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.