View Software

The Inventory tab> Assets tab  >Software tab gives an overview of the software on the assets in your organization, such as software license, platform, life cycle-related information, end of life details of a software, authorized/unauthorized software.

1. Search for software using a Qualys Query Language (QQL) query for a specific time frame.

   For all the date-related tokens, the date search is evaluated only in UTC format. The actual search results might show the date according to your time zone.  

2. View bar charts for top software categories and software publishers. 
3. View the summary of different software attributes with count in the left pane. Click count of software to view the list of software.

   License: Gives the summary of the license types with the number of software.

   Platform: Gives the summary of the software platform with the number of software.

   Lifecycle: Gives a summary of the software life cycle with the number of software.

   End of life: Gives the summary of the software end of life with the number of software. This information helps to identify software requiring an upgrade.

4. Use the Group By filter to group the assets based on criteria or categories, such as category, publisher, and product. The number of columns displayed in the above screen will change if you list software using the Group by and Type filter.

5. Use the Quick Actions Menu to view the install list and download the list.

   The Installation Details page is displayed to provide an overview of your software installation details.

   The number of columns displayed in the above screen change if you list software using the Group by and Type filter.

   Click on the individual asset to view the Asset Details page. Click the Download icon to download a report in available download formats (CSV, HTML, XML) for a list of assets that contains asset and software attributes from the following list:

   Asset attributes: Asset ID, Asset Name, Criticality Score, MAC Address, IP Address, BIOS Serial Number, Operating System, Operating System Category.

   Software attributes: Software Name, Software Release, Install Date, Install Path, License Category, License Sub-Category, Lifecycle Stage, Lifecycle GA Date, Lifecycle EOL Date, Lifecycle EOS Date, Lifecycle EOL Support Stage, and Lifecycle EOS Support Stage

6. Click the Download Install List under the Quick Actions menu to download the asset list where a particular software is installed.

   Select the timezone from the drop-down list to use it in report for the dates and choose available download formats (CSV, HTML, XML). Click Download.

   

7. Click count from the Installations column to navigate to Assets tab to view the asset list where the particular software is installed.