{"id":804,"date":"2018-06-12T12:43:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T15:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/?p=804"},"modified":"2018-08-15T17:50:37","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T20:50:37","slug":"software-license-management-with-unit-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/en\/software-license-management-with-unit-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Software license management with Unit Platform","raw":"Software license management with Unit Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Asset Management allows you to manage the usage of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office licenses. This article will describe how to inventory these licenses within your environment.<\/p>\n<h2>Detecting licenses<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/en\/how-to-install-unit-platform-cloud-agent-on-windows\/\">Unit Platform Cloud Agent<\/a> is responsible for detecting the serial keys for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.<\/p>\n<p>The list of installed softwares and the Windows and Office serial keys can be viewed at <strong>Asset Management<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Devices<\/strong> by clicking the <strong>View<\/strong> button at the right side of each device.<\/p>\n<h2>Adding licenses to the system<\/h2>\n<p>After a serial key is detected within Asset Management, it&#8217;s necessary to associate it to a <strong>license registry<\/strong>. This registry allows you to add more details about the license, such as type and amount of installations the license allows.<\/p>\n<p>When this registration is finished, the system will be able to check if a license is being underutilized or if it&#8217;s being used in more places than it was supposed to.<\/p>\n<p>To add a new license, go to Asset Management, choose <strong>Software licenses<\/strong> in the side menu and click <strong>Add.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_835\" style=\"width: 952px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835\" class=\"size-full wp-image-835\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sofware-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sofware-licenses.png 942w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sofware-licenses-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sofware-licenses-768x611.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sofware-licenses-791x630.png 791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adding a new license<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In this page, the following information must be specified:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> this is the name of the license. This field can be used to provide a brief description of the license. Example: &#8220;Windows 10 acquired for the department of engineering&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Product:<\/strong> here it&#8217;s specified the type of product the license refers to. The options are Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office or other types of license.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serial:<\/strong> the software&#8217;s activation key. This field is used to decide whether a license is in use. When the system detects a serial in a device that is identical to the serial specified here, the license is automatically classified as<em> in use<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>License type:<\/strong> at the moment, the types supported are: OEM, FPP or Volume. For volume licenses, it&#8217;s required to inform the amount of installations the license allows.<\/li>\n<li><strong>File upload:<\/strong> this feature allows uploading files to the license registry. Examples: contracts or documents providing proof of payment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Licensed until:<\/strong> license expiration date. This field is used in the <em>Expired licenses report<\/em> to show the software licenses that need to be renewed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Devices to associate:<\/strong> according to the type of product selected, this section is used to manually associate a device to the license, even when the serial key the device is using does not match the license informed previously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click <strong>Save.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Viewing your license usage<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">Asset Management allows you to view data through dashboards in Business Metrics or reports (accessed through the <strong>Reports<\/strong> option in the side menu).<\/span> <span class=\"\">The sections below describe the functionality of some of these reports.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>License usage report<\/h3>\n<p>This report provides an overview of the general usage of your licenses. It shows how many licenses are available, how many are being used, how many exceeded the limit of licenses available and the amount of licenses that still can be used. <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_866\" style=\"width: 1147px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-866\" class=\"wp-image-866 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/license-usage-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1137\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/license-usage-1.png 1137w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/license-usage-1-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/license-usage-1-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/license-usage-1-1024x458.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1137px) 100vw, 1137px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">License usage report<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Expired licenses report<\/h3>\n<p>This report lists all licenses that are expired according to the expiration date informed when adding a license.