License usage publisher fields in workspace

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
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    • Field descriptions for the related lists for publishers in the Publishers page in the License usage view.

    Product Results

    Field Description
    Number Unique product result number that is generated during the reconciliation process.
    Publisher Publisher of the software.
    Product Name of software product.
    Group Group to which the product result belongs.
    Subgroup Subgroup to which the product result belongs.
    Latest Indicates whether this product result is from the most recent reconciliation run.
    Reconciliation result Unique reconciliation result number that is generated during the reconciliation process.
    Status Status of the product.
    • Compliant
    • Not Compliant
    True-up cost Estimated cost of remediating non-compliance based on the lowest number of rights needed.
    Over-licensed amount Estimated cost of rights not being used. The sum of all Over Licensed amount values from every software model result.
    Potential savings Estimated cost of savings if software installations are reclaimed. The sum of all potential savings from all removal candidates.
    Licensed installs Total number of installations that are licensed for the product.
    Unlicensed installs Total number of installations that are unlicensed for the product.

    Software Model Results

    Field Description
    Software model result Name of the software model.
    Status Status of the software model.
    Unlicensed installs Total number of installations that are unlicensed for the associated software product.
    True-up cost Estimated cost of remediating non-compliance based on the lowest number of rights needed.
    Over-licensed amount Estimated cost of rights not being used.
    Potential savings Estimated cost saved if reclamation candidates are reclaimed.

    License metric Results

    Field Description
    Software model Name of the software model
    License metric Name of the license metric that the software license is counted against when reconciliation runs.
    Licenses owned Sum of all active rights from entitlements that share a license metric.
    Licenses required Sum of rights that are used during reconciliation (allocated plus not allocated and installed).
    Licenses available Sum of rights that are not used during reconciliation (rights owned minus rights used).
    True-up cost Estimated cost of remediating unlicensed installations that are based on the lowest number of rights needed.

    Entitlements

    Field Description
    Display name Name of the publisher.
    Metric group The metric group specific to the publisher.
    License metric The license metric for the metric group that the software license is counted against when reconciliation is run.
    License type The type determines whether the rights grant full access to the software or if they are being upgraded from a previous version of the software.
    Active rights Number of rights to be granted for this entitlement.
    Note:
    If an enterprise contract is attached to the license, the Active rights field is not shown
    Purchased rights Number of rights you purchased.
    Total cost

    Removal candidates

    Field Description
    Number Removal candidate number.
    Name Name of the removal candidate.
    Publisher Name of the publisher.
    Product Name of the product.
    Potential savings Savings to be gained from reclaiming unused software installations.
    State State of the removal candidate.
    • Attention Required
    • Ready
    • Awaiting User
    • Awaiting Approval
    • Approval
    • Awaiting Revocation
    • Closed Complete
    • Closed Skipped
    Justification Reason for becoming a removal candidate.
    • Low Usage (default)
    • Unallocated
    • Unlicensed
    • Restricted Software

    Remediation options

    Field Description
    Remediation action Action to take for compliance.
    • Purchase Rights
    • Remove Allocations
    • Create Allocations
    • Remove Unallocated Installs (Not available for Oracle database options)
    • Remove Unlicensed Installs (Not available for Oracle database options)
    • Remove Unlicensed Installs - Cloud (available only if you have cloud installations)
    Status Status of the remediation option.
    • New (blue)
    • Complete (green)
    • Void (red)
    • In Progress (yellow)

      In Progress state indicates that removal candidates were created for the installs.
    Affects compliance Specifies whether the remediation options affect compliance.
    Display Name Specific license metric of the software model result.
    Actionable rights Total rights affected by the action.
    True-up cost Estimated cost of remediating unlicensed installations based on the lowest number of rights needed.