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- 02 May 2024
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Manage Your Software Assets with Precision.
A Software Asset refers to any piece of software that an organization owns, licenses, or utilizes as part of its operations. Managing Software Assets effectively involves tracking licenses, usage, and updates, and ensuring compliance with legal agreements and organizational policies.
Software Category configuration refers to the categorization and management of Software Assets associated with IT Assets. This involves defining and organizing a hierarchical structure or taxonomy to classify different types of software within the IT Asset management system.
Let's explore the following use case.
Use Case User Persona: Administrator | Solution |
| NovaTech has been experiencing challenges in tracking and managing its diverse Software Assets. With multiple departments and varying software needs, they find it difficult to maintain an organized inventory and ensure compliance with licensing agreements. They plan to categorize their Software Assets to better track usage, licenses, and compliance across the organization. | Sandra, the Administrator, can leverage the Software Category configuration to enhance software usage, licensing, and compliance. By creating a Root Node for the respective Tenant, she can categorize various software, further refining classifications with Child Nodes. Easy customization options allow her to rename, deactivate, or set defaults based on specific needs. |
Configure Software Category
To configure Software Category, perform the following steps:
- Navigate to Design Studio > Asset Management Module > Configurations > Configurations > Software Category.
Select the desired Tenant and the configured category tree is displayed.
Figure: Software Category page - Select the desired Category and click
to drill down further.
Figure: Category tree - Right click on any of the configured Categories. A pop-up list with multiple options is displayed.
Figure: Category configuration options - Edit, update, or modify the details of the below options and click Save.
- To create a new category, select the Create Root Node option. To add child categories under this, select Create Child Node option.
Figure: Software Category page
to drill down further.
Figure: Category tree
Figure: Category configuration optionsField Description
This table contains the list of fields and their descriptions that are available under the Software Category Details page:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Create Root Node | Click this option to create a new Root Node/Category. A new Node/Category is created at the top of the configured Node list. |
| Create Child Node | Click this option to create a Child Node/Category. A Child Node/Category will be created for the Node/Category on which you have right-clicked. |
| Rename | Click this option to rename a Node/Category. |
| Deactivate | Click this option to deactivate a Node/Category. |
| Set As Default | Click this option to set a Node/Category as Default Node/Category. |
| Add Icon | Click this option to add an icon to the Node/Category. |
| Update Description | Click this option to update the description of the selected Node/Category. |
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