Normalize: IT Assets
This section provides Normalize: IT Assets field descriptions for the following:
Field |
Description |
INV Date |
Inventory Date |
INV Group |
Inventory Group |
INV ID |
Inventory ID |
INV Name |
Inventory Name |
INV Task ID |
Inventory Task ID |
INV Task |
Task Name |
INV Data Source |
Task Data Source |
INV Status |
Task Status |
INV Is Latest? |
Is this the latest Inventory within its Inventory Group? |
Field |
Description |
SYS Domain |
System Computer Domain |
SYS Is Virtual Machine? |
Is the Operating System a virtual machine (guest)? |
SYS Is Virtual Host? |
Is the Operating System a virtual host (hypervisor)? |
SYS Is Deduped? |
Is this System de-duped accross all Data Sources within its Inventory? |
SYS Is Active? |
Does the discovery tool report this System to be active? |
Field |
Description |
SYS CPU Range (Mhz) |
System CPU Speed Range in Megahertz |
SYS CPUs Range |
System Number of CPUs Range |
SYS Cores Range |
System Number of Cores Range |
SYS RAM Range (MB) |
System RAM Range in Megabytes |
SYS HDD Range (GB) |
System HDD Range in Gigabytes |
SYS OS Uptime Range |
System OS Uptime Range |
Caution:All System OS Readiness cubes, categories, and fields have been deprecated and are no longer supported. These descriptions are provided here for reference purposes only
Field |
Description |
OS Req OS Type |
OS Type |
OS Req OS Name |
OS Name |
OS Req OS Bit Mode |
OS Bit Mode |
OS Req Speed (Mhz) |
OS System Requirements Speed (Mhz) |
OS Req RAM (MB) |
OS System Requirements RAM (MB) |
OS Req Limit RAM (MB) |
OS System Requirements Limit RAM (MB) |
OS Req HDD (GB) |
OS System Requirements HDD (GB) |
SYS Is CPU Compatible? |
Is the System CPU Compatible? |
SYS Is RAM Compatible? |
Is the System RAM Compatible? |
SYS Is HDD Compatible? |
Is the System HDD Compatible? |
SYS OS Readiness |
System OS Readiness |
Field |
Description |
OS Family |
Operating System Family |
OS Manufacturer |
Operating System Manufacturer |
OS Name |
Operating System Name |
OS Major Version |
Operating System Major Version |
OS Minor Version |
Operating System Minor Version |
OS Service Pack |
Operating System Service Pack |
OS Edition |
Operating System Edition |
Operating System Lifecycle (Calculated)
Field |
Description |
OS Is Supported? (calc.) |
BDNA guideline to customers, as to the support status for a product |
OS Supported Reason (calc.) |
Reason determining the product support status. I.e. published date, calculated date, version sequence |
OS EOL Year (calc.) |
Calculated operating system version end-of-life date. Calculated year is based on Technopedia operating system published dates |
OS EOL Quarter (calc.) |
Calculated operating system version end-of-life date. Calculated quarter-in-year is based on Technopedia operating system published dates |
OS EOL Month (calc.) |
Calculated operating system version end-of-life date. Calculated month-in-year is based on Technopedia operating system published dates |
OS EOL Date (calc.) |
Calculated operating system version end-of-life date. Calculated date is based on Technopedia operating system published dates |
OS Desupported? (calc.) |
A flag that indicates whether the version has been discontinued/desupported |
OS Version Order (calc.) |
Number that indicates the sequential order by which this particular version was released during the history of the product |
OS Max Versions (calc.) |
The highest version order of all the versions that were released during the history of the operating system |
OS Versions (calc.) |
Number of versions between the particular version and the highest version of the operating system |
Field |
Description |
CPU Manufacturer |
CPU Manufacturer |
CPU Manufacturer ID |
CPU manufacturer identification number |
CPU Model |
CPU model (includes model number, speed/clock rate, and code name, if applicable) |
CPU Model ID |
CPU model identification number |
CPU Cores |
Number of cores per CPU chip |
CPU Clock Rate |
Clock speed or frequency at which a CPU is running (in MHz) |
CPU ISA Bit Mode |
Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) indicates whether the CPU architecture allows direct support for 32-bit or 64-bit data types and addresses |
CPU Is Threaded? |
Indicates whether the CPU supports multithreading |
CPU Number of threads |
Number of threads supported |
Caution:All CPU Licensing cubes, categories, and fields have been deprecated and are no longer supported. These descriptions are provided here for reference purposes only
