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Cognos Analytics - Inventory Module
We have customer requirement to create custom Dashboard on Cognos from Inventory devices, but when select data source "FlexNet Manager Platform Reports and Dashboard", unable to find Inventory Module on that.
If we need to create some report based on Inventory data then how can we get that ?
How can we use Inventory Module in default model? Is there any way to import it ?
Hello,
Is this for FlexNet Manager Cloud Edition or on premise, please?
Flexera Analytics ships with a data model that currently does not support all objects, but if you post your requirements here we might be able to suggest a solution as many things are possible.
Best regards
Thorsten
We need Inventory tab in cognos "FlexNet Manager Platform Reports and Dashboard" module based on that we will create our own Dashboard\report as per requirement.In the data model you refer to (FlexNet Manager Platform Reports and Dashboard), the “Computer” subject would be the one to use if the focus is on hardware inventory, but if you are wanting to report on software then the “Installation” subject might be appropriate. Note that these parts of the data model operate at the individual record level, i.e. an individual computer or an individual install of an application on a computer so if the report (or dashboard) you are trying to build is more of an aggregated count you can still use these objects but there will be more work done at runtime to aggregate the data.
The areas under OLAP are pre-aggregated counts of licenses (measured by consumption/entitlements) or software installations across enterprise groups over time – but note that since these are historical counts you must handle the different snapshots to focus either on a trend or maybe the most current snapshot which should reflect the counts as of the last data warehouse export.
Murray
As specific, we need below fields from All Inventory source .
e.g. OS Name, Host details, Core details, Processor, Device Type also required some more fields which is required in All Inventory.
Your prompt response will be appreciate.This is currently not supported by the Analytics data model, but you can pull that data from the management views in the regular UI.
Best regards
ThorstenYou basically configure your layout (add/remove fields etc.), filter to the required data set and then export as CSV or in any other of the available formats. A management view is any table view you access from the "Management" area of the UI. You can also save these views to the Management View Index for future easy access.
If you have an on premise version of FlexNet Manager you can also query the database and collect data this way.
Best regards
ThorstenHi,
OS Name, Core Counts, Processor Type, Device Type, Host Details (host name, manufacturer, model, ip address and basically all other fields available in the UI - even custom fields) are all available via the Computer subject in the data model "FlexNet Manager Platform Reports and Dashboard", so I would be confident that based on what you have described so far a report could be developed that captures the data you want in either a graphical/chart view or text/tabular/grid based.
Maybe it would be better if you describe the specific things that you think you *cannot* access using Analytics then I could confirm either way if it is achievable.
Otherwise, if you'd be willing to describe the layout of the visualisation/report/dashboard you are aiming for (even if it's drawn on paper & copied) I could take a stab at mocking something up.
- Murray
When we select core from Computer-> Computer -> No of Cores, that count is not matched with All Inventory->Cores Count.
In Computer Module, it shows count of servers instead of sum of cores.
Will you please join webex for 15-20 mins for said issue ?Hi - I'm not seeing any discrepancies between that core counts shown in Cognos versus FNMS - see below as an example of what I am seeing:
Could you share examples of what you are seeing?
-Murray