License Reporting
Manual Licenses
You can manage software licenses manually by creating an inventory query. Select New License from the toolbar, give the license a name, and set the license expression to track either an application or a font.
Build the inventory search for the item you want to track, for example Chrome browser. FileWave can evaluate items installed across the operating systems it manages from the computer side. Android can also appear here because the FileWave client treats it as a hybrid of computer and mobile management.
Next, enter the licenses you actually own. You can use purchase order details if you have them, or any internal tracking method that gives you a reliable count. You can add multiple purchases to the same license record, which also gives you a simple history for that item.
Set a warning threshold so FileWave can alert you before you run out of available licenses.
That completes the manual license query. In the License Management pane you can review the current results and compliance state.
Double-click the license entry to view the query details and the device information behind the result.
Font Licenses
Many institutions or departments have purchased commercial fonts for use in their design, graphics, or marketing Groups. FileWave provides you with the ability to track and manage the use of license fonts. The workflow for setting up a font license is roughly the same as that for applications. First, you create and name the license; but this time, designate the expressions based on "font."
As with application licenses, when your licenses are in compliance, you will see a green "jelly" in the main License Management window. When you have crossed the watermark trigger point, the "jelly" turns yellow. Finally, when you are out of compliance, you will see red.
Creating Licenses from Filesets
Since the FileWave Client can deep scan your Client systems, it can find any file that meets the criteria you wish to be aware of. This functionality also exists in the primary Inventory pane in FileWave Admin; but the License Management section allows you to tag the query with the watermark triggers.
For example, you might have purchased or just deployed a few systems running an application that is being tested for later widespread deployment. You want to keep an eye on that application to make sure unauthorized copies of it don't leak out. Since you created a Fileset for the application to deploy it, you can easily create a license to track it.
Instead of having to create any criteria for locating the applications, FileWave uses the Fileset definition. At the same time, it will key in on any copies of that specific package, should it show up on more devices than specified.