Field |
Description |
CPU Licensing ID |
CPU licensing identification number |
CPU Maximum Sockets |
Maximum number of CPU sockets available in the machine |
CPU IBM PVU per core |
IBM Processor Value Unit (PVU), a measure used to differentiate licensing of software on distributed processor technologies (defined by Processor Vendor Brand Type and Model Number) |
Field |
Description |
HW Category |
Hardware Category (Taxonomy) |
HW Subcategory |
Hardware Subcategory (Taxonomy) |
HW Vendor Category |
Product category per vendor |
HW Manufacturer |
Hardware Manufacturer |
HW Manufacturer ID |
Hardware manufacturer identification number |
HW Product |
Hardware product name |
HW Product ID |
Hardware product identification number |
HW Model |
Device model name/number |
HW Model ID |
Hardware model identification number |
HW Supported OS |
List of supported operating systems that can be run on the device |
HW Max CPU sockets |
Maximum number of CPU sockets available in the machine |
Hardware Lifecycle (Calculated)
Field |
Description |
HW Is Supported? (calc.) |
BDNA guideline to customers, as to the support status for a product |
HW Supported Reason (calc.) |
Reason determining the product support status. I.e. published date, calculated date |
HW EOL Year (calc.) |
Calculated hardware end-of-life year. Calculated date is based on Technopedia hardware product published dates |
HW EOL Quarter (calc.) |
Calculated hardware end-of-life quarter-in-year. Calculated date is based on Technopedia hardware product published dates |
HW EOL Month (calc.) |
Calculated hardware end-of-life month-in-year. Calculated date is based on Technopedia hardware product published dates |
HW EOL Date (calc.) |
Calculated hardware end-of-life date. Calculated date is based on Technopedia hardware product published dates |
Caution:All Hardware Pricing cubes, categories, and fields have been deprecated and are no longer supported. These descriptions are provided here for reference purposes only
Field |
Description |
HW Currency Code |
Currency code as defined in ISO 4217, which is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization, which delineates currency designators, country codes (alpha and numeric), and references to minor units |
HW Minimum price |
Minimum (lowest price) amongst all the prices that are available for this particular hardware model |
HW Average price |
Average price of all the prices that are available for this particular hardware model |
HW Maximum price |
Maximum (highest price) amongst all the prices that are available for this particular hardware model |
Field |
Description |
HW Is Energy Star? |
Indicates whether the device has earned the Energy Star certification or not |
HW EPEAT Rating |
Indicates which EPEAT certification the device has earned (i.e., Gold, Silver, or Bronze) |
HW Power Type |
Hardware Power Type (AC/DC) |
HW AVG Power (W) |
Hardware AVG power in Watts |
HW Power Rating |
Summary of the device various power ratings: Voltage, Frequency, Current |
Field |
Description |
SW Category |
Software category (first level of taxonomy) |
SW Subcategory |
Software subcategory (second level of taxonomy) |
SW Vendor Category |
Product category per vendor |
SW Manufacturer |
Software manufacturer name |
SW Manufacturer ID |
Software manufacturer identification number |
SW Family |
Brand/family the software product belongs to, if applicable |
SW Name |
Name of the software product |
SW Name ID |
Software name identification number |
SW Component |
Component of the software product, if applicable |
SW Market Version |
Software market version (version group) |
SW Market Version ID |
Software market version identification number |
SW Version |
Software version number/name associated with the release |
SW Version ID |
Software version identification number |
SW Service Pack |
Software patch, update, or service pack level, if applicable |
SW Edition |
Software product edition name |
SW Edition ID |
Software edition identification number |
SW Release ID |
Software release identification number |
SW Is Licensable? |
Indicates whether the software release is licensable or not |
SW Is Suite? |
Indicates whether the software product is a suite |
SW Suite |
Software suite |
SW Is Suite Component? |
Indicates whether the software product is a component of a suite |
SW Suite Component |
Software suite component |
SW Cloud or On-Premise? |
