When you link your local Lansweeper installation with your Cloud site, your asset data is sent up to the cloud. This includes your scanned software data.
Within Cloud, you can not only view your software data as it was scanned, but you can also opt to see a normalized software view. Using machine learning, Cloud normalizes software names, publishers and version numbers. For instance, where a Google software product may have its publisher listed as "Google LLC" or the older "Google Inc" in Add/Remove Programs, Cloud will normalize all of these publisher names to "Google".
This article explains how the feature can be enabled, and where a list of normalized software can be found in Cloud.
Enabling the normalized software feature
You can enable software normalization by going to Configuration > Site settings and toggling the Normalized software switch.
After enabling this feature, a progress bar will appear, indicating the progress of the normalization process for reports. All reports are sent to the running queue. Once this process is complete, all reports will return normalized software data.
Viewing normalized software
Normalized software views can be found in the following locations in Cloud.
Software menu and asset pages
When the normalized software feature is enabled, the default non-normalized list of scanned software will still be displayed in the All software view found in the Software module, and in the Installed software view found in individual asset pages. The normalized view can be activated even if the normalized software feature is disabled.
Reports and API
When the normalized software feature is first enabled, report results won't be updated immediately, as the reports are sent to the running queue. The progress of this normalization process is displayed in Configuration > Site settings. Once completed, reports in the Reports module will display a normalized list of software.
API data will contain normalized software immediately after enabling this feature.
Create a custom view
Organize your software overview to best suit your unique environment by creating custom views. Custom views allow you to create a personalized view of your data by displaying the information you require in the format your desire.
To create a custom view:
- In Software, select Customize view.
- Under Fixed columns, toggle the fixed columns that you want to display On or Off. Select and hold the column to reorder it.
- Under Scrollable columns, hover over a column and select X to remove it, or select and hold the column to reorder it.
- Under Available columns, use the search to find the column you want to add, then click to add it to your custom view.
- Select Apply.
- If you're happy with the view, select Unsaved View > Save view and configurations. If you'd like to revert to the previous view, select Restore the default value.
- Enter a name for your view. You can also add a description.
- Select Save.
Your view is added to Software > Custom views.
Create an advanced filter view
Discover specific data by creating advanced filters. Advanced filters allow you to quickly find assets based on the fields, operations, and values you desire.
To create an advanced filter view:
- Go to Software > Advanced filter view.
- Enter a field name or select the arrow to view a list of options.
- Select an operation.
- Enter a value.
- Select + to add additional filters.
- Select Apply.
- If you're happy with the view, select Unsaved view> Save view and configurations. If you'd like to revert to the previous view, select Restore the default value.
- Enter a name for your view. You can also add a description.
- Select Save.
Your view is added to Software > Custom views.
Export view
Share your custom views by exporting the view in the format that best suits your environment.
To export a view:
- Go to Software.
- Select the view you want to export in All software or Custom views, and select Export view.
- Select the export type:
- Standard export: Download the first 10,000 results automatically. Your file will start downloading once you select Export.
- Full export: Download all of the results. You'll receive an email with the attached file once you select Export.
- Select CSV file or XSLX file for the file type.
- Select Export.
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