License Managing and Software Audit

Hi, I have been tasked with managing the license for a software audit. I'm currently using spice works license manager to manage all the software but i have no idea of what's need to be done to pass an audit.
Spice work lists all the software on the network, I was wondering if i need to track all the non-commercial software like "Windows Media Player" and "Itunes" or just the commercial ones like "Microsoft Package" which requires a license.
Thank you
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Hey, I been doing something very similar!
Except it also will measure income, so I can know how much I have done/expend this month, week, etc.
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