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_862\" style=\"width: 1275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-862\" class=\"size-full wp-image-862\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/expired-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1265\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/expired-licenses.png 1265w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/expired-licenses-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/expired-licenses-768x187.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/expired-licenses-1024x249.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/expired-licenses-1200x292.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1265px) 100vw, 1265px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Expired licenses report<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Unregistered licenses report<\/h3>\n<p>This report lists all serial keys that haven&#8217;t been associated to a license registry. The link &#8220;Add license&#8221; will redirect you to create a new license registry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_847\" style=\"width: 1079px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-847\" class=\"size-full wp-image-847\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unregistered-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1069\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unregistered-licenses.png 1069w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unregistered-licenses-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unregistered-licenses-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unregistered-licenses-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unregistered-licenses-872x630.png 872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unregistered licenses report<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Business Metrics dashboards<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With Business Metrics it&#8217;s possible to create a custom dashboard with some licensing items. Example:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_851\" style=\"width: 1929px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-851\" class=\"size-full wp-image-851\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dashboard-inventory.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1919\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dashboard-inventory.png 1919w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dashboard-inventory-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dashboard-inventory-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dashboard-inventory-1024x422.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dashboard-inventory-1200x495.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example dashboard<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Read more about Unit Platform and Asset Management on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netwall.com.br\/unit\">our website<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false,"raw":"The Asset Management allows you to manage the usage of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office licenses. This article will describe how to inventory these licenses within your environment.\r\n<h2>Detecting licenses<\/h2>\r\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/en\/how-to-install-unit-platform-cloud-agent-on-windows\/\">Unit Platform Cloud Agent<\/a> is responsible for detecting the serial keys for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.\r\n\r\nThe list of installed softwares and the Windows and Office serial keys can be viewed at <strong>Asset Management<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Devices<\/strong> by clicking the <strong>View<\/strong> button at the right side of each device.\r\n<h2>Adding licenses to the system<\/h2>\r\nAfter a serial key is detected within Asset Management, it's necessary to associate it to a <strong>license registry<\/strong>. This registry allows you to add more details about the license, such as type and amount of installations the license allows.\r\n\r\nWhen this registration is finished, the system will be able to check if a license is being underutilized or if it's being used in more places than it was supposed to.\r\n\r\nTo add a new license, go to Asset Management, choose <strong>Software licenses<\/strong> in the side menu and click <strong>Add.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_835\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"942\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-835\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sofware-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"750\" \/> Adding a new license[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIn this page, the following information must be specified:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> this is the name of the license. This field can be used to provide a brief description of the license. Example: \"Windows 10 acquired for the department of engineering\".<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Product:<\/strong> here it's specified the type of product the license refers to. The options are Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office or other types of license.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Serial:<\/strong> the software's activation key. This field is used to decide whether a license is in use. When the system detects a serial in a device that is identical to the serial specified here, the license is automatically classified as<em> in use<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>License type:<\/strong> at the moment, the types supported are: OEM, FPP or Volume. For volume licenses, it's required to inform the amount of installations the license allows.