Identifies whether the product is 'Cloud Only', 'On-Premise-Only', or 'Cloud and On-Premise' |
SW On-premise equivalent |
Equivalent on-premise product for cloud product |
SW Cloud equivalent |
Equivalent cloud product for on-premise product |
Field |
Description |
SW Former Product |
Immediate former/previous iteration of the product within its lineage |
SW Later Product |
Imediate later/subsequent iteration of the product within its lineage |
SW Oldest Product |
Oldest iteration of the product within its lineage |
SW Latest Product |
Latest/newest iteration of the product within its lineage |
Field |
Description |
SW Release Platform |
Software release platform name |
SW Platform Type |
Indicates whether the software release supported platform is a server, a desktop, both a server/desktop, or a mainframe |
Software Lifecycle (Calculated)
Field |
Description |
SW Is Supported? (calc.) |
BDNA guideline to customers, as to the support status for a product |
SW Supported Reason (calc.) |
Reason determining the product support status. I.e. published date, calculated date, version sequence |
SW EOL Year (calc.) |
Calculated software version end-of-life date. Calculated year is based on Technopedia software product published dates |
SW EOL Quarter (calc.) |
Calculated software version end-of-life date. Calculated quarter-in-year is based on Technopedia software product published dates |
SW EOL Month (calc.) |
Calculated software version end-of-life date. Calculated month-in-year is based on Technopedia software product published dates |
SW EOL Date (calc.) |
Calculated software version end-of-life date. Calculated date is based on Technopedia software product published dates |
SW Desupported? (calc.) |
A flag that indicates whether the version has been discontinued/desupported |
SW Version Order (calc.) |
Number that indicates the sequential order by which this particular version was released during the history of the product |
SW Max Versions (calc.) |
The highest version order of all the versions that were released during the history of the product |
SW Versions (calc.) |
Number of versions between the particular version and the highest version of the product |
Field |
Description |
SW Support Policy |
Name of the support policy, captured as published by the vendor |
SW Support Stage |
Name of the support stage/level, captured as published by the vendor |
SW Support Stage Order |
Order of the support stage/level |
SW Support Stage Definition |
Support stage definition |
Caution:All Software Pricing cubes, categories, and fields have been deprecated and are no longer supported. These descriptions are provided here for reference purposes only
Field |
Description |
SW Currency Code |
Currency code as defined in ISO 4217, which is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization, which delineates currency designators, country codes (alpha and numeric), and references to minor units |
SW Minimum price |
Minimum (lowest price) amongst all the prices that are available for this particular software release |
SW Average price |
Average price of all the prices that are available for this particular software release |
SW Maximum price |
Maximum (highest price) amongst all the prices that are available for this particular software release |
Caution:All Software Windows Readiness cubes, categories, and fields have been deprecated and are no longer supported. These descriptions are provided here for reference purposes only
Field |
Description |
SW Win Readiness Type |
Software Readiness for this Windows Version |
SW Win Readiness Version |
Software Readiness for this Windows Version |
SW Win Readiness 32-Bit |
Software Windows Readiness 32-Bit |
SW Win Status 32-Bit |
Software Windows Status 32-Bit |
SW Win Compatible Version 32-Bit |
Software Windows Compatible Version 32-Bit |
SW Win Readiness 64-Bit |
Software Windows Readiness 64-Bit |
SW Win Status 64-Bit |
Software Windows Status 64-Bit |
SW Win Compatible Version 64-Bit |
Software Windows Compatible Version 64-Bit |
Application Virtualization Compatibility
Caution:All Application Virtualization Compatibility cubes, categories, and fields have been deprecated and are no longer supported. These descriptions are provided here for reference purposes only
Field |
Description |
App Comp Manufacturer |
Manufacturer for compatible VMware or Citrix |
App Comp Name |
Product for compatible VMware or Citrix |
App Comp Version |
