Software Difference Report

Is there a way to compare two client computers rather than a client and the administrator computer? I want to establish a baseline client machine in our office and still be able to continue to use (my) administrator machine to test new software, etc.

I would also like to know if this is possible. Basically I want to be able to compare all selected computers to a reference system, but not the machine that is my ARD administration system. I would think that there should be an option to select a reference Mac...
Hagrid...

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Any chance you had a different Apple ID with an earlier Mac and then it got migrated to your new MBP?
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AlaN,
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Custom Software Metering Report

So I'm creating some custom software metering reports and could use some pointers and before you suggest simply using the canned reports know that they simply don't provide all the information we are looking for in a format that works for us so what I have
so far is this...
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SUM(dbo.v_MonthlyUsageSummary.UsageCount) AS [Total Uses], SUM(dbo.v_MonthlyUsageSummary.UsageTime) AS [Total Usage Time]
FROM dbo.v_R_System INNER JOIN
dbo.v_MonthlyUsageSummary ON dbo.v_R_System.ResourceID = dbo.v_MonthlyUsageSummary.ResourceID INNER JOIN
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Honestly, I'm not entirely sure how to do that...
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dbo.v_MonthlyUsageSummary ON dbo.v_R_System.ResourceID = dbo.v_MonthlyUsageSummary.ResourceID INNER JOIN
dbo.v_MeteredFiles ON dbo.v_MonthlyUsageSummary.FileID = dbo.v_MeteredFiles.MeteredFileID
WHERE (dbo.v_MeteredFiles.Enabled = 1)
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Software Metering Report - Install base for all metered software programs - Returns 0

Hi All
I have an issue with one of the software metering reports, Install base for all metered software programs. when run it returns that the metered software is installed on 0 computers.
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Hi All
finally found a fix to the problem. It was very closely related to what Gareth had mentioned regarding Asset Intelligence. The actual method of detecting if a program is installed is done through Software Inventory
Under Custom Client Settings i had enabled Software Inventory on client but never setup any rules to gather data. So i created a new rule for all *.exe files and around an hour later the report started to show up clients.
This blog post also describes the method of setting up software inventory correctly
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Has it been over 45 days since you created the active SWM rules? Do all (most) other SWM reports
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Software inventory reports being discarded

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Inconsistent Software Version Reports

Hello,
I am experiencing an issue with ARD 3. I have just updated various apps across 20 dual G5 machines. When I run the software version report it tells me that the software version is the one PREVIOUS to the install. When I check on the machine localy it tells me that the software version is the UPDATED version.
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MacBook Pro 15", Dual G5 2.5Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.8) ARD Admin machine is dual G4 1GHz

Because you didn't rebuild the file cache when you ran the report.
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Not able to run Software Version report

Last week, I ran a Software Version report for Microsoft Office, in order to remove older versions and prepare for the latest updates.
After getting the report, I went back in and ran the following Unix script:
rm -r '/applications/microsoft office x'
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Now I am not able to run a Software Version report on Microsoft Word. I am able to run a report on any other application, including PowerPoint.
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AGPM Difference Report - Identify Changed Settings

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SCCM Software Update Reporting - Understanding the Report

I could use some help in understanding what makes a computer compliant and what makes a computer non-compliant in regards to SCCM’s Software Update reporting.
When I look at a report for a compliant computer and a non-compliant computer, I do not see the pattern which would cause a computer to be compliant or non-compliant.
Example for two computers:
For each report, every item with a check mark in the Approved column also has a check mark in the Installed column.
For each report, if there is a check mark in the Is Required column, there are no check marks in the other two columns for that row.
Yet one computer shows as compliant while the other shows as non-compliant.
So in regards to the three columns in a Software Update report, what should be checked or un-checked to indicate whether a computer is compliant or not?
doyle

Okay,
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The third for “Compliant”
Drilling down into each row displays the computers that fall under the three categories above.
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Required”.
I have been assuming that a computer lacking approved updates would fall under the “Non-compliant” report while a computer with all approved updates installed would
fall under the “Compliant” report. (correct?)
With this assumption, I have comparing compliant vs non-compliant computer reports by looking at the “Approved”, “Installed”, and “Is Required”
column of each. But I am not seeing the pattern that would designate one computer has compliant and another non-compliant.
So it is the report (not me) that is telling what is compliant and what is not compliant.
Am I understanding this incorrectly and if so, please fill me in (details would be great)?
db

Software center reports application installed even though it has not installed

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direction is appreciated.
I apologize for the lack of visual aid. The forum would not let me post the screen shots I have nor could i link back to my oneDrive.
Best regards,
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Look in the "appenforce.log". It will tell you the exit code, also check the appdiscovery.log to determine the detection is passing or failing. Normally a MSI will use the ProductID by default. The detection method can be viewed/changed looking
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Run a software inventory report

hey...
I'm new with ConfigMgr and i'm trying to run a complete software inventory report... the report in asset intelligence is not very friendly, or maybe its because i dont understand them....
can someone please help?
i would basically like to see all software installed on all clients...

Hi,
I would start with the report "Software - Companies and Products > Count all inventoried products and versions " it will give you an installed count per application.
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