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>File upload:<\/strong> this feature allows uploading files to the license registry. Examples: contracts or documents providing proof of payment.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Licensed until:<\/strong> license expiration date. This field is used in the <em>Expired licenses report<\/em> to show the software licenses that need to be renewed.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Devices to associate:<\/strong> according to the type of product selected, this section is used to manually associate a device to the license, even when the serial key the device is using does not match the license informed previously.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nClick <strong>Save.<\/strong>\r\n<h2>Viewing your license usage<\/h2>\r\n<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">Asset Management allows you to view data through dashboards in Business Metrics or reports (accessed through the <strong>Reports<\/strong> option in the side menu).<\/span> <span class=\"\">The sections below describe the functionality of some of these reports.<\/span><\/span>\r\n<h3>License usage report<\/h3>\r\nThis report provides an overview of the general usage of your licenses. It shows how many licenses are available, how many are being used, how many exceeded the limit of licenses available and the amount of licenses that still can be used. <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_866\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1137\"]<img class=\"wp-image-866 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/license-usage-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1137\" height=\"509\" \/> License usage report[\/caption]\r\n<h3>Expired licenses report<\/h3>\r\nThis report lists all licenses that are expired according to the expiration date informed when adding a license.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_862\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1265\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-862\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/expired-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1265\" height=\"308\" \/> Expired licenses report[\/caption]\r\n<h3>Unregistered licenses report<\/h3>\r\nThis report lists all serial keys that haven't been associated to a license registry. The link \"Add license\" will redirect you to create a new license registry.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_847\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1069\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-847\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unregistered-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1069\" height=\"772\" \/> Unregistered licenses report[\/caption]\r\n<h3>Business Metrics dashboards<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\nWith Business Metrics it's possible to create a custom dashboard with some licensing items. Example:\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_851\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1919\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-851\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dashboard-inventory.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1919\" height=\"791\" \/> Example dashboard[\/caption]\r\n<blockquote>Read more about Unit Platform and Asset Management on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netwall.com.br\/unit\">our website<\/a>.<\/blockquote>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article will show you how to inventory Microsoft Windows and Office licenses that are in use in your environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"This article will show you how to inventory Microsoft Windows and Office licenses that are in use in your environment."},"author":3,"featured_media":994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_pt_post_content":"No Asset Management \u00e9 poss\u00edvel gerenciar a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de licen\u00e7as Microsoft Windows e Microsoft Office. Este artigo mostrar\u00e1 como fazer o invent\u00e1rio das licen\u00e7as que est\u00e3o em uso no seu ambiente.\r\n<h2>Detec\u00e7\u00e3o de licen\u00e7as<\/h2>\r\nO <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/como-instalar-o-unit-platform-cloud-agent-no-windows\/\">Unit Platform Cloud Agent<\/a> \u00e9 encarregado de obter as informa\u00e7\u00f5es de licenciamento (<em>serial keys<\/em>) do sistema operacional Windows e do pacote Office.\r\n\r\nA listagem de softwares instalados e os <em>serial keys<\/em> do Windows e do Office podem ser visualizados em <strong>Asset Management<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Dispositivos,<\/strong> clicando no bot\u00e3o <strong>Visualizar<\/strong> ao lado de cada dispositivo.\r\n<h2>Cadastramento de licen\u00e7as<\/h2>\r\nAp\u00f3s um <em>serial key<\/em> ser detectado no sistema, \u00e9 necess\u00e1rio associ\u00e1-lo a um <strong>cadastro de licen\u00e7a<\/strong>. Este cadastro permite especificar maiores detalhes sobre uma determinada licen\u00e7a, tais como tipo e quantidade de instala\u00e7\u00f5es que a licen\u00e7a permite.\r\n\r\nUma vez que esse cadastro \u00e9 finalizado, o sistema conseguir\u00e1 calcular se uma licen\u00e7a est\u00e1 sendo subutilizada ou se est\u00e1 sendo usada em mais lugares do que deveria.\r\n\r\nPara cadastrar uma licen\u00e7a, acesse o Asset Management, escolha <strong>Licen\u00e7as de software<\/strong> no menu lateral e clique em <strong>adicionar.