Version for compatible VMware or Citrix |
App Comp Edition |
Edition for compatible VMware or Citrix |
App Comp 32-bit Compatible? |
Indicates whether it is 32-bit compatible or not |
App Comp 64-bit Compatible? |
Indicates whether it is 64-bit compatible or not |
App Comp Status |
Indicates whether it is compatible or not (1 = compatible) |
App Comp Official |
Indicates whether the compatibility is official (e.g., from Vmware official website) |
App Comp Certification |
Level of certification for the compatibility |
App Comp Community |
Percentage of community members that vote for 'Compatible' status |
App Comp Difficulty |
Difficulty of work required to make an application to be compatible |
Field |
Description |
OSS Type |
A license type identifies the high level nature of a license category: Open Source or Proprietary. |
OSS Category |
A license category, provides a major grouping for licenses, generally describing the relationship between the licensor and licensee. |
OSS License |
Short name of the licenses that apply to the component. |
OSS Is Primary License? |
Indicates whether a named license assigned to a component is the primary named license for that component. |
OSS Keywords |
General software categories, multi-value as a list. |
OSS Source |
Source of data |
Field |
Description |
PRI Is Private? |
Indicates whether the data being analyzed is private or not |
PRI Type |
Indicates the type of private data, options are: Proprietary item or Modified item |
PRI Object |
Name of the object that has private data. Hardware or Software |
PRI Table |
Name of the table that has private data. |
PRI Attribute |
Name of the attribute that has been edited. |
Field |
Description |
SYS Count |
Distinct Count of Systems |
SYS Avg CPU (MHz) |
Average CPU speed among assets being analyzed (Megahertz) |
SYS Avg Number of CPUs |
Average number of CPUs among assets being analyzed |
SYS Avg Number of Cores |
Average Number of Cores among assets being analyzed |
SYS Avg RAM (MB) |
Average RAM among assets being analyzed (Megabytes) |
SYS Avg Total HDD (GB) |
Average Total HDD among assets being analyzed (Gigabytes) |
SYS Avg Available HDD (GB) |
Average Available HDD among assets being analyzed (Gigabytes) |
OS Distinct Release Count |
Count of Distinct Operationg Systems |
CPU IBM PVU per core |
IBM Processor Value Unit (PVU) per core |
HW Distinct Product Count |
Count of Distinct Hardware Products |
HW Distinct Model Count |
Count of Distinct Hardware Models |
HW Minimum price |
Minimum (lowest price) amongst all the prices that are available for this particular hardware model |
HW Average price |
Average price of all the prices that are available for this particular hardware model |
HW Maximum price |
Maximum (highest price) amongst all the prices that are available for this particular hardware model |
HW AVG Power (W) |
Hardware AVG power in Watts |
HW AC Power Avg |
Average amount of power (energy per-unit of time) consumed by the device during typical use when it is connected to AC power (in watt or volt-amp) |
HW AC Power Max |
Peak/maximum amount of power (energy per-unit of time) consumed by the device when it is connected to AC power (in watt or volt-amp) |
HW AC Heat Diss Avg (BTU/hr) |
Average amount of heat per-unit of time generated by the device during typical use when it is connected to AC power (in BTU/hr) |
HW AC Heat Diss Max (BTU/hr) |
Peak/maximum amount of heat per-unit of time generated by the device when it is connected to AC power (in BTU/hr) |
HW AC Input Low Voltage Min |
Manufacturer suggested AC electrical input requirements: Minimum voltage when the voltage switch is turned on the low range setting or when the device has no voltage switch (single voltage range) |
HW AC Input Low Voltage Max |
Manufacturer suggested AC electrical input requirements: Maximum voltage when the voltage switch is turned on the low range setting or when the device has no voltage switch (single voltage range) |
HW AC Input Low Current Min |
Manufacturer suggested AC electrical input requirements: Minimum current when the voltage switch is turned on the low range setting or when the device has no voltage switch (single voltage range) |
HW AC Input Low Current Max |
Manufacturer suggested AC electrical input requirements: Maximum current when the voltage switch is turned on the low range setting or when the device has no voltage switch (single voltage range) |
HW AC Input High Voltage Min |
