1.12.3 Identifying surplus licenses
Review the usage status of the software licenses. If you find managed software with many surplus licenses, make sure that you have not purchased additional licenses to maximize the software license usage.
- 1. Identify software with many surplus licenses.
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In the Assets module, display the Software License Status view. In the information area, click Remaining License Total. The list is sorted by the number of remaining licenses of the managed software. Check the software licenses with many surpluses. Such licenses might not be efficiently utilized.
- 2. Check whether a new software license has been added when there is a surplus.
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After identifying the software with many surplus licenses, check whether an additional software license has been recently purchased. Investigate the software that has a recent date in Registered Date/Time in the Software Licenses tab.
If Registered Date/Time is not displayed in the view, right-click an item name in the list, and then select Select Columns. In the displayed dialog box, select the Registered Date/Time check box, and then click the OK button. Registered Date/Time is then displayed in the view.
If a new software license has been purchased when there is a surplus, advise the administrator who purchased the new license that the administrator needs to make sure that there is no surplus before ordering a new license.
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