Analyze Applications Page

AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 | Rationalization Manager

Rationalization Manager pulls a normalized application list from the Application Recognition Service and displays it on the Analyze Applications page. You can use this page to review the applications in your enterprise before creating rationalization projects. It is also helpful to review the information on this page when creating Exclusion Lists.

The Analyze Applications page includes the following properties:

Analyze Applications Page

Property

Description

Publisher

Manufacturer of the application.

Product

General product name of the application (without version indicator).

Version

Version of application.

Superseded

Lists a number that identifies how many more recent versions of this same application have been released. For example, in the screen above, Adobe Reader Version 8 has a ‑4 in the Superseded column, while Version 15 has a 0 in that column. This indicates that Adobe Reader Version 15 is the most recent version, while Version 8 has been superseded by four more recent versions.

Application Name

Specific name of application with a version indicator.

For applications that are not recognized by Application Recognition Service, perhaps because the application's properties do not match properties in the database, or because it is a custom application written for your company, Unrecognized App will be listed in this column. Unrecognized applications do not have a corresponding entry in the Application Recognition Service’s Application Resource Library.

For these applications, you need to open Application Recognition Service and manually add evidence to the Application Recognition Library so that the application can be recognized. See Adding Unrecognized Applications to Application Resource Library for detailed instructions.

Category

The default list of software categories is taken from the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code standard (http://www.unspsc.org/). Applications are assigned to a category in the Application Resource Library.

Classification

An application can fall into any of the following classifications, which are assigned in the Application Resource Library:

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Beta—A pre-release application (covers such items as beta releases, alpha releases, or release candidates) that you have under some special arrangement.

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Component—The item is used or installed as a component of another application or suite, and is not licensed as a standalone item.

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Commercial—The application requires a license to be purchased for use in a commercial setting.

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Freeware—Licensed for use in a commercial environment free-of-charge.

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Malware—A potentially harmful application (a virus, Trojan, and the like), and should be treated as malware — if installations of this application are identified, you need to address the corresponding incidents or security issues.

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Shareware—The application is available for downloading from web sites, and typically uses a “try-before-you-buy” licensing model that might include reminder messages, functional limitations, or other restrictions until a full license is purchased.

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X Rated—The application contains potentially objectionable or sexually explicit material. You might want to consider whether corporate policies require any action.

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Update—The application represents an update, for example, a service pack, to another application, and is issued for free to all customers regardless of purchasing agreements or support contracts (a “minor” update). If the original application is still recognized as installed after the update installation is completed, you can ignore the evidence for this application, and hide this Update. However, if the update modifies the inventory data, you may need to ensure that this Update application is recognized separately, but is linked to the same license as its predecessor. Then the presence of either the original application or its update will trigger consumption of a license entitlement.

Machine Usage in All Data

Number of machines this application is installed on. Click this link to view a Machine Report.

Users in All Data

Number of users who are using this application. Click this link to view a User Report.

Usage

Click the Report link to view an Application Usage Account Report that indicates the number of users who have used this application over the last three, six, and twelve months.

Licensed

Indicates whether or not this application is licensed.

Operating System Compatibility

Remote Publishing Compatibility

Virtualization Compatibility

If an application with a matching Flexera ID has been tested in AdminStudio, one of the following icon will be displayed in these columns to indicate test status in that category:

For more information, see Using Test Center to Perform Package Testing in the AdminStudio Help Library.

Notes

Click the pencil icon to add a note to this field. You may want to add notes when performing research, or when indicating that an application will be replaced by a more recent version.

Machine Report

When you click on the Machine Usage in All Data or Machine Usage in Scope link for an application, the Machine Report opens, listing the machines where that application is installed.

Machine Report for an Application

User Report

When you click on the Users in All Data or Users in Scope link for an application, the User Report opens, listing the users that have that application installed on a machine.

User Report for an Application

Application Usage Account Report

Click the Report link in the Usage column to view an Application Usage Count report that indicates the number of users who have used this application over the last three, six, and twelve months.

Application Usage Account Report for an Application

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Analyze Applications Page

AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Help Library

26 January 2016