Im using sccm 2012 r2 u1, im looking to run a usage report for software over the past 12 months. Sccm 2012 r2sp1 software metering not working microsoft. Dec 04, 20 i am stuck and i need a bit of assistance as to where to go next. Execution data is collected by the software metering part of the sccm client. The new software metering rule is displayed in the software metering node in the assets and compliance workspace. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. List all devices where a metered software has run in the last 90 days. Use software metering in system center configuration manager to monitor and collect software usage data from windows pcs.
We have software metering in place for the likes of visio and project with 3 collections. Problem with software metering on cm2012 r2 configuration. None of the canned reports have what i am looking for. The query returns the user domain, user name, file name, file version, usage count, total time of usage, and the last time the file was used. Software metering in configuration manager 2012 enterprise. This post shows how to automatically uninstall unused applications with sccm witch is also part 5 of the asset intelligence blog series. My contributions sccm collection for software metering this powershell script allow you to creste some collection for your software metering rules. In this scenario, you can use software metering and create rules to monitor the execution of a specific.
You use software inventory to collect information about files on client devices. Merging last usage of software metering with custom labels. Hello all, does anyone know how to create a sms collection that is based on software metering rules, such as when an application was last used etc. Software metering allows you to monitor software usage in your enterprise. Jun 29, 2017 sccm collection for software metering. Dont reinvent the wheel unless you have to, and you really know it will be a better wheel, or its just a learning process. Software metering reports configuration manager 2012. Monitor app usage with software metering configuration. Merging last usage of software metering with custom labels of. I should have all of that data, since software metering is configured and working. The following query lists all users who have run metered files. The sccm builtin software metering reports are great for showing.
The software metering feature is enabled by default in the default client settings package and configured to report usage information back to the. Software metering report specific application not used since last. Ms provides purpose built solutions for that, so why script it. No usage data found to generate software metering report swmtrreportgen 20151012 2. Software metering for microsoft edge using sccm prajwal desai. Discovery and usage data for software license management. Java april 3, 2017 by admin i wanted to do an automatic cleanup of all unused java to reduce maintenance and unnecessary vulnerabilities on the desktop environment.
Sep 30, 2015 now with microsoft system center configuration manager you not only can deploy or uninstall these applications, but you can also check how often they have been used. I need a report that shows a specific software office 2010 for example, the computer its installed on, the primary user for that device, and the last time the software was accessed. My previous post covers on software metering for microsoft edge using sccm. Monitor app usage with software metering configuration manager. Nov 24, 2014 have you tried using sccm for software usage reporting. Software metering for microsoft edge using sccm prajwal. I stumbled upon this article from systemcenterdudes where nicolas pilon have created queries and collections in sccm containing exactly what i needed. Configmgr will definitely be able to let sccm admins know what are installed in the environment regardless if it is a server or workstation. The systems administrator can configure the software metering agent on each computer in the organization, for example, to prohibit the execution of games before 5 p. Here is my sql statement for sccm report software metering report for last usage over 30 days ago select distinct top 100 percent rv. System center sccm collection for software metering. Automatically uninstall unused applications with sccm. How to manually summarize the software metering data in.
Sccm software metering report is empty prajwal desai. Jon moss is an experienced sccm configuration manager professional who has worked with a number of large corporations throughout his work as an it professional. Right click default client settings and click properties. Total usage for all metered software programs query matches the executable name. Total usage for all metered software programs query matches the. The software metering feature is enabled by default in the default client settings package and configured to report usage information back to the site server once every 7 days, this value can be altered from 159 minutes, 124 hours, 1 days or you can create a custom schedule.
View software usage with microsoft sccm or import sets. Feb 10, 2020 after you deploy microsoft edge using sccm, you may want to measure the usage of the edge browser. The software metering feature in desktop central enables you to get the following information of windows endpoints in your network. Apr 19, 2016 in sccm 2007, depending on what options were selected during installation, the software metering client may be disabled by default, so you may need to enable this option to monitor usage from that point on. Sccm provides a good feature called software metering that monitors application usage. The first thing you must do is enable and configure the software metering based on asset intelligence. The data set for this is based on software inventory and this means gathering file types that are on machines. It is a snapshot which tells you that the user has actively used the product. How to setup, configure and use sccms asset intelligence. Joining software metering, status, and software inventory views. Real usage is when you are doing something with the software and using it for the purpose it was intended.
