Using ZCM asset management

Hi, I am trying to teach myself ZCM asset management. I did learn a little about ZCM itself, but I am in charge of the asset management part of it. I have been looking at it off and on for 3 or 4 months now and it is still confusing. Can someone suggest a good document that explains it or an inexpensive training on it? This is my first time using any kind of ZENworks so I feel very lost. I have the PO's imported and started creating licensed products to my discovered products. But then I have a mess when I have a product that is an annual license. I must be doing it wrong? If anyone has any suggestions let me know or if you want to help me along on the forum that would be great!
Thanks!
Amy

Hey there,
Im currently working with the Asset Management component of ZCM, so far everything works. I read the documentation and tested a lot of Stuff so far.
Actually I have no problem with the steps and "working" with it, but at some points ive got basic lack of understanding the underlying process.
Like: Why exactly do I need catalog products, I cant really see the reason for them, seems like an unnecessary step/level or whatever :)
Does anyone of you know a good source to learn the "Basics of Asset Management", I assume the Asset Management Component of ZCM will have been "build along an before existing Concept". I assume this Concept would be "Asset Management", but i could find no detailed information regarding this.
Either it was so product specific or so compressed that I could not learn much from it.
The Novell documentations clear up pretty much everything about how to work with this, but I still feel confused WHY iam doing what iam doing :)
regards,
alex

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can i install the zcm asset management and still run the zenworks 7 agent for applications..?
cheers

Originally Posted by gavinfarrow
sorry, thats the zcm asset management agent, in conjunction with the zen 7agent
Yes if you run ZCM 10.3.
IMPORTANT:The ZENworks 10 Adaptive Agent and ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Agent can coexist on the same workstation if the only Adaptive Agent feature that is enabled is Asset Management. Enabling features related to other ZENworks 10 products (Configuration Management and Patch Management) on the same machine as ZENworks 7 Desktop Management is not supported
Novell Doc: Novell ZENworks 10 Asset Management Migration Guide - Migrating Both ZENworks 7 Desktop Management and ZENworks 7.5 Asset Management
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ZCM Asset Management on SLES ?

Hi,
Just wanted to confirm that the Asset Management for ZCM 10 server component does indeed run on SLES 10.1/OES2.
Something in the back of my brain is saying the SERVER is Windows only.
I couldn't find anything in the docs, but that didn't fill me with confidence. ;-)
Ian

I will run on SLES 10.1/OES2 as well.
That was true for previous versions of ZEN.
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Bundle usage asset management