Manufacturer suggested AC electrical input requirements: Minimum voltage when the voltage switch is turned on the high range setting |
HW AC Input High Voltage Max |
Manufacturer suggested AC electrical input requirements: Maximum voltage when the voltage switch is turned on the high range setting |
HW AC Input High Current Min |
Manufacturer suggested AC electrical input requirements: Minimum current when the voltage switch is turned on the high range setting |
HW AC Input High Current Max |
Manufacturer suggested AC electrical input requirements: Maximum current when the voltage switch is turned on the high range setting |
HW AC Frequency Min |
Manufacturer suggested AC input requirements: Minimum frequency (whether the voltage switch is turned on low/high or when the device has no voltage switch) |
HW AC Frequency Max |
Manufacturer suggested AC input requirements: Maximum frequency (whether the voltage switch is turned on low/high or when the device has no voltage switch) |
HW DC Power Avg |
Average amount of power (energy per-unit of time) consumed by the device during typical use when it is connected to DC power (in watt or volt-amp) |
HW DC Power Max |
Peak/maximum amount of power (energy per-unit of time) consumed by the device when it is connected to DC power (in watt or volt-amp) |
HW DC Heat Diss Avg (BTU/hr) |
Average amount of heat per-unit of time generated by the device during typical use when it is connected to AC power (in BTU/hr) |
HW DC Heat Diss Max (BTU/hr) |
Peak/maximum amount of heat per-unit of time generated by the device when it is connected to AC power (in BTU/hr) |
HW DC Low Voltage |
Manufacturer suggested DC input requirements: Voltage when the voltage switch is turned on the low setting or when the device has no voltage switch (single voltage) |
HW DC Low Current |
Manufacturer suggested DC input requirements: Current when the voltage switch is turned on the low setting or when the device has no voltage switch (single voltage) |
HW DC High Voltage |
Manufacturer suggested DC input requirements: Voltage when the voltage switch is turned on the high setting |
HW DC High Current |
Manufacturer suggested DC input requirements: Current when the voltage switch is turned on the high setting |
HW Min Operating Temp (F) |
Manufacturer suggested minimum temperature of the device during operation (in °F) |
HW Max Operating Temp (F) |
Manufacturer suggested peak/maximum temperature of the device during operation (in °F) |
HW Min Non-Operating Temp (F) |
Manufacturer suggested minimum temperature of the device when it is non-operational or in storage (in °F) |
HW Max Non-Operating Temp (F) |
Manufacturer suggested peak/maximum temperature of the device when it is non-operational or in storage (in °F) |
HW Min Operating Humidity (%) |
Manufacturer suggested minimum humidity of the device during operation (in percent) |
HW Max Operating Humidity (%) |
Manufacturer suggested peak/maximum humidity of the device during operation (in percent) |
HW Min Non-Operating Humidity (%) |
Manufacturer suggested minimum humidity of the device when it is non-operational or in storage (in percent) |
HW Max Non-Operating Humidity (%) |
Manufacturer suggested peak/maximum humidity of the device when it is non-operational or in storage (in percent) |
SW Distinct Product Count |
Count of Distinct Software Products |
SW Distinct Version Count |
Count of Distinct Software Versions |
SW Distinct Edition Count |
Count of Distinct Software Editions |
SW Distinct Release Count |
Count of Distinct Software Releases |
SW Install Count |
Count of Software Installations |
SW Use Count |
Count of Used Software Installations |
SW Minimum price Caution:SW Minimum price has been deprecated and is no longer supported. This description is provided here for reference purposes only. |
Minimum (lowest price) amongst all the prices that are available for this particular software release |
SW Average price Caution:SW Average price has been deprecated and is no longer supported. This description is provided here for reference purposes only. |
Average price of all the prices that are available for this particular software release |
SW Maximum price Caution:SW Maximum price has been deprecated and is no longer supported. This description is provided here for reference purposes only. |
Maximum (highest price) amongst all the prices that are available for this particular software release |