Asset & CMDB

License Reclamation in Barcode 6.6

BRING — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:43:06 -0500

One of the toughest parts of Barcode is understanding how licenses can be freed up for scanners no longer in use.

Asset & CMDB

My Hardware Inventory Says "Task Stopped" Why?

BRING — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:06:02 -0500

Recently, it was discovered that a client machine had a Task History entry for Hardware Inventory, AEXMACHINV.exe of 'Task Stopped'? In fact, AEXMACHINV.exe stays active and in place, showing up in the computers task manager until a time-out occurs. Of course, there was no hardware inventory on the server either. What happened?

Asset & CMDB

Using Intel vPro Technology within Altiris Workflow Solution – Introduction

Joel Smith — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:26:11 -0500

Workflow Solution has captured the attention of many in the industry. Intel, a strong supporter of the Altiris infrastructure, also sees a great deal of potential in this solution. Adding Intel vPro technology to the Workflow story will provide a wider range of abilities. In this series I will explore how the Altiris Manageability Toolkit for vPro Technology can integrate into Workflow Solution using the Notification Server 6.x infrastructure.

Asset & CMDB

BarCode Profile Configuration

savnhga — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:34:18 -0500

This document references Barcode Solution release 6.7 if you are unfamiliar with the changes made in this current release check the out the release notes: https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=37810&p...

Asset & CMDB

Report a Purchase Order's Assets and Their Locations

sfletcher — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:04:41 -0500

Want a report of the assets on a purchase order along with the owner and location? Give this a try.

Asset & CMDB

Setting the Default Collection in a Collection Picker

nravenscroft — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:45:09 -0500

Last time we covered adding a collection picker to your reports. In case you missed it you can find it here. I know after reading the prior tip you were excited beyond belief, and happily adding collection pickers to all your reports.

Asset & CMDB

Using Collection Item Pickers to Filter Reports

nravenscroft — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:01:06 -0500

The Item picker is a great tool for extending the functionality of reports. More specifically the collection picker allows you to dynamically manage the scope of your reports.

Asset & CMDB

Report to Lists All Assets for a Given Purchase Order

sfletcher — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:30:39 -0500

The following query lets you see all assets for a given PO number. Notice the WHERE clause at the end where you can substitute a parameter to allow you to specify a PO Number at runtime.

Asset & CMDB

Adding Software License Types

sfletcher — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:46:10 -0500

If you would like to track other types of software licenses other than "Concurrent" or "Per Installed Node", you can add your own. For example "Per Processor" or "Enterprise".

Asset & CMDB

BarCode Manager and BarCoder Install Best Practice

savnhga — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:38:11 -0500

Asset & CMDB