Creating charts for software assets

Create charts to gain visibility of the versions of software that are installed on assets and to share information with your colleagues.

You want to create the following charts:

• A chart that shows the software that was installed on assets today.
• A chart that shows the support contracts that are about to expire.

Showing the software that was installed on assets today

Creating a search

1. Click Configuration.
2. Click Data Model > Objects.
3. Search for the Software Asset object.
4. Click the value in the Total Number of records column.
5. Create the following search: Creation Date is Today.
6. Save the search as a public search.

Creating the dashboard

1. Click Dashboard and open a dashboard.
2. Click Add widget.
3. Click Bar chart .
4. Make your changes. Ensure that you select:
   1. Software Asset as the object
   2. The search that you created.
   3. Total as the calculation type for the Y-axis.
5. Save your changes.

Result

The chart is rendered showing the software that was added to Oomnitza. Hover the mouse over a bar to see the name of the software, the software version, and the number of assets that the software was installed on. Click a bar to show the record in list view.    

Showing end of life dates for software support

Before you start

Complete these tasks:

• Add a field such as an End of Support date field. See Adding fields to the software version's list view.
• Create a search to find records that will expire within a week.

Creating a search

1. Click Configuration.
2. Click Data Model > Field Configuration.
3. Search for the Software Version object.
4. Click the value in the Total Number of records column.
5. Create the following search: Out of Support This... Week, or Month or Quarter, or Year.
6. Save the search as a public search.

Creating the dashboard

1. Click Dashboard and open a dashboard.
2. Click Add widget.
3. Click Bar chart .
4. Make your changes. Ensure that you select:
   1. Software Version as the object
   2. The search that you created.
   3. Total as the calculation type for the Y-axis.
5. Save your changes.