What you see is options for configuring software inventory. Custom sccm reports i need a report that shows a specific software office 2010 for example, the computer its installed on, the primary user for that device, and the last time the software was accessed. For instance you can see how many copies of an application has been deployed to computers and among these you can see how many actually use the application. Addremove programs data is data that is usually written to the registry in windows when a program is installed. To be able to use software metering you need to be sure that the feature in the client settings is enabled. Create sccm collection based from computers that ran program. Asset intelligence inventories and manage software by using a catalog. Total usage trend analysis for collections enhansoft. Software metering provides a way to monitor and collect software usage data from your system center 2012 r2 configuration manager clients.
Total usage trend analysis for a specific metered software program, for. How to configure software inventory in sccm prajwal desai. When you combine this data with software inventory and the asset intelligence feature, this can help you determine a number of software usage scenarios, so that you can plan software deployments and licensing. List all devices where a metered software has run in the last 90 days list all devices w. The key to the whole process is to create a software metering rules that match your asset intelligence software name. Let me show you the steps to configure software metering for. Lists software metering summary interval information for file usage. This report identifies 120 computers that have not run the program in the past six months. Apr 03, 2017 create sccm collection based from computers that ran program during last x days for automatic cleanup ex. This is purely information about when the software was last opened or closed. Have you tried using sccm for software usage reporting. It can be a specific file, files with specific extension or all files on the computer.
Discovery and usage data for software license management is. Sccm report software metering report for last usage over 30 days ago. Jun 29, 2017 this site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Based on that article i created a powershell script to do that for me. On the metering side, we typically do not use this data for 95% of apps.
Software asset management sam with system center configuration manager software metering part iv 05262016 in this fourth article about using sccm to talk about sam software asset management lets talk about asset software metering software metrics. Software metering software usage monitoring manageengine. Software usage metering what is it and why does it matter. Fixed planning to allocate software usage to computers according to the policies a company specifies and to maintain a record of usage and attempted usage. One such structure belongs to microsofts system center configuration managers sccm software metering history, which can record the path, name, size, associated user name, last used time, launch count, and pe metadata of executed files. Powershell script, sccm, configuration manager, software metering. Softwaremessung in configuration managersoftware metering in configuration manager. May 07, 2011 software metering in configuration manager is extensively covered on the web, so i will spare you the introduction.
I am trying to get software metering reports to work and cannot seem to get them to populate with data. Lists the configuration manager client computers, by resource id, and the usage summary for metered files, as well as the loggedon user name, usage time, and time of last usage. Sccm software metering analyze the usage of any executable files. To configure software inventory in sccm, perform the following steps. Any thoughts on what we can try on the client side. Its pretty simple, just executable details and last used time. This can be done and is covered in forums, but my customer wanted to first check who was scheduled for removal. Software metering is a feature used in sccm to monitor and collect software usage data. May 26, 2016 software asset management sam with system center configuration manager software metering part iv 05262016 in this fourth article about using sccm to talk about sam software asset management lets talk about asset software metering software metrics. Sccm report software metering report for last usage over 30.
This is called software metering and with this you can basically report on any application and its usage, how often it has been executed and when last it was used. One based on software metering if if has been used in the last 90days and a final collection which queries if it is installed but not used in the last 90 days then uninstall it. Understanding configuration manager data using data. Sccm calls this software metering, and it requires the administrator to specify the files to be monitored and then wait for six, nine or twelve months to see the results for that file. I have a cm12 hierarchy system setup with a ca and a pss and a few dp site servers. Sccm 2012 has the software metering client enabled by default.
Apr 03, 20 software metering can be used to track the usage of applications. Let me show you the steps to configure software metering. November 2018s free system center configuration manager sccm report is total usage trend analysis for collections. I had a lot of software at a costumer which needed to be uninstalled automatically because of expensive licencing. Aug 02, 2018 in this post we will understand what is software inventory in sccm. For more information, please see my blog post, how to setup, configure and use sccms asset intelligence. Automatically create device collections based on software. And how many licenses of a particular software you need. Software metering involves the analysis of software usage statistics and helps it administrators reduce the expense overhead incurred from unwanted renewals and upgrades. Sccm report for showing when software was last used stack. List all devices where a metered software has not run in the last 90 days. Ive not done a lot with reporting on config manager.
Did you read the previous post of asset intelligence series. Sccm report software metering report for last usage over. A usage record tracks the software usage for products that youve created reclamation rules for. Im not that skilled in wqlsql to create custom queries myself. No usage data found to generate software metering report we did the following changes to implement software metering successfully.
