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Create, Configure, and Schedule a Software Usage Collect Task

The software usage collect task collects the software usage information from the agent computers. You can configure a software usage collect task to limit the software usage based on the available licenses, enable auditing, set the inactivity parameter, and specify the warning and prevent messages.

To create, configure, and schedule a software usage collect task

1. Navigate to the Collect Tasks folder at the asset or group level and click New.

   The Select New Collect Task Type dialog appears.

2. Select the collect task type and click OK.

   The Schedule New Collect Task dialog appears.

3. Enter a unique name for the collect task and click Set Scheduling.

   The Scheduling Options dialog appears.

4. Specify the scheduling options and click OK.

   The Scheduling Options dialog closes and the Schedule new Collect Task dialog appears.

5. Select the Applications tab and click Add.

   The Add Application for Monitoring dialog appears.

6. Select the application you want to monitor, specify the number of available licenses, define the inactivity period, and select the action to be executed when the license is exceeded and click OK.

   The Add Application for Monitoring dialog closes and the Schedule new Collect Task dialog appears.

7. Enable or disable online software usage in the Online tab, select the operating systems the agent should run on in the Platforms tab, enable or disable auditing in the Auditing tab, specify the prevent and warning messages in the Advanced tab, and click OK.

   The software usage collect task is created with the given configurations and scheduling options.

More information:

Detecting Inactivity