Deferred Applications Page

FlexNet Manager Suite 2019 R1 (On-Premises Edition)

This page lists only unmanaged applications with the Deferred status.

From this page, you can:
The following columns (listed alphabetically) are available. By default, some are listed in the column chooser. The Save view as feature of FlexNet Manager Suite enables you to create customized management views of a page by saving the applied user interface settings. For more information, see Creating Management Views.
Tip: The custom properties that you have added for this object are also available through the column chooser. Like other properties, you can also use these properties for filtering and grouping records on this page.
Column name Notes
Category

The broad function of the application, by default from the UN Standard Products and Services Code.

For local applications, this field is editable in the General tab of the application properties. (Additional custom categories can be created in Enterprise > Categories.)

Classification

The type of software, especially as it relates to licensing (freeware, commercial and so on).

Visible on the General tab of the application properties. It is editable only for applications with a Source value of Local.

Edition

The edition of an application, as specified by the publisher of this application.

Visible on the General tab of the application properties. It is editable only for applications with a Source value of Local.

Evidence capability
Most application evidence is used to identify whether an application is installed on a device. Some evidence may identify whether the application was accessed by a user. This column identifies the kinds of evidence so far linked to the application, with the following values:
  • Installation
  • Access
  • Installation and Access — There is evidence available for either purpose, or both.
  • None — The application has not been linked to any evidence records (by default, there is also an alert displayed on the application name highlighting the same short-coming). You should try to remedy this situation, as without evidence, consumption for any license linked to this application cannot be calculated.

Not editable.

Flexera ID

A generated code that uniquely identifies all application records, and can be used for integration between products from Flexera.

This data is read-only.
Installed
The count of installations of this application, calculated from evidence matched in the last imported inventory.
Tip: This count excludes any installations on inventory devices for which the Status has been set to Ignored (in the General tab of the inventory device properties). This is the count of installations on Active inventory devices.

Counts do not match the evidence. A figure in the Installed column might differ from evidence match counts because more than one piece of evidence may link to a single application. This might happen for applications with multiple installed components (leading to multiple installed evidence matches). For example, if an application is installed as three different components, each generating a file evidence, the evidence match count would be three, but the Installed count would be resolved to one.

Counts do not match the license. The Installed count for an application might differ from the consumption for its associated license for either of these reasons:
  • If an application is linked to more than one license, the Installed count includes the installations associated with all related licenses.
  • Multiple application installations can count as a single entitlement, for example when an application with a user-based license is used by one user on multiple computers.

The Installed count is not editable, and is recalculated after each inventory import.

Access right restrictions — The Installed column displays only the installations you have the right to view.

Is locked

Represents the ability to edit the application, based on its source. Displays Yes if the Source of this application is Flexera or Flexera (Extended), and otherwise displays No.

Not editable.

Licensed

This column indicates whether an installed application is linked to at least one license (either Yes or No is displayed).

Editable in the Licenses tab of the application's properties.

Name
The application's name, which may be:
  • Set by the Application Recognition Library (for applications with Source: Flexera), and not editable
  • Derived from the evidence values for Product, Version, and Edition properties (when generated by FlexNet Manager Suite).
Tip: You can edit this on the General tab of the application properties when Local is displayed in the Source column (which means the application was added manually by an operator).
Product
Tip: You can edit this on the General tab of the application properties when Local is displayed in the Source column (which means the application was added manually by an operator).
Publisher

The name of the publisher of this software, responsible for its development and distribution.

Tip: You can edit this on the General tab of the application properties when Local is displayed in the Source column (which means the application was added manually by an operator).
Source
The origin of an application record:
  • Flexera — Shown when the application is downloaded in Application Recognition Library (if so, you cannot edit any of the application’s properties, but can link it to additional evidence).
  • Local — Shown when an operator in your enterprise created the record for this application.
  • Flexera (Extended) — Shown when an operator added additional evidence to the original record from Application Recognition Library.
Status
Indicates your assessment and processing of an application. It can have any of the following values:
  • Authorized
  • Deferred
  • Ignored
  • Inactive
  • Unmanaged.
In this page, although all status values are shown when creating filters, applications can have only one status value:
  • Deferred — You intend to manage this application in due course, but not now. This status is intended to be a temporary state that you will change later. Since it is an administrative convenience only, installations of these applications still count for license consumption.
When you are ready to process an application, see Changing the Status of an Application.
Suite

Displays Yes if this application is a suite (that is, contains child applications), and otherwise No. Remember that a non-suite (has no children) may itself be a member of a suite. For example, Adobe Creative Suite® is a suite, Adobe Photoshop is not, and Photoshop can be a member of Creative Suite.

Editable in the Suite and member section of the Evidence tab in the application properties.

Usage

The count of devices on which inventory shows that usage tracking is turned on, and the application has been used.

This data is read-only.
Version

The release number (or release identifier) of an application.

Tip: You can edit this on the General tab of the application properties when Local is displayed in the Source column (which means the application was added manually by an operator).