Notifications Dashboard

The notifications dashboard contains a summary of the organization's license data and recent activity in License Manager.

Notifications

  • Last Import. This shows the number of days since the latest data was imported into the assets workspace.
  • Contracts. This shows the total number of contracts.
  • Last Compliance Update. This shows the number of days since the Commit to Software Usage task was performed in the assets workspace.
  • Last Dictionary Update. This shows the number of days since the date that the current version of the dictionary was created. You can download a new version of the dictionary from the License Dashboard website and import it to up date it. Please see the Import task for guidance.
  • Data Expiration. This indicates the number of days until the device data expires. If the device data is not updated in a data cleanse during this period, it is removed and the license entitlement is adjusted
  • Downgrade Vendors. This shows the number of vendors in the dictionary that permit a downgrade to be applied to base license.
  • License Manager Expiry. This shows the number of days until the License Manager license and maintenance expires. Please refer to the License Configurer topic in the Getting Started with License Manager guide for details on how to install a new .lic license key.
  • Virtualization notifications:
    • Virtual assets with no host notification. This shows the number of live virtual devices without a host device.
    • 2-core installs on multi-proc VM. This shows the number of virtual machines with multiple processors that have installed products with the Microsoft 2-Core license metric.
    • Auto-mapping with unmapped installs. This shows the number of host devices with auto-mapping rules where software usage on the guest devices has not been mapped.
    • Auto-mapping with surplus allowance notification shows the number of host devices with surplus licenses assigned for guest usage.
    • Links to Cleansing - All Devices, Device - Device Summary and Virtualization reports are available in the options.

Charts

  • Group Compliance. This shows the overall compliance for the selected business unit and its child business units. Links to the Compliance dashboard and Compliance Analysis are available in the options.
  • Managed Coverage. This shows the percentage of products in the compliance workspace that have been accepted as managed software. Links to the Managed Coverage are available in the options.
  • License Entitlements. This shows the available license entitlement as a percentage of the total license entitlement. Links to the License Entitlement are available in the options.
  • License Records. This shows the percentage of installs with valid licenses. Links to the License Records are available in the options.
  • Asset Management. This shows a historical breakdown of software installs by device and user. Links to the Cleansing are available in the options.
  • Software Usage. This shows a historical breakdown of installed software and liability. Links to the Software Usage Items Reports are available in the options.

Alerts

Alerts are issued to draw attention to issues that need attention. Alerts are shown in the alerts menu. Click on Alerts to view them:

Other alerts are also available on the charts. Click on the Alert icon to view them:

Alerts are color coded to highlight areas that need attention.

  • Yellow text represents data that may require action.
  • Red text represents data that requires urgent action.

Each alert is linked to a report or another area of License Manager. Click on the alert to open the appropriate area to address the issue raised.