Software inventory is a configmgr component which is used to collect information about files and programs contained on client devices in the organization, in addition to gather data about installed programs you can also configure software inventory to collect sample files from the client computers. Displays the computers on which users recently used a specified executable program. Hi there, i really, really dislike the software metering reports in configmgr. Software metering report specific application not used since last 90 days. A customer wanted to know a history of which clients on their estate a particular user had logged into in the last couple of days and cross reference their results from active directory against the information held within the sccm database.
In this post i am going to share sql query which will fetch specific application not used since last 90 days. It also has the same requirements aka have software metering working. Use the create software metering rule wizard to create a new software metering rule for your configuration manager site. Sccm system center configuration manager 1710 step by step.
Scep security status is an embedded antimalware activity report from the default sccm reports that runs on a server collection with the default startend dates 7 days. Configuration manager 2012 comes with built in reports that will help you in analyzing the gathered usage information. Sccm report of application installation time software. For nonmicrosoft software, you can create a csv file and import it into the sccm, easy isnt it. Configmgr sccm list of default reports how to manage devices. I need to know the a software count b the pcserver names using the software c the person who last logged in to the pcserver. Sccm report software metering report for last usage over 30. Sccm software inventory architecture once software inventory is enabled an. Sccm custom query for application installed with specific.
Is this merging last usage of software metering with custom labels of asset intelligence an sccm feature or. Sccm report for showing when software was last used stack overflow. Howdy folks is there a way to run a report on the date software was last run on a users machine. Sccm report status of packages used in task sequence all. List of noncompliant computers in remediation from last polling interval this report displays the list of noncompliant computers in remediation with their last. The joins you are doing technically work, but will give you incorrect results. I hate software update reports but a customer wanted a lot more data than any.
Wouldnt it be nice to see in a sccm report what software was recently used on an individual computer. However, sccm will not do anything else, it means it will not automatically deny access to an application because you dont have enough licenses as well as it will not automatically uninstall a notused application, you need to do this management. At the bottomleft click monitoring then on the left expand reporting reports software. How to add collection parameter in sccm report prajwal desai. It is my understanding that the os keeps this information, but i have no idea how to get at it. How to generate software update compliance report for specific collection for all the updates available in sccm within specific date. Input from our customers is also important to us, which is why we have added this feature to our customer wish list. List all devices where a metered software has run in the last 90 days list all devices w.
Software report that monitor software last usage based on installation. Software metering report specific application not used since last. For more information, please see my blog post, how to setup, configure and use sccms asset intelligence. Is microsoft sccm the best solution many organizations use microsofts sccm product as their primary software discovery method. Sccm report computers with less than 10 gb free space. Sccm sql query for custom patch compliance report 25 july 2019. A few days ago i was trying to find a part of the query, used in this report realized that i forgot to publish it. 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. If the reference packages used in task sequence not available on dp,your task sequence will fail and then u come back to fix the issues so lets be proactive. Dashboard reporting for power bi and sccm explained.
Basically, the report would be identical to the software registered in add remove programs on a. Because sccm is already used by operations, it comes at little or no additional cost to the software license management slm group. Did you read the previous post of asset intelligence series. I struggled with the pending restart reason until i read in some obscure forum that the value is in fact a bit. I am creating a report to find computers on our network that have certain software on it. Discovery and usage data for software license management is.
Below are the sql views that i used in this report. Merging last usage of software metering with custom labels of. Sccm report for showing when software was last used. The specified period of time is based on the value specified in the software 09a infrequently used software report. Sccm report software metering report for last usage over. Sep 21, 20 sccm report for all software installed for all computers. To give you an idea of its scope, these details range from what software is. Here is my sql statement for sccm report software metering report for last usage over 30 days ago select distinct top 100 percent rv. Sccm report for showing when software was last used stack.
How can i pull more accurate last used time information from a. Mar 03, 2018 software metering report specific application not used since last 90 days march 3, 2018 by manishbangia leave a comment in this post i am going to share sql query for reporting purpose. Troubleshooting sccm lastuseddate reporting community. The data is on this report is not live as its only from the last time you load the data but. If i go to software library software updates software update groups, i can select one of the groups and show its members to display the list of updates that are part of the group. Here is what i have, is working but the report is generating thousand of pages. Sccm asset intelligence report system center dudes. We need a report that will show us, historically, how many pcs weve imaged over a set amount of time.
