Software counter results provide detailed information about each grouping that is formed through the legacy Software Asset Management (com.snc.software_asset_management) plugin.

Before you begin

Role required: sam

Procedure

  1. On the Software Counter form, click a name in the Software Counter Results related list.
    Figure 1. SAM software counter results 2
    SAM software counter results 2
  2. View the Software Counter Result form (see table).

    All fields on the form are read-only.

    Figure 2. SAM software counter results 3
    SAM software counter results 3
    Table 1. Software counter result form
    Field Description
    Software counter Name of the software counter whose results are displayed.
    Grouping Grouping this software belongs to.
    Parent Name of the parent software, if one exists, assigned to this software.
    Rights Number of rights available in the group.
    Installs Number of rights used by installations of the software in the group.
    Immediate compliance Number of additional rights needed for the group to achieve compliance based on installations.
    Planned compliance Number of additional rights needed for the group to achieve compliance based on installations and number of unused entitlements available.
    Usage Section
    Foreground Total duration of foreground usage of the software, based on all the installations for the group.
    Background Total duration of background usage of the software, based on all the installations for the group.
    Times used Total number of times the software was used, based on software usage records for the group.
    Duration Total duration of software usage, based on software usage records for the group. (Not the sum of Foreground and Background.)
    Related List
    Summary Breakdown of software counter results bytype. Click a type to view a detailed summary.