Is there a way to see bundle usage in ZCM asset managent.
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Hi.
I have an AS3 virtual world and we are continually loading external resources such as swfs and sounds.
A few of my menu screens that take a damn long time to load. Read a tut that said we should load them into RAM using an asset manager.
I'm assuning the asset manager is simply a Class used specifically for loading and unloading graphics, swfs and sounds. So the important part to ask is:
What do they mean by loading into RAM.
I thought all swfs were automatically loaded into RAM ie: cached or in the flash player cache or the browser cache. Or do I have to do it specifically myself with some code. We are importing external files so we thought that was a great idea as they are shared by many games.
btw: RSLs I have read about but I don't understand. I thought my externally loaded files were RSLs (runtime shared libraries) or would I have to do some physical coding do convert them into RSLs.
This is so important because I am not very experienced but I am getting a lot better due to help receied in this forum and my current programmer is leaving me. I have been studying up on As3 and design patterns and I understand basic coding a lot better now.
CHEERS
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Hi Andrei, nice to see you around here.
Well, somebody helping me says that normally we make a http request with urlLoader to the server and that is what was happening each time. We weren't getting the cached swf. (that bit I don't understand and doesn't sound right - anyway...)
So he says if we create a dictionary class to hold that swf then the next time we make a request we will get the movie from there and not from the server.
I have highlighted the main parts of code below.
What I don't understand about all this is that I have never seen anything like this in my life. I have read extensively and read all about loading external files and using this type of asset manager with the dictionary class does not ring a bell and goole comes up with nothing.
I hunch is that as you say, we are doing something wrong somewhere because the only way to get an external file is via urlLoader to the server the first time and then the second time it should look for it cached on our computer is that right? Or when we make the urlLoader request how does it know to look on our computer first before going to the server or are these innner workings of the flash player I know nothing about. This is so important as when I get 10 kids on the computers they wait for as long as 5 minutes for movies that have already been downloaded many times before.
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package com.Gerry.managers.assetManager
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        private var _assetName:String;
        public function AssetLoader()
            super();
        public function get assetName():String
            return _assetName;
        public function set assetName(value:String):void
            _assetName = value;
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package com.Gerry.managers.assetManager
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    import flash.display.LoaderInfo;
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.display.Sprite;
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    import flash.net.URLRequest;
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         * @return null if the asset is not loaded yet
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            var asset:MovieClip;
            if (_assetsLoaded[name])
                asset = _assetsLoaded[name];
            else if (_assetsBeingLoaded[name] == null)
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                skinloader.assetName = name;
                skinloader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadCompleteF);
                skinloader.load(new URLRequest(name));
                _assetsBeingLoaded[name] = true;
            return asset;
        protected function loadCompleteF(e:Event):void
            var skin:MovieClip = e.target.content as MovieClip;
            var name:String = ((e.target as LoaderInfo).loader as AssetLoader).assetName;
            _assetsLoaded[name] = skin;
            delete _assetsBeingLoaded[name];
            dispatchEvent(new Event(ASSET_LOADED));
         * gets an instance of the class
         * @return
        public static function get instance():AssetManager
            if (_instance == null)
                _instance = new AssetManager(new SingletonEnforcer());
            return _instance;
internal class SingletonEnforcer
The function inside a class called Screen which is used by menus classes to load their swf menus.
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            trace("skin to load: " + path);
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                loadSkinFromAssetManager();
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                    _skinloader.unloadAndStop(true);
                _skinloader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadCompleteF);
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/62/0974404a6fcf62e10000000a155106/content.htm
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Trying to load a file from SAP (Asset Management) to HFM.
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Originally Posted by Tobeyb
Hi Guys,
I need to do an import from a CSV file into the asset management database, in this CSV file is fields like the exact location of the workstation, user, email address, phone number, etc. This data has been collected using third party apps and exported to a single CSV.
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Hello,
I am looking for ideas/help. I currently have a BB Z10 (10.1.0.2039) with Verizon Wireless. The company has a BB Enterprise Server for older devices (I previously was on that). I bought a Z10 several months ago and have been connecting to the corporate network through Lotus Traveler. They do not have and will not implement a BB 10 Enterprise Server. Some in IT informed that if the company used the BB software they could manage all devices..... not accepted.
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This may be simple situation often encountered in industries. The need is to manage an item as an asset as well as manage inventory functions of purchasing, receiving, physical inventory and issue of these assets to customers as inventory materials. The materials are also needed to accounted for depreciation functions.
Can experts throw some light on the kind of best practice process flows that we could often consider.
Thanks in advance for contributors.

Good questions: I think I need to explain the full scenario.
This is for a health care industry. The intention is to purchase the materials as assets and these come from different vendors, but often, it could be the same material. The current thinking is as follows:
1. Forecast the reqiuirement of the materials according the different sizes. For example : small, medium and large. Each of these sizes could come from different vendors with different model numbers, but are groupd under the sizes.
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- Third potential option might be to use Batch management and capture manufacturer number in batch characteristic.
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There is also a challenge to manage the requirement as more often, the need is for just the size. but sometime there is a requirement for a specific model within a particular size.
I am not too sure whether there is an absolute need to manage seralisation for individual material numbers, but from asset management perspective, is there a need> Pl clarify
Any comments / suggestions on the above is very welcome.
Appreciate your time and thinking and value contribution.
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