Doubt About Report Software Metering

Hello Guys,
I create my rule about metering for SoftwareX and is OK, run with success.
I have 2 computers(PC01,PC02) where I uninstall SoftwareX but when I run after 72hours Report: Computers that have run a specific metered software program ....still display PC01 and PC02 has SoftwareX metered.
My doubt is I set Software Metering Properties for 45 days, follow:
Will it take 45 days for PC1 and PC2 doesn't display more in my Report? Is this right?
If isn't right, how I can fix this for doesn't display SoftwareX if was uninstall in PC1 and PC2? My hardware inventory run ever 24hs and 24hs.
Thanks a lot.

Correct it will take ~45 days for the data to be removed from CM12.
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Software Metering is not generating rules

Hi,
I have software metering enabled to collect data every 2 days.
I have also enabled "Auto-create disabled metering rules from recent usage inventory data" with 10% and 1000 rules for the other two fields.
I find that not a single rule has been generated till now.
I am unable to find any article so far on troubleshooting this issue. Can someone please shed some light on this?
Edit: By the way, am I being impatient or does this process take days to complete? It has been 2 hours since this was enabled and I have ensured the data collection happens during working hours. In fact, it was set to happen about 20 mins back.

2 hours? yes, you are being impatient. check tomorrow--or better yet, next week. :)
Back (previous job) when I was trying to use the built-in stuff for Metering (new job we use a 3rd party application), one thing I learned was to find out from the powers-that-be *exactly* what they intend to do with this data. Depending upon what
they expect to do with the results, it may (or may not) make sense to create a custom rule metering for widgets version *, instead of when the auto-created rules might make 4 different rules you would optionally enable, one each for version 1, 2, 3, 4... and
then next week when you deploy version 5... you aren't monitoring for that. and then 3 months later Mgmt asks why the usage of Widgets isn't being properly tracked, and you trace it back to not enabling the rule for version 5....
Personally, I doubt you'll get a comprehensive answer to the question from the powers-that-be. In my experience, they don't know yet exactly what they will do with the information--they just want the information, and they'll figure out a strategy later.
But you can always ask... and make yourself look awesome and forward thinking to mgmt. (when really, you just want to CYA so you don't get yelled at for neglecting to enable that monitoring rule for Widgets 5 next week).
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Core differences between Asset intelligence and Software Metering

Hello all,
A small doubt,
What all are the core differences between Asset intelligence and Software Metering.
I am asked to implement License management for certain software in my environment using SCCM 2012 R2, where I should get the report on number of licenses of one particular software used during particular timing. Will this be possible using Software metering
alone.
Is there any extra cost involved in for software metering or asset intelligence?
Regards,
Vishnu
V I S H N U

Hi,
1. Software metering allows you to create a rule and meter application usage very granular, when it is started, how many times , how long it has been used e.t.c, Asset intellegence doesn't require you to create any rules it will only inventory start/stop
so you can get reports like "all computers that hasn't started a application in x days".
2.It depends on the license agreement for that application, but yes you can get how many has started a specific application within a timeframe.
3.No
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