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_835\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"942\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-835\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sofware-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"750\" \/> Cadastro de licen\u00e7a[\/caption]\r\n\r\nNesta tela devem ser especificadas as seguintes informa\u00e7\u00f5es:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Nome<\/strong>: este \u00e9 o nome da licen\u00e7a. Este campo pode ser usado para uma breve descri\u00e7\u00e3o da utilidade da licen\u00e7a. Exemplo: \"Windows 10 adquiridos para o setor de engenharia\". N\u00e3o \u00e9 necess\u00e1rio que seja o mesmo nome do software.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Produto:<\/strong> aqui especifica-se o tipo de produto ao qual esta licen\u00e7a se refere. At\u00e9 o momento, as op\u00e7\u00f5es s\u00e3o Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office ou outros tipos de licen\u00e7a.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Serial:<\/strong> chave de ativa\u00e7\u00e3o do software (<em>serial key<\/em>). Este campo \u00e9 usado para mapear se uma licen\u00e7a est\u00e1 em uso. Caso o sistema detecte um <em>serial key<\/em> em um dispositivo que \u00e9 id\u00eantico ao <em>serial<\/em> especificado no cadastro, a licen\u00e7a \u00e9 automaticamente contabilizada como <em>em uso<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Tipo de licen\u00e7a:<\/strong> atualmente, os tipos suportados de licenciamento s\u00e3o: OEM, FPP ou Volume. Para licen\u00e7as de volume tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 necess\u00e1rio informar a quantidade de instala\u00e7\u00f5es que a licen\u00e7a permite no campo <strong>Quantidade<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Upload de arquivos:<\/strong> esta funcionalidade permite anexar arquivos ao registro de licen\u00e7a, como por exemplo contratos ou notas fiscais.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Licenciado at\u00e9:<\/strong> este campo permite selecionar uma data de expira\u00e7\u00e3o para a licen\u00e7a. Este campo \u00e9 usado no <em>Relat\u00f3rio de licen\u00e7as expiradas<\/em> para exibir os softwares cujas licen\u00e7as precisam ser renovadas.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Dispositivos associados:<\/strong> de acordo com o tipo de produto selecionado anteriormente, esta se\u00e7\u00e3o permite associar manualmente um dispositivo a um cadastro de licen\u00e7a, mesmo que o <em>serial<\/em> detectado no dispositivo seja diferente do <em>serial<\/em> informado no campo anterior.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAp\u00f3s especificadas essas informa\u00e7\u00f5es, clique em <strong>Salvar<\/strong>.\r\n<h2>Visualiza\u00e7\u00e3o da utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o das licen\u00e7as<\/h2>\r\nO Asset Management permite a visualiza\u00e7\u00e3o de dados atrav\u00e9s de dashboards no Business Metrics ou relat\u00f3rios (acessados na op\u00e7\u00e3o <strong>Relat\u00f3rios<\/strong> no menu lateral). As se\u00e7\u00f5es abaixo descrevem a funcionalidade de alguns desses relat\u00f3rios.\r\n<h3>Relat\u00f3rio de utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de licen\u00e7as<\/h3>\r\nNeste relat\u00f3rio \u00e9 poss\u00edvel obter uma vis\u00e3o geral sobre o uso das licen\u00e7as. O relat\u00f3rio mostra a quantidade total de licen\u00e7as dispon\u00edveis, quantas licen\u00e7as foram utilizadas, quantas instala\u00e7\u00f5es excederam o limite de licen\u00e7as dispon\u00edveis e quantas licen\u00e7as ainda n\u00e3o foram utilizadas.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_866\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1137\"]<img class=\"wp-image-866 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/license-usage-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1137\" height=\"509\" \/> License usage report[\/caption]\r\n<h3>Relat\u00f3rio de licen\u00e7as expiradas<\/h3>\r\nEste relat\u00f3rio lista todas as licen\u00e7as em uso que excederam o tempo de expira\u00e7\u00e3o configurado no cadastro da licen\u00e7a.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_862\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1265\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-862\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/expired-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1265\" height=\"308\" \/> Relat\u00f3rio de licen\u00e7as expiradas[\/caption]\r\n<h3>Relat\u00f3rio de licen\u00e7as n\u00e3o cadastradas<\/h3>\r\nEste relat\u00f3rio lista todos os <em>serial keys<\/em> cujo cadastro descrito acima ainda n\u00e3o foi realizado. Ao clicar em \"Adicionar licen\u00e7a\" \u00e9 poss\u00edvel fazer um novo cadastro de licen\u00e7a para um <em>serial<\/em> espec\u00edfico. Exemplo:\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_847\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1069\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-847\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unregistered-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1069\" height=\"772\" \/> Lista de licen\u00e7as n\u00e3o registradas[\/caption]\r\n<h3>Dashboards no Business Metrics<\/h3>\r\nO Business Metrics permite criar dashboards personalizados com algumas informa\u00e7\u00f5es de licenciamento. Veja um exemplo:\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_851\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1919\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-851\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dashboard-inventory.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1919\" height=\"791\" \/> Exemplo de dashboard[\/caption]\r\n<blockquote>Leia mais sobre a Unit Platform e o Asset Management no <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netwall.com.br\/unit\">nosso site<\/a>.<\/blockquote>","_pt_post_name":"gerenciamento-de-licencas-de-software-na-unit-platform","_pt_post_excerpt":"Este artigo mostrar\u00e1 como fazer o invent\u00e1rio das licen\u00e7as do Microsoft Windows e do Office que est\u00e3o em uso no seu ambiente.","_pt_post_title":"Gerenciamento de licen\u00e7as de software na Unit Platform","_en_post_content":"The Asset Management allows you to manage the usage of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office licenses. This article will describe how to inventory these licenses within your environment.