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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM Z Software Asset Management
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 11, 2022

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Insert User Data to the TAD/Z repository

For regulators, auditors, and many other consumers, we need to marry software usage data with LPAR MSU, license expiration, EOM, EOL data, contractual limitations (e.g. Perpetual license, LPAR based license, ELA, Sub-Capacity License etc...). Like most enterprises, we have a large portfolio of vendors and products, with varying license limitations. Its difficult to manage unless all the data is in one repository. e.g. If we had capacity to an LPAR, we dont know at that instant that we are violating an LPAR MSU based license

Idea priority Urgent
  • Admin
    Andrew Bowker
    Reply
    |     Dec 16, 2022

    Hi Mohesh,

    Updating this RFE to capture our recent discussion on Tuesday, Dec 13th with Jim Kyriakakis regarding EoS reporting. We tweaked the configuration to produce reports that properly showed you EoS software in your environment. While this solved your immediate problem, we're evaluating future enhancements around reconciling licenses on LPARs (your last point in the submission).

    Thanks,

    Andrew

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 29, 2022

    Hi Joe,

    What they are asking for is a way to associate what products have been discovered against license information. Currnetly we don't have that capability. Right now it's being looked at.


    Regards


    Jim K.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 29, 2022

    Is this idea suggesting to add user properties to the GKB? or to an an LPAR?

    What would the user properties be related to?

    We would potentially be interested in this idea, however it is unclear about the details of what is being requested.

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