Verifying the Open iT LicenseAnalyzer (ServiceNow Store Application) Deployment

Use the following guides to verify that the Open iT LicenseAnalyzer application is deployed successfully and processing data as expected.

Checking Successful Data Receipt

Verify that all the sent data is received and loaded into the Import Set Tables.

1. Log in to the ServiceNow instance with an Administrator account.

2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click All.

3. In the filter option, type System Definition to filter the displayed items.

4. Go to System Definition > Tables to open the list of all system-defined tables.

   

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5. In the search bar, set the criteria to Name, type x_opeit, and press Enter.

6. Click the table name to open its definition and configuration.

   

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7. Scroll down to Related Links and click Show List to open the table's data view.

   

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8. Verify that the sent data is already loaded.

Checking Data Receipt Logs

Check the status of all data receipt transactions.

1. Log in to the ServiceNow instance with an Administrator account.

2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click All.

3. In the filter option, type Import Sets to filter the displayed items.

4. Go to Advanced > Import Sets to open the sys_import_set table view.

   

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5. Check the State column to monitor the status of the data receipt:

   • Loading - data is being loaded
   • Processed - data was successfully loaded
   
   

   

   Data Receiving Logs

Checking Successful Data Transformation

Make sure that data is successfully transformed and loaded into the SAM tables.

1. Log in to the ServiceNow instance with an Administrator account.

2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click All.

3. In the filter option, type System Definition to filter the displayed items.

4. Go to System Definition > Tables to open the list of all system-defined tables.

   

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5. In the search bar, set the criteria to Name, type samp_eng, and press Enter.

6. Click the table Label to open its definition and configuration.

   

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7. Scroll down to Related Links and click Show List to open the table's data view.

   

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8. Verify that the transformed data is already loaded.

Checking Data Transformation Logs

Check the status of all the data transformation processes.

1. Log in to the ServiceNow instance with an Administrator account.

2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click All.

3. In the filter option, type Job Results to filter the displayed items.

4. Go to Software Asset > Administration > Job Results to open the samp_job_log table view.

   

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5. Filter the column Name for OpeniT - Transform.

6. Check the Status column to monitor the status of the data transformation:

   • Completed - data transformation is completed

   

   Data Transformation Logs

Checking Data Normalization

ServiceNow requires normalized data from its data source. Unrecognized products are excluded from dashboard reports.

Identifying Unnormalized Products

1. Log in to the ServiceNow instance with an Administrator account.

2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click All.

3. In the filter option, type System Definition to filter the displayed items.

4. Go to System Definition > Tables.

   

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5. In the Label column, type Software Discovery Model in the search bar and press Enter.

6. Click Software Discovery Model to open its definition and configuration.

   

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7. Scroll down to Related Links and click Show List to open the table's data view.

   

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8. Locate the products where Normalization status = Match Not Found.

Manually Normalizing an Existing Product

1. Click the Display name to open the product information page.

   

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2. In the Product field, click the search icon to open the Normalized Software Products list.

3. In the Product column, search for the product name and press Enter.

4. Click the product name if it exists. This will automatically close the window and set the value to the Publisher and Product fields.

   

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5. Click Normalize and wait for confirmation.

   The Normalization status should now be Manually Normalized.

   

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6. Click Update.

   

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Adding a Missing Product

1. In the Publisher field, click the search icon to open the Normalized Software Publishers list.

2. In the Name column, search for the publisher name and press Enter.

3. Click the publisher name if it exists. This will automatically close the window and set the value to the Publisher field.

   

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   If the publisher does not exist, click New from the upper-right corner of the window, fill out the New Company Record form, and Click Submit.

   

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   The window will close and automatically set the value of the created publisher in the Publisher field.

4. In the Product field, click the search icon to open the Normalized Software Products list. Click New to open the Custom Software Product - New Record form.

   

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5. Provide the required fields (Publisher and Product) and any additional details.

6. Click Submit. This will close the window and automatically set the value to Product and Publisher.

   

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7. Click Normalize and wait for confirmation.

   The Normalization status should now be Manually Normalized.

8. Click Update.