\r\n<h2>Detecting licenses<\/h2>\r\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/en\/how-to-install-unit-platform-cloud-agent-on-windows\/\">Unit Platform Cloud Agent<\/a> is responsible for detecting the serial keys for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.\r\n\r\nThe list of installed softwares and the Windows and Office serial keys can be viewed at <strong>Asset Management<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Devices<\/strong> by clicking the <strong>View<\/strong> button at the right side of each device.\r\n<h2>Adding licenses to the system<\/h2>\r\nAfter a serial key is detected within Asset Management, it's necessary to associate it to a <strong>license registry<\/strong>. This registry allows you to add more details about the license, such as type and amount of installations the license allows.\r\n\r\nWhen this registration is finished, the system will be able to check if a license is being underutilized or if it's being used in more places than it was supposed to.\r\n\r\nTo add a new license, go to Asset Management, choose <strong>Software licenses<\/strong> in the side menu and click <strong>Add.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_835\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"942\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-835\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sofware-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"750\" \/> Adding a new license[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIn this page, the following information must be specified:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> this is the name of the license. This field can be used to provide a brief description of the license. Example: \"Windows 10 acquired for the department of engineering\".<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Product:<\/strong> here it's specified the type of product the license refers to. The options are Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office or other types of license.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Serial:<\/strong> the software's activation key. This field is used to decide whether a license is in use. When the system detects a serial in a device that is identical to the serial specified here, the license is automatically classified as<em> in use<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>License type:<\/strong> at the moment, the types supported are: OEM, FPP or Volume. For volume licenses, it's required to inform the amount of installations the license allows.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>File upload:<\/strong> this feature allows uploading files to the license registry. Examples: contracts or documents providing proof of payment.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Licensed until:<\/strong> license expiration date. This field is used in the <em>Expired licenses report<\/em> to show the software licenses that need to be renewed.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Devices to associate:<\/strong> according to the type of product selected, this section is used to manually associate a device to the license, even when the serial key the device is using does not match the license informed previously.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nClick <strong>Save.<\/strong>\r\n<h2>Viewing your license usage<\/h2>\r\n<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">Asset Management allows you to view data through dashboards in Business Metrics or reports (accessed through the <strong>Reports<\/strong> option in the side menu).<\/span> <span class=\"\">The sections below describe the functionality of some of these reports.<\/span><\/span>\r\n<h3>License usage report<\/h3>\r\nThis report provides an overview of the general usage of your licenses. It shows how many licenses are available, how many are being used, how many exceeded the limit of licenses available and the amount of licenses that still can be used. <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_866\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1137\"]<img class=\"wp-image-866 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/license-usage-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1137\" height=\"509\" \/> License usage report[\/caption]\r\n<h3>Expired licenses report<\/h3>\r\nThis report lists all licenses that are expired according to the expiration date informed when adding a license.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_862\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1265\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-862\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/expired-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1265\" height=\"308\" \/> Expired licenses report[\/caption]\r\n<h3>Unregistered licenses report<\/h3>\r\nThis report lists all serial keys that haven't been associated to a license registry. The link \"Add license\" will redirect you to create a new license registry.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_847\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1069\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-847\" src=\"http:\/\/docs.unitplatform.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unregistered-licenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1069\" height=\"772\" \/> Unregistered licenses report[\/caption]\r\n<h3>Business Metrics dashboards<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\r\n<\/span><\/h3>\r\nWith Business Metrics it's possible to create a custom dashboard with some licensing items. 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