ChrisG
The short answer is that the Application Transparency Report is your friend here.
Here are a couple of screenshots illustrating the kind of information that can be obtained from this report. The first screenshot shows examples of installations recognized based on file evidence, and the second screenshot shows examples of recognition based on installer evidence:
If you’re not familiar with this report, be aware that the “Import detailed evidence” option must be selected on any application(s) for which you want to be able to see details of in the report:
The following page describes further details about how to use the Application Transparency Report: https://docs.flexera.com/flexera/EN/ITAssets/Rep_AppTransprncy.htm
If all you need to do is to identify installations of Java products which require a paid (“commercial”) license vs installations which are freeware, you can simply look at the classification on applications that are recognized as installed. However as noted in the question that has been asked, these details won’t directly tell you the minor version of Java products that are installed (as those details are obscured by the evidence recognition rules).
Here’s a screenshot illustrating some relevant applications in the ARL (including showing their “Commercial” or “Freeware” classification):
One other comment to be aware of in relation to Java is that the FlexNet inventory agent should be used to gather inventory on Unix-like operating systems to be able to gather minor version details of Java installations, and therefore identify whether installations require a paid or free license. Data gathered and imported from other inventory tools will generally not include the specialized level of information required for this scenario.
ChrisG
The short answer is that the Application Transparency Report is your friend here.
Here are a couple of screenshots illustrating the kind of information that can be obtained from this report. The first screenshot shows examples of installations recognized based on file evidence, and the second screenshot shows examples of recognition based on installer evidence:
If you’re not familiar with this report, be aware that the “Import detailed evidence” option must be selected on any application(s) for which you want to be able to see details of in the report:
The following page describes further details about how to use the Application Transparency Report: https://docs.flexera.com/flexera/EN/ITAssets/Rep_AppTransprncy.htm
If all you need to do is to identify installations of Java products which require a paid (“commercial”) license vs installations which are freeware, you can simply look at the classification on applications that are recognized as installed. However as noted in the question that has been asked, these details won’t directly tell you the minor version of Java products that are installed (as those details are obscured by the evidence recognition rules).
Here’s a screenshot illustrating some relevant applications in the ARL (including showing their “Commercial” or “Freeware” classification):
One other comment to be aware of in relation to Java is that the FlexNet inventory agent should be used to gather inventory on Unix-like operating systems to be able to gather minor version details of Java installations, and therefore identify whether installations require a paid or free license. Data gathered and imported from other inventory tools will generally not include the specialized level of information required for this scenario.
