Specify the conditions and click the Search button to display the operation status of software assets that match the conditions. The following describes how to specify the search conditions Search-start month, Software name, Version, Group name, Host name, and IP address.

• Search-start month
  Specify the month from which you want to start search for operation status. You can specify any month up to six months earlier. The default is the month in which the search is performed.
  
• Software name
  Specify the name of software that was specified when the operation time was acquired.
  
• Version
  Specify the software version that was specified when the operation time was acquired.
  
• Group name
  Specify the device group for which you want to check software operation status. This item is not displayed when the Software Operation Status window was started from Remote Installation Manager.
  
• Host name
  Specify the host name of the client whose software operation status is to be checked.
  
• IP address
  Specify the IP address of the client whose software operation status is to be checked.
  

By clicking a Software Operation time link in the search results, you can display the software operation rate and operation time for each group. The operation rate is the percentage of time a software asset on a device was used compared with the amount of time the device was operating.

The following figure shows the window that displays the operation rate breakdown by group.

Figure 10-38 Window that displays the operation rate breakdown by group

By selecting one or more Group name check boxes and clicking the Graph button, you can display in graph format the operation rates for the selected groups over the search period, as shown in the figure below. The only metric you can graph is the operation rate. You can select up to 255 groups.

To display the operation rate in graph format, the Microsoft Office Web component must be installed on the PC of the user who desires to display the graph.

Figure 10-39 Window that displays a graph of the software operation status

By clicking a Group name link in the window that displays a breakdown by group, you can display a list of devices on which the corresponding software asset is used. You can also display the same window by clicking a Number of running PCs link from the search results in the Software Operation Status window. In the window that appears, the software operation rate and operation time for each device is displayed.

The following figure shows the window that displays the devices on which the corresponding software asset is used.

Figure 10-40 Window that displays the devices on which a software asset is used

Choose Operation rate or Operation time from the pull-down menu and click the Show button to display the software operation rate or operation time for each device.