3.2 Extra Metrics for FileWave Dashboard

What Extra Metrics adds

WeExtra learnedMetrics is a third-party tool that creates FileWave Dashboard reporting elements. It can save time when building application-version and patch-status panels, but FileWave does not develop or support the tool. This page follows the custom-panel workflow in thesection 3.1 sectionand howshows the automated alternative.

When to builduse ourit

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Use custom panels.  "Extra Metrics"Metrics iswhen anits independentlysupplied builtpanels toolmatch toyour automatereporting creationneeds ofand you are comfortable maintaining a fewcommunity reportingpackage. elements for us without doing it manually.  This solution is NOT directly supported by FileWave, but you may find it useful in your environment.

When/Why

"Extra Metrics" gives data on applications, and generally on patch status of your devices.  The patch Patch-status elements are hard-coded,coded. but the application versionsApplication-version panels areuse drivenFileWave by dynamic reportsReports that you can tweakadjust to fitfor your needs.environment. Follow Allthe informationfilewave-extra-metrics project documentation for installationcurrent installation, upgrade, and upgradecompatibility of this solution is found here: https://pypi.org/project/filewave-extra-metrics/#descriptiondetails.

HowExample

InThe thisvideo example, we haveshows Extra Metrics already installed, andthen are addingadds a newFileWave reportReport to viewfor Firefox informationversions on macOS devices.