Getting Started With IT Asset Management

IT Asset Management enables true enterprise-wide automated software license optimization for software from top vendors such as Microsoft, Adobe and Symantec. It manages all types of desktops, laptops and other client device applications and license models. And IT Asset Management reconciles the software license entitlements you have purchased with insights into application installation and usage, allowing organizations to save on license purchases, audits, renewals and annual true-ups.

Getting Started Resources for IT Asset Management

The following resources will help you get started with IT Asset Management.

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Managing IT Asset Preferences

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Using Lists in IT Asset Management

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Creating Saved Views

IT Asset Management Help Topics

The following table provides navigation to the topics about using IT Asset Management.

IT Asset Management Help Topics
Topic	Content
Customizing the IT Asset Management Dashboard	Explains how to customize your IT Asset Management dashboard, your own personal dashboard that provides a collection of widgets representing information about IT Asset Management
Discovering and Inventorying Devices in Your Network	Describes how you can use IT Asset Management to collect discovery and inventory information about devices in your organization from a number of sources.
Identifying Applications Using Evidence	Explains how IT Asset Management uses evidence information to identify applications installed or accessed within your enterprise.
Managing Applications	Explains how to manage applications in your enterprise. Each application is assigned a status of either installed, unmanaged, ignored, deferred, or managed.
Managing Licenses	Describes how to manage software licenses and license entitlements.
Managing Hardware and Software Procurement	Explains how you use IT Asset Management to record the details of obtaining hardware and software. It records all purchases, the contracts you may have (including software maintenance or purchasing agreements) and any payments associated with those contracts, and all the vendors you deal with.
Managing Hardware Assets	Explains how to manage, review, add, and delete hardware assets, such as computers, chairs, desks, etc.
Configuring Enterprise Structure	Describes how to configure the different kinds of groups within your enterprise (such as corporate units, locations, cost centers, and categories), and how to create a hierarchical structure that represents your enterprise. You can then assign computers, users, assets, licenses, purchases, and contracts to those groups.
Managing User Accounts	Explains how to manage IT Asset Management user accounts.
Performing System-Level Functions	Describes how administrators can perform various system-level functions such as creating accounts, setting system defaults, and configuring system settings.
Viewing and Customizing Reports	Explains how to view, create, and manage IT Asset Management reports.
Maintaining and Optimizing SAP Licenses	Learn about how you can use IT Asset Management for SAP Applications features to maintain and optimize SAP licenses.
Using IT Asset Management Inventory Beacons to Collect Inventory	Describes how you use the inventory beacon to collect hardware and software inventory across your enterprise.
Warning and Error Messages	Provides additional information on various warnings and errors that may appear in the IT Asset Management interface.
Terminology	Definitions of terms used in IT Asset Management.

Additional IT Asset Management Resources

In addition to the IT Asset Management section in Flexera One Help, the following related resources are available.

IT Asset Management Related Resources

Resource

Description

Features by Release

This resource provides a summary of new features and enhancements added in each release.

Gathering FlexNet Inventory

This resource provides a structured reference to the different ways of deploying and using the Inventory Agent and its various components, as well as command lines and preference settings for some of the code agents that are deployed to the adopted device. You may also find the introductory matrix comparing the results of various inventory sources to be helpful.

Inventory Adapters and Connectors Reference

This resource covers standard adapters available for the system that manipulate data from external systems into a format usable by IT Asset Management; and some connectors that manage somewhat simpler imports. It also includes how to use the Inventory Adapter Studio.

Using FlexNet Business Adapters

This resource describes both the Business Importer and the Business Adapter Studio. The latter builds business adapters, which the Business Importer command-line executable uses to import business-related, ancillary data into IT Asset Management. You can also find the data model common to the Business Importer and the Business Adapter Studio, as well as some sample adapters (called the Data Domain Interface, or DDI). In addition, this resource covers how to use the Business Adapter Studio, for those who want to create their own business adapters.

System Reference

This resource provides a variety of reference materials, including:

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How to customize IT Asset Management

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How to use spreadsheets (or CSV files) of inventory data for one-time or scheduled imports

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Discovering Oracle systems and collecting inventory from them

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How to set up in a single sign-on environment

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And much more.

System Requirements

This resource describes hardware requirements, prerequisite software, network requirements, and more.

Schema Reference

This resource provides a working reference to the database tables and columns for IT Asset Management. This is particularly useful if you want to prepare or specify customizations, or to understand more as you prepare custom adapters.

FlexNet Manager Suite for SAP Applications User Guide

This resource is for those who licensed the FlexNet Manager for SAP Applications product, and provides operational details.

Non-Commercial Software Disclosures

This resource lists all third-party non-commercial code used in IT Asset Management, with attributions and license terms.