Available from 9.2.7.
If a software instance should not
contribute to license metric utilization, you can exclude it on the product level or suppress it on
the component level. Exclusion applies to all components that are assigned to a product and are
installed on the selected computer. Use it if license information specifies that the product should
not contribute to metric utilization under specific circumstances. Suppression applies to a single
component that is installed on the selected computer. Use it when a component is improperly
discovered.
Before you begin
You must have the Manage Software Classification permission to view the Software
Classification panel and classify software. To view some additional columns related to computers on
which the components are installed, you also need the View Endpoints permission.
About this task
- Exclusion
- Exclude a product when it is installed on a non-production, test, or back up computer and
license information specifies that the product should not contribute to license metric utilization
under these circumstances. When you exclude the product, all components that are assigned to this
product and are installed on the selected computer are excluded from metric utilization.
- Excluded products and their components are still displayed on the Software Classification report. They are also listed in the
audit snapshot, together with exclusion comments.
- Suppression
- Suppress a component when it is improperly discovered. For example, when some files were not
removed from the computer after the component was uninstalled. Suppression applies only to the
selected component on the selected computer. A suppressed component is no longer assigned to any
product, and thus does not contribute to metric utilization.
- By default, suppressed components are not displayed on the Software Classification report. You can show them by
removing one of the default report filters. Suppressed components are not included in the audit
snapshot in order not to obscure the view. However, the components and suppression comments are
included in the Audit Trail.
Procedure
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In the top navigation bar, hover over Reports, and click
Software Classification.
- Optional:
To filter down the report, hover over Configure, and click
Configure View. Then, specify appropriate filters.
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Select one or more rows and hover over Exclude.
- To exclude the product on the selected computer, click Exclude Product from
Metric Calculation.
- To suppress the selected component on the selected computer, click Suppress
Component from Inventory.
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Provide an obligatory comment.
If a comment was provided for any selected item before, it is overwritten. Exclusion comment
applies to all components that are assigned to the excluded product on the selected computer.
Suppression comment applies to the suppressed component on the selected computer.
- Optional:
If you do not want the action to be automatically confirmed, clear the Automatically
confirm the affected components check box.
Confirming the action is optional.
It is used to indicate how many software items still require your review.
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To complete the action, click Exclude or
Suppress.
The action completes even if any of the selected items has already been excluded or
suppressed.
Results
Excluded products and the suppressed components do not contribute to license metric
utilization. You can include them back to the calculations by using the Clear
Exclusion, or Clear Suppression option. The instances that you
include back in the calculation are marked as unconfirmed.
What to do next
To review exclusion and suppression actions, go to .