Creating Tracked Software records
You have to create Tracked Software records for the software for which you want to track license compliance. Tracked Software records contain information about Software Products
NOTE: A single Tracked Software record can join a number of Software Products (for example, different versions of the same software) and include several Software Licenses.
You create Tracked Software using the corresponding workflow action(see also Adding records). Typically, the action name is
To create Tracked Software from the Tracked Software grid (Software > Tracked Software):
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Click New >
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Fill out the fields in the open window to specify the information about the new Tracked Software (at least its name), and click
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Under Products, click Add to add
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Under Licenses, click either Add to add
To create Tracked Software from the Software Catalog grid (Software > Software Catalog) or Discovered Installations grid (Software > Discovered Installations):
NOTE: These grids are read-only. They contain records loaded from Network Inventory. The main difference between them is that the Software Catalog lists only software products, whereas the Discovered Installations also shows computers where each product is installed.
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Select one or more software products for which you want to create Tracked Software.
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On the Module menu, click New Tracked Software and:
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To create a single Tracked Software record for all the selected products, point to Create Single Item for All Products, and then click
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To create a separate Tracked Software record for each of the selected products, point to Create Multiple Items for Each Product, and then click
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Fill out the fields in the open window to specify the information about the new Tracked Software.