH: Automatically account for upgrade rights by importing license agreements and associating the release date for software titles
ENH: Account for second use rights by determining the entitlements based on the license agreement and automatically associating devices with their primary user
ENH: Track historical changes to license agreements including when the agreement was originally created and any upgrades that were made to the agreement
ENH: All PUR (Product Use Rights) added to the contract will be inherited into the license agreements that are associated with this contract
ENH: Added support for the following new license types:
• CAL Device/User
• Cluster based licensing
• CPU and CPU Core count
• Virtual instance and VPU
ENH: New report to show your optimal compliance position
ENH: Updated user interface and streamlined many common application tasks:
• New wizard-driven interface to walk through many common processes
• New multi-level menus to minimize the number of clicks to perform specific tasks
• New “Action” buttons prominently displayed on all screens to highlight the available actions for that section
ENH: All reports are now generated using the GridView making it very easy to customize reports by adding/removing columns, sorting, filtering, and grouping data
ENH: Reports can be exported directly from the GridView and maintain all the customizations and formatting
ENH: New wizard-driven approach to many processes within the application including license registration and upgrade, agreement registration, software identification, and creating organizational structures within the product
ENH: Meter software usage for over 11,000 software titles automatically when the agents are deployed
ENH: The Asset Manager dashboard has been redesigned and includes a number of enhancements:
• New chart highlighting license agreements that are in and out of compliance
• New chart highlighting the software usage statistics in the environment:
o Software used in the past 30 days
o Software unused for the past 30-90 days
o Software unused for greater than 90 days
• New chart highlighting the total cost of software installed in the environment grouped by manufacturer and status (used/unused)
ENH: Over 20 new dashboard notifications are available covering the following areas:
Software Compliance
• Unlicensed applications
• Under-licensed applications
• Over-licensed applications
Software Usage
• Applications not used in the last X days
• Total cost of applications unused in the past X days
• Unapproved application installations and usage
Computer Configuration Status
• Number of computers with less than 50 GB total hard drive space installed
• Number of computers with less than 500 MB free hard drive space
• Number of computers with less than 2 GB RAM installed
• Number of computers with less than 1 GB RAM installed
Contract Status
• Notification of upcoming contract expiration and other key contract dates
System Notifications
• Computer scan status (X computers not scanned in the last 30 days)
• Total number of active computers in the system
ENH: Asset Manager now stores all hardware and software changes to computers for historical reporting and configuration management
ENH: Asset Manager discovery now gathers additional computer information including the type of device (desktop/laptop/server), CPU core count, and software installation date
ENH: Role based access allows the Asset Manager administrator to define roles and assign privileges to perform certain tasks within the product
ENH: Hardware and software costs are associated with computer assets and can be viewed in a new consolidated financial view
ENH: Asset Manager will now perform an automated task to calculate compliance positions for all software on a daily basis
ENH: New Microsoft Hyper-V connector that provides real time insight into the relationship between the virtual machines and the underlying physical infrastructure
ENH: The SCCM connector now supports SCCM 2012
ENH: The VMWare connector now supports ESX/ESXi version 5 and vCenter version 5
ENH: The Citrix connector now supports XenApp version 6 and EdgeSight for XenApp version 6
ENH: The Mac agent now supports Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7)
DEP: Email notifications for contract dates have been removed in favor of a centralized product notification system that delivers all system notifications to the dashboard.
FIX: Make the Application version a required field when creating an Application
FIX: Ability to add license for software that are not yet installed
FIX: Enhancements in reviewing files scans results
FIX: Optionally collect file path information for apps to help customers find the EXE for custom applications
FIX: LWSMSClientService.dll, updated for better performance with SCCM07/12
FIX: Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint 'PK_WorkstationLogonHistory
FIX: Non-Latin symbols in the application name can't be displayed
FIX: Incorrect count displayed when showing found items
FIX: Application blocking error
FIX: Field validation issues
FIX: IE window resize moves search field incorrectly
FIX: There is a "Server unavailable" error right after the first configuration
FIX: Wrong links in Software export list
FIX: SLAM logo is exported incorrectly within reports
FIX: Issue with active metering option on Mac OS
FIX: Report printing error
FIX: Blocked files function does not work on a Mac OS
FIX: There is an exception when license key is expired
FIX: Add file for metering menu item is displayed when SPID checkbox is unchecked only
FIX: SLAM Agent Service does not update info on 2008 and 2008R2 servers
FIX: Cannot add a New software title without adding a license
FIX: "The resource cannot be found" error when selecting a software package from within the Computer object
Asset Manager 8.0 General Availability Version History (15 June 2011)
ENH: The Mac OS support on client computers has been implemented
ENH: The user interface has been revamped and optimized for look and feel.
ENH: The new site-based pattern to add workstations has been implemented
ENH: The Dashboard functionality has been implemented
ENH: MSRP pricing for major software titles is now available
ENH: Enhanced grid functionality is implemented
ENH: The Favorites menu item has been added to save the customized grid view
ENH: The Custom fields and Column chooser functionality has been introduced to add custom columns to a grid
ENH: Ability to export data into a PDF or Excel format
ENH: Enhanced report functionality has been implemented
ENH: Application metering enhancements has been implemented
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