2.5 Viewing an Inventory Report for a Managed Device

A device’s inventory includes information on hardware, software, and demographic data, which is gathered in an inventory scan. You can view this report through Endpoint Management Console or by using the Endpoint Management Icon menu. To view the Detailed Hardware/Software Inventory report, enable the View Detailed Inventory rights setting from the Management Zone > Device rights.

2.5.1 Using Endpoint Management Console to View a Managed Device’s Inventory

  1. In Endpoint Management Console, click Devices.

  2. Click the Managed tab.

  3. Click the folder containing the device you want to view the inventory for.

  4. Click the desired device.

  5. Click the Inventory tab.

    The Summary panel shows basic inventory information.

  6. Click Detailed Hardware/Software Inventory for a complete inventory report.

    This report shows detailed information about the device, including demographic data, hardware information, and software. From this page, you can click the various links to get more detailed information about the device.

    You can click a tab to view the details for various options such as Hardware, Software, Metro Apps, and other options.

    Click Software tab to view the detail information of the softwares. While viewing the Software related detail information, you might find two or more instances of same software. This happens as these are from two different path. If the .exe is available in two or more different paths, then the software instance is displayed for each path/ location as shown in the following image:

    You can click the product detail for the software to view the complete path.

    Check the History tab, to view the changes made on the device. The software or hardware creation dates are based on the scan file processed on the server. If you have set a weekly scan on the device for a certain day of the week, the change history shows the changes made between two successive scans, with the date the scan is run. Only hotfix components show the actual install date for the particular device.

    You can export the report to Excel, CSV, or PDF formats. You can also edit selected data. For more information, see Section 2.6, Editing a Managed Device’s Inventory Data.

2.5.2 Using the Endpoint Management Icon Menu to View a Managed Device’s Inventory

  1. Right-click the Endpoint Management icon and select Show Properties.

  2. Click Inventory.

  3. Click View Inventory Details.