Software Metering and Add Remove Programs Data

Question

So, I pull a lot of data in from SCCM into our helpdesk system (Service-Now). I am trying to pull in the metering data to link it to the software installations so that from our helpdesk system, our Software Asset Managers can easily see a computer, the software
on it, the usage data, who uses it, and this all ties into our licensing information which is all stored in Service-Now. This would give our SAMs one-stop shopping for all they need.
The problem I'm seeing though is that it doesn't look like the metering data exactly or easily matches back to the data in the add_remove_programs_data table. Below is the query which I'm using to pull in all of the metering usage data:
select sug.ResourceID, sug.StartTimeLocal StartTimeLocal, sug.EndTimeLocal, mf.ProductName, sug.ProductVersion, sug.UserName, sug.CompanyName from v_gs_softwareusagedata sug, v_MeteredFiles mf where mf.MeteredFileID = sug.FileID
The problem with this, is it seems to be dependent on the name of the metering rule. The metering rule names are all over the place, and this is making it to where about 90% of the metering data isn't matching with installations. Is there some kind of system-generated
identifier between the metering usage records and the add_remove_programs data?
If not, then this might be a futile project, as I don't like to rely on the people who create the metering rules to make sure that all of the rules are named exactly the same as the display name from the add_remove_programs_data.
Thanks.
Thanks

Answer 1

There is no direct link between ARP data and SWM data. On top of that even if you did make your SWM rules name to match the title of an ARP software. This would be invalid as, many application share the same exe name. Adobe is the biggest example. thereby
give you wrong numbers.
Now what you might want to look at is 3rd party software that can do this.
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