Synopsisbelow is a list of the most common reasons for why application usage data from sccm doesnt get reflected in fnms. Dashboard reporting for power bi and sccm explained poweron. Query sccm to find clients a user last logged in to using powershell netscaler alwayson vpn gateway proxy settings cleared when vpn connects iis how to generate powershell code to configure iis. Im not that skilled in wqlsql to create custom queries myself. Sccm calls this software metering, and it requires the administrator to specify the files to be monitored and then wait. As a company we are constantly looking to improve our software. Computer recently used application details enhansoft. Anyone have a good sql query that i could turn into a report that allows a person to enter a computer name and the results would give them all applications installed on that computer plus the last used date of each app. We have sccm 2012r2 installed around our campus and ive been asked to pull reports for computer usage. How to track software being used sccm tony tech geek. Yes, that last blog post is about hardware inventory, but for troubleshooting sw inv. As an example we will take a look at one of the report located under softwarefiles computers with a specific file. Sccm configmgr software update compliance report for specific. But, is it a wise decision for software licensing to use sccm data as the primary data.
For more information about how to configure reporting in configuration manager, see introduction to reporting. Summarybelow is a list of the most common reasons for why application usage data from sccm doesnt get reflected in fnms. The report was working fine until i wanted to find out when the program was last used. An empty field in the last usage column means that the software has not been used more than the. This report will provide the information based on the files inventoried and their respective last used date. Software last used date report lansweeper wishlist. Once setup, sccm admins and technician how to build a sccm osd progress report to wow your boss part 1. Software inventory configuration manager microsoft docs. Our sccm asset intelligence report will help you define whos using or not using specific software from the asset intelligence catalog. If you want to remove any other product from the report, use displayname0 not like product name %.
To do this were going to need to build a sccm report. You can also schedule the operation in client settings. Nov 24, 2014 knowing whether a software package has been used and when is very important to better managing software and maintenance, an increasingly large part of most it outlays. This report was created and tested for sccm 2012 current branch.
The last used time is gathered asp art of software metering. The following report will give you all the installed softwares applications from the environment and removing the installed hotfixes, security updates and any other updates. I hate software update reports but a customer wanted a lot more data than any reports we had. Good afternoon, i need a custom query in sccm to target a specific software with a specific software version, so we might be able to run a. You can find all the details about asset installed software with custom labels and last usage report. A report for last time software was used lansweeper.
We created a report for you that shows software last usage by device. Home sccm reports sccm report hardware general computer ages. How to build a sccm osd progress report to wow your boss. Our chief architect, garth jones, says that, this underused feature can be enabled within a few may 1st, 2018 08. It is a onetomany relationship, which is why you are seeing. Sccm report hardware general computer ages this is an sccm report to generate a list of computers and their ages with additional info like last boot up time. Software metering reports configuration manager 2012. For example, i would like to run a report to see the last time firefox was ran on all machines that it is installed on. When i added lastusedtime0 the result have increased. Creating a report that returns the last time a program was used is not possible, as software usage information is not currently scanned.
Slow software inventory cycle in sccm 2012, configuration manager inventory cycle recommendations and updated troubleshoot configmgr hardware inventory issues. Nov 15, 2017 how to add collection parameter in sccm report. While sccm provides a lot of standard reports, sometimes they do not give you the information you want. Does anybody have an idea how to create a custom query that will.
Software metering is a feature used in sccm to monitor and collect. Discovery and usage data for software license management. Have you tried using sccm for software usage reporting. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. This blog displays some overview information for visually seeing a sites sccm configuration through the free power bi. Patch compliance nowadays is one of the most talkedabout topics in the it infrastructure field looking at the high number of ransomware targeting corporations all over the world, there is a high demand to keep a close track of the current patch compliance in any organization.
Hardwaresoftware scan with last boot up time on specific machines sql query. This report displays a list of the computers where a specified file name appears in the software inventory, as well as information about inventoried files. The desktop version of power bi is free to use and i used this without publishing the report up to the web just to produce a quick report. I believe they want to know which computers are being used on a daily basis. It does not always means that the software is installed on a machine. May 11, 2016 scep security status is an embedded antimalware activity report from the default sccm reports that runs on a server collection with the default startend dates 7 days here is the report. Im in the process of working a project where we want to uninstall a specific piece of sw if it has not been used in the last 180 days. Please keep in mind that these instructions are based on a few assumptions since i do not have certain rights in sccm. Software metering report specific application not used since last 90. Maybe last time i posted this at the wrong time of the day so it was pasted up, but it seems like an interesting question to be solved. Hai, i am in the need of finding out the last accessed date and time of all the installed software in my machine. I am trying to find out when software was last used. By limiting the collection membership to the warning zone, it targets devices that have at least run the software. As an example we will take a look at one of the report located under software files computers with a specific file.
