The Software view displays a list of all installed software packages in your environment, It includes five tabs: All Software, All operating systems, All vendors, All license types, and All functions. Depending on what information you are looking for, you can select the tab that fits your purpose best.
At this point, the All Software view is to serve as example how to discover and inspect into your environment's software portfolio. Generally, you can explore the software portfolio installed and used in your environment in two different list views under the All Software tab. This means you can either select a list consisting of raw data or enriched data.
Enriched data
Enriched data list entries show individual package icons and also display subfolders within the package, e.g. showing different available versions in your environment.Clicking on a list entry, you're directly assigned to the Details view where you can inspect further specifications. This includes an overview of devices which this software is installed on.
Enriched data overview with icons and subfolders
Details view of entry in Enriched data view
Raw data
Raw data list entries show an identical file icon and do not contain any subfolders. Like for enriched data entries, it is possible to access all relevant software information in the Details view..
Raw data overview under the All software tab
Details view of entry in Raw data view
All operation systems
Under the All operating systems tab, you can discover the overall structure of your managed IT environment and see which devices and servers are included in it.
All vendors
The All vendors view presents a full summary of software vendors in your managed IT environment. For example, this knowledge can help you save costs, e.g. by considering alternatives for paid, expensive licenses.
All license types
License information displayed under All license types gives you a clear overview on all licenses used in your managed IT environment. Again, detecting and eliminating outdated, overly expensive and redundant software licenses helps you reduce or avoid technical debt.
All functions
The All functions list view contains all available software in your managed IT environment, ordered according to functional purpose. This helps you to understand the functional processes in your IT landscape.
