bmanturbo asked a question.
When trying to download latest catalog updates after running the new 5.5.82 update we are getting SSL handshake issues. There are no issues with normalization data pulls.
TraceyAS (Flexera Software) asked a question.
@TraceyAS (Flexera Software)​
I don't seem to have the same experience, this is the Data Platform downloads page and only one file visible until I click on the 'Previous Versions' tab:
And slightly different experience for Snow License Manager, but still merely one file for download visible per version:
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John Sorensen
geej_sec_gov asked a question.
I have the data platform on site connected to ServiceNow. I have generated the OAuth Token and it will not authenticate preventing us from normalizing data.
*There is no firewall issue
-- we added the ServiceNow certificate to the trusted root store on the Admin Console
-- We updated the cert on the server
The Support team has run out of suggestions - This ticket has been open for 3 weeks or more.
I can see that the recommendation from the support case was to reach out to ServiceNow. Did you try this and still not able to find the root cause, or...?
Thanks,
John Sorensen
geej_sec_gov asked a question.
Does Data platform have an Intune integration?
Yes, please refer to the 5.5.79 Release Notes (June 2025) and as it suggests contact Flexera Support for a new license file:
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John Sorensen
boesseneckermi asked a question.
This symptom can indicate multiple causes, but immediate things to check is whether the SQL Server was available during the update execution, and then also whether the User Console is properly configured and connected from the Preferences menu.
If you need further assistance in troubleshooting I would recommend requesting assistance through Flexera Support.
Thanks,
John Sorensen
ArunaHarekar asked a question.
I would recommend using the Unmatched Packages/Files reports included to explore unmatched software inventory:
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John Sorensen
kamal12362 asked a question.
Hi,
I am Kamal Hinduja based Geneva, Switzerland(Swiss). Can anyone explain How does Flexera integrate with hybrid IT environments ( SaaS, cloud)?
Thanks, Regards
Kamal Hinduja Geneva, Switzerland
@kamal12362​
I'm not sure I'm fully understand the question, or maybe it's the background of your question I'm missing...
You have asked the question in context of in context of Flexera Data Platform which doesn't include any discovery or inventory capabilities on its own. However, in Flexera One context I normally refer to a diagram like this to explain all the different type of data sources required to integrate with to be able to discover and collect the relevant inventory from for hybrid IT environments:
I hope this helps, but please feel free to elaborate further on your question(s) if not.
Thanks,
John Sorensen
anandibasu asked a question.
@anandibasu​
I can see that you've got a support case opened to get assistance troubleshooting this issue. Please share its resolution when it's resolved if you think other forum members will benefit from it.
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John Sorensen
Hi,
I see that the Technopedia software eligibility details are updated in the below link:
Technopedia software eligibility - Community (flexera.com)
we see that there is a line:
Open source software captured in the nexB DejaCode catalog https://enterprise.dejacode.com/home / IS eligible even if the above criteria are not met.
Can someone from your team provide an example of Open source software captured in the nexB DejaCode catalog and the detailed steps how to verify the software in the above link.
Please provide the example and steps soon, so that it can help the users.
Thanks,
For me, this has occurred on multiple deployments of Data Platform across customers.
Whether running a Normalization or a Catalog update, sometimes the process will fail, with the Activity Monitor and the BDNA.log showing 'The system failed to connect to the User Console service. Please check the environment and retry.'
On the User Console UX.log the error will be 'The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized.'
This issue appears to be linked to Java caching DNS lookups. On service startup the User Console will do a look up for the Active Directory server, and that IP address will be the one it will use for any authentication queries until the service is restarted.
The obvious problem here is that Active Directory domain controllers go up and down; AD is supposed to be fault tolerant and allow for this, and applications need to cater for this inevitable scenario. If the User Console service cannot access that cached IP address then it will fail the process. Addtionally, any user access to the User Console will also fail.
A solution here is to set the time to live for the DNS entries the User Console uses to something short.
On the User Console, edit the file
<install drive>\Program Files\BDNA\User Console\Tools\Java\lib\security\java.security
and set
networkaddress.cache.ttl
to something low. I've set it to 15 seconds.
networkaddress.cache.ttl=15
So every 15 seconds it expires whatever is in the DNS cache.
Further reading at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/v1/developer-guide/java-dg-jvm-ttl.html
Hats off to Flexera Support and Engineering for working this out.
j
Was curious how everyone handles stale inventory within Data Platform? For example in FlexNet Manager when you pull in inventory from most sources you get a last inventory date, so you can easily see how long it's been since a system was last inventoried. This isn't available within Data Platform, so was curious if anyone is passing this data through or any other ways to handle it? Thanks!
The Data Platform service account, used in the Authentication Settings page in the 'Populator'->'Admin account' property, must be a member of at least one Active Directory group other than 'Domain Users'.
If the service account is only a member of 'Domain Users', then the test results will show the error 'Admin account not found. Check your populator settings or admin account and try again.'
According to Flexera Support, this is a limitation of the Pentaho component on the User Console server.
 
Following on from comments on the post "New ServiceNow Scoped App v5.0.6 is now Available in ServiceNow Store ", I'm interested to understand the sequence of events in the data exchange between Data Platform and ServiceNow (more-so than the technical specs of the API's). I'm a ServiceNow developer tasked with implementing this integration for a client.
I find it unusual that the documentation is lacking in detail. Other than the tables involved and simply entering credentials. I've had to work backwards to find out how we're receiving data into the ServiceNow platform.
Below is my guess on how the data is exchanged from FDP to ServiceNow? I'm not as concerned with FNMS and Inventory CI data but more rather than normalized hardware and software model and information.
Step 1 Scheduled Job runs in Flexera (Data platform?/FNMS?)at (x) Interval2 Queries SN Instance via "/api/x_fls_flexera_fnms/v1/integration/can_export" until true result is returned3 Triggers REST call to "/api/x_fls_flexera_fnms/v1/integration/export"4 This triggers scheduled jobs (x,y,z) in ServiceNow to export .CSV files to MID server noted in Export Sets5 Flexera Polls Export Status on SN instance ("/api/x_fls_flexera_fnms/v1/integration/export_status") until export job complete6 FDP normalizes data from CSV Export in MID server7 FDP Queries 'Can Import' ('/api/x_fls_flexera_fnms/v1/integration/can_import') until true8 Data transfered from FTP in batches via Import ('/api/x_fls_flexera_fnms/v1/integration/import')9 FDP Polls Import Progress Status ("/api/x_fls_flexera_fnms/v1/integration/import_progress_status") until complete10Once import complete status returned import complete message sent to trigger data import/transform in ServiceNow ('/api/x_fls_flexera_fnms/v1/integration/import_data_complete')
Is this following a similar path to the high level process for FNMS is documented here on page 314?
It would be great if there were some further detail on the actual sequence of data exchange.
Apologies if a bit wordy, but I'm trying to understand the ins and outs of this without much documentation to go on!
Thanks for your help.
- Stephen
As the Flexera UX team continues to develop new ideas that our community helps drive, we'd love to get your feedback on topics related to Local Extended Applications, Private Catalog and Unrecognized Evidence topics.
We’re looking to spend 60 minutes via an online call gathering your contextual thoughts and sharing ideas. If you are interested, please contact me at ltaylor@flexera.com to set up a call in the next few weeks (late May/early June).
Best regards,
Lon
@bmanturbo​
Please contact Flexera Support about this issue, if you haven't already.
Thanks,
John Sorensen