Selecting the option to report concurrent usage trend analysis of a specific metered software program will result in a report like shown below. This report requires that you enable the software metering. Automatically uninstall unused applications with sccm. Feb 26, 2015 while sccm provides a lot of standard reports, sometimes they do not give you the information you want.
Im trying to create a query to include server name, total of memory, hard drives letter and space, boot up time and the applications installed on the servers. Configmgr will definitely be able to let sccm admins know what are installed in the environment regardless if it is a server or workstation. Total usage data will show down to the second when the software. Best place to start is the builtin reports in the sccm console. List of reports configuration manager microsoft docs.
Its pretty simple, just executable details and last used time. Use software inventory to collect information about files on client devices. How to setup, configure and use sccms asset intelligence. 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. On the metering side, we typically do not use this data for 95% of apps. The problem with software metering is that it is based on the executable. Last used data will only show the last time the software was used during the previous month. Im trying to determine how to create a report showing the installation time for sccm applications assigned to devices.
Feb 17, 2016 i can access both web and mmc console for sccm. System center configuration manager sccm 2016 sccm 2012, sccm 2007, configmgr 2012, configmgr. Dec 17, 2014 microsoft sccm and mdt are great tools that provide a robust system to lay down os images onto many clients. Apr 03, 20 software metering can be used to track the usage of applications. Sccm configmgr software update compliance report for. Ive recently joined the poweron platforms team and been working with sccm and power bi to develop some reporting dashboards which i wanted to share. Nov 19, 2015 software inventory is a configmgr component which is used to collect information about files and programs contained on client devices in the organization, in addition to gather data about installed programs you can also configure software inventory to collect sample files from the client computers. It will help you track your licensing usage and monitor if your organization is buying too much or not enough licences. I need some help with a sccm 2012 query im not a sql guy. Systems management microsoft system center configuration manager sccm hello. The following report will give you all the installed software s applications from the environment and removing the installed hotfixes, security updates and any other updates.
These reports have the report category of software metering. Using sccm to query the configmgr database to find which clients a particular user had logged in to. Software metering report specific application not used. Another interesting report which will help you to identify if there are any packages used in task sequence are not available on distribution points. I always point folks back to my blog posts to explain why i am telling them to turn it off. 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. Pending report to find last logon details of each computer. Software metering in configuration manager includes a number of builtin reports which allow you to monitor information about software metering operations. To be able to use software metering you need to be sure that the feature in the client settings is enabled. My question is only reports related to software inventory showing empty data. Apr 10, 2018 on the metering side, we typically do not use this data for 95% of apps. Software update compliance in sccm with system information. Last accessed date and time of all the installed software.
The key to the whole process is to create a software metering rules that match your asset intelligence software name. Monitor app usage with software metering configuration manager. After going to the software metering node in the assets and compliance workspace you are able to select the software metering properties option in the ribbon. In the configuration manager console, click assets and compliance software metering. Displays computers with installed software that users havent used for a specified period of time.
On the home tab, in the create group, click create software metering rule. Sccm report hardware general computer ages sccm and. Software inventory can also collect files from client devices and store them on the site server. Merging last usage of software metering with custom labels. Lastusage to include the last time the app was used. How to build a sccm osd progress report to wow your boss part 1. Sccm report for all software installed for all computers. The collection last usage over 120 days contains devices that used at least one time the software over 90 days.
Sccm 2012 uninstall not used application the desktop team. Software 09b computers with infrequently used software installed. Dec 04, 2015 creating a report that returns the last time a program was used is not possible, as software usage information is not currently scanned. To create a report for this requirement, we need set of sql views that have information about software updates,collection,inventory of client etc. Software inventory is collected when you select the enable software inventory on clients setting in client settings. Microsoft designed sccm software metering to report application usage for statistical analysis. Oct 16, 2018 software update compliance in sccm with system information. Basically, the report would be identical to the software registered in add remove programs on a specific computer report but im thinking i would need to join with the. Not sure what your directive of all software installed really means, the reports will get you most everything.
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