Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Administrator's Guide

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2.4.3 Checking for expired licenses (Unauthorized Usage List)

By using the Unauthorized Usage List job menu, you can check for software whose license has expired and for software that is managed as an asset (software name is registered) but for which no license is held.

To check for unauthorized licenses, start from the Unauthorized Usage List window, which is displayed by clicking the Unauthorized Usage List job menu. The following figure shows the Unauthorized Usage List window.

Figure 2-31 Unauthorized Usage List window

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If nothing is displayed in the Date of summary search condition
Unauthorized Usage List searches for software on the basis of existing totaled results. If no date of summary is displayed in the Date of summary search condition, you must first perform totaling from the Totals List & Execution window. For details about performing totaling, see 2.4.11(1) Performing totaling.

When downgrade software is assigned
In the case of a software asset whose name is registered, but no license is owned, if a license is assigned as downgrade software, it is not counted as an unauthorized license.
Organization of this subsection
(1) Displaying a breakdown by group
(2) Displaying a list of devices on which software is installed

(1) Displaying a breakdown by group

In the Unauthorized Usage List window, clicking a link under Software name in the totaled results displays the usage count for each group. The following figure shows the window that displays the breakdown by group.

Figure 2-32 Window displaying a breakdown by group (Unauthorized Usage List)

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(2) Displaying a list of devices on which software is installed

In the window displaying a breakdown by group, clicking a link under Group name displays a list of the devices on which the corresponding software is installed. The following figure shows the window that displays the devices on which corresponding software is installed.

Figure 2-33 Window displaying the devices on which software is installed (Unauthorized Usage List)

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This window displays the information that was in effect when the licenses were totaled. Therefore, the information displayed in the selected list might not match the information displayed in the Device Details dialog box, or the applicable device might have been deleted.