Is this merging last usage of software metering with custom labels of asset intelligence an sccm feature or a separate product. You can configure this inventory data so that only for applications that are used on a specified percentage of computers metering rules are created. List of prohibited software applications in your network. Software metering is a feature in configmgr 2012 which allows for inventory software usage. Does anybody have an idea how to create a custom query that will. Systems management microsoft system center configuration manager sccm hello all, does anyone know how to create a sms collection that is based on software metering rules, such as when an application was last used etc. How to manually summarize the software metering data in sccm 2012 r2 posted on august 25, 2014 by hasitha standard in case if you want to do a manual software metering summarization in configmgr 2012 r2, you can use the microsoft system center 2012 r2 configuration manager toolkit contains fifteen downloadable tools to help you manage and. The last used time is gathered asp art of software metering.
No usage data found to generate software metering report. Part 2 software metering deep dive and automation part 2. This is hardly encouraging when you need an answer today. In the configuration manager console, choose administration client settings default client settings. Manage the process of fetching software usage data from a microsoft system center configuration management sccm usage metering server. If im not mistaken, sccm has a limit of rules and if you need more, id recommend using 3rd party vendor for it. Merging last usage of software metering with custom labels of asset intelligence is not an sccm feature, its a way to customize your sccm and know the usage of only installed software. So far the nearest report i can find is users that run a specific metered software program but this report is generated on a monthbymonth basis. Software metering report specific application not used since last 90 days march 3, 2018 by manishbangia leave a comment in this post i am. Your organisation could spend tons of money on unused software licences each year. Sccm asset intelligence report system center dudes. There are four distinct levels of software usage metering. Dec 15, 2016 one such structure belongs to microsofts system center configuration managers sccm software metering history, which can record the path, name, size, associated user name, last used time, launch count, and pe metadata of executed files.
So if you or your company does not know, this is what software metering is. The sccm builtin software metering reports are great for showing summarized results of your entire sccm environment. By admin software metering can be used to track the usage of applications. Using sccm, i wanted to uninstall unused software on pcs automatically, based on software metering data. Software metering in system center configuration manager. Statistics of software applications used in computers in your network. In sccm 2007, depending on what options were selected during installation, the software metering client may be disabled by default, so you may need to enable this option to monitor usage from that point on.
Create sccm collection based from computers that ran. The software metering views contain information such as the software metering rules that are created in the configuration manager hierarchy, which files to meter, the products in which the files belong, the users that have used the metered files, and more. We will also learn how to configure software inventory in sccm. Software metering configmgr 2012 marius sandbu it blog. Jun 08, 2015 no usage data found to generate software metering report we did the following changes to implement software metering successfully. This is a common scenario, sccm is a huge, massive product with lots of features, not everyone know every single feature. Sometime before i ran this report, a software metering rule for.
Q and a technet sccm collection for software metering. It is unlikely that this view will be joined to other views. Hi there, i really, really dislike the software metering reports in configmgr. Managing inventory and software metering in sccm 2012 r2. Now with microsoft system center configuration manager you not only can deploy or uninstall these applications, but you can also check how often they have been used. Software metering report specific application not used since last 90 days. Microsoft designed sccm software metering to report application usage for statistical analysis. I am trying to get software metering reports to work and cannot seem to get them to populate. Software metering is used to monitor windows pc desktop apps with a filename ending in. In this, the third posting of the series, i will be taking the automated software removal process to a new level with some system center 2012 orchestrator integration. Aug 24, 2012 software metering is a feature in configmgr 2012 which allows for inventory software usage.
Aug 04, 2015 software metering provides a way to monitor and collect software usage data from your system center 2012 r2 configuration manager clients. After you enable software metering in sccm, you might notice that. You can configure software metering in configuration manager to automatically generate disabled software metering rules from recent usage inventory data held in the site database. Sample queries for software metering configuration manager. This report will provide the information based on the files inventoried and their respective last used date. Desktop centrals software metering capabilities give you visibility and insights on the software assets within your network and. To have a comprehensive view of your software usage in order to save licensing costs.
Sample results from this query are shown in figure 3. You can get information about what software is being used by who from software usage metering technologies. Software metering views configuration manager microsoft docs. So it appears the metering on the machine is failing to start. Configuration manager 2012 comes with built in reports that will help you in analyzing the gathered usage information. How to track software being used sccm tony tech geek. Get data about software usage metering and when the software was last used using this spoke. Aug 07, 2012 software metering can be used to track the usage of applications in your enterprise, it is always nice to know if the applications are used before removing them you are able to track the usage of an application by creating a software metering rule for an application that you want to track. Create sccm collection based from computers that ran program during last x days for automatic cleanup ex. Sccm 2012 uninstall not used application the desktop team. Managing inventory and software metering in sccm 2012 r2 by. I am stuck and i need a bit of assistance as to where to go next. Deploying software updates with configuration manager 2012 duration. Sccm report for showing when software was last used.
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