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Manage applications

Learn how to manage your applications in SAM Core on Snow Atlas.

The ​Applications​ and ​Application search​ pages show lists with selected information about all inventoried applications in your IT environment. You can search the list by filtering, sorting, and adding more columns to the lists. On the ​Application search​​ page, you can also add advanced search filters, group the list content, and save your searches.

View applications​

For field descriptions, see Applications: Reference.

  1. On the SAM Core menu, select Applications.

  2. Find and select the application you want to view the details for. For more information on how to search, see Search for applications or Advanced search for applications.

Search for applications​

  1. On the ​SAM Core​ menu, select ​Applications​​.

  2. In the table header, select the funnel of the column you want to use for your search, and then do the following:

    • To search by using text:

      1. Select operator: Contains, Not contains, Equals, or Not equal.

      2. In Filter, enter the search criterion.

    • To search by using predefined values:

      1. Select the checkboxes for the values you want to include in your search.

  3. To add more columns for your search, select ​Column selector​​, and then use the checkboxes to select the columns you want to add.

  4. Optional: In the table header, select any column name to sort by that column. Select the column name once again to reverse the sort order.

Advanced search for applications​

  1. On the SAM Core menu, under Applications, select Application search.

  2. Select Filter to the left of the list.

  3. Optional: Select Organization to apply the search to a subset of the organization.

  4. Add a search criterion:

    1. Select filter from the list.

    2. Select operator, and then select a search value or enter a search string. Use % as a wildcard character.

  5. Optional: Repeat Step 4 to add more search criteria.

  6. Select Search.

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You can also sort the list, group the list content, or add more columns to the list. For more information, see Manage lists.

Save searches​

You can save search criteria, filters, or groupings of the list content so that you can make the same search later on. Your saved searches are only visible to you.

  1. On the SAM Core menu, under Applications, select Application search.

  2. Create an advanced search, add filters, or group the list content. For more information on how to search, see Advanced search for applications or Manage lists.

  3. Select Save current search.

  4. Enter a Name for the search, and then select Save.

    You will find your saved search in Searches to the left of the list of computers.

Export application information​

You can export information from, for example, a list or a search result. Available file formats are CSV, PDF, XLS/XLSX, and XML.

  1. On the SAM Core menu, under Applications, select Application search.

  2. In a list or search result, do one of the following:

    • Select the three dots in the upper-right corner of the page.

    • Right-click anywhere in the list.

  3. Select your preferred file format for the export.

    The export will be available as a downloaded file in your web browser.

Edit applications​

You can edit a single application or several applications at the same time. However, when you have selected to edit several applications, you can only edit a subset of the information on the applications.

For field descriptions, see Edit applications: Reference.

  1. On the SAM Core menu, under Applications, select Application search.

  2. Find and select the applications you want to edit. For more information on how to search, see Advanced search for applications or Manage lists.

  3. Select the three dots in the upper-right corner of the page, and then select Edit applications.

  4. Add or edit the applicable information.

  5. Select Save.

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You can also edit a single application by selecting Edit application on the details page of the application.

Add application licenses​

  1. On the SAM Core menu, select Applications.

  2. Find and select the application for which you want to add an application license. For more information on how to search, see Search for applications Advanced search for applications.

  3. On the details page of the application, select the three dots in the upper-right corner of the page, and then select Add application license.

  4. Add the applicable information. For more information, see Add licenses.

  5. Select Save.

Add applications to the denylist​

If you have applications that are not approved for installation and usage, you can specify them on the application denylist. For more information, see Application allowlist and denylist.

Change default metrics​

You can change the default metric for an application. For more information, see Metrics and Default metric.

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You cannot change the default metric for a Windows Server application.

  1. On the SAM Core menu, select Applications.

  2. Find and select the application for which you want to change the default metric. For more information on how to search, see Search for applications or Advanced search for applications.

  3. Select Edit application.

  4. Optional: On the License settings tab, under Metrics, select an additional metric from the list and then select Add.

  5. On the License settings tab, under Metrics, find the metric you want to use as a default metric for this application and select Set as default metric.

  6. Select Save.

Remove bundle licensing​

You can remove application bundle licensing from the computer where the bundle component is installed. For more information, see Application bundle.

  1. On the SAM Core menu, select Applications.

  2. Find and select the application for which you want to remove bundle licensing. For more information on how to search, see Search for applications or Advanced search for applications.

  3. Select Edit application.

  4. On the Bundle options tab, find the computer for which the bundle licensing is to be removed and select Unbundle.

  5. Select Save.

  6. Select OK to confirm the changes.

    The Computers tab on the details page of the application shows the remark UB.

  7. In the upper-right corner of the page, select Compliance and then select Recalculate compliance.

  8. Refresh your web browser.

    The data shown on the details page of the application reflects the changes you have made.

Restore bundle licensing​

You can restore application bundle licensing on the computer where the unbundled component is installed. For more information, see Application bundle.

  1. On the SAM Core menu, select Applications.

  2. Find and select the application for which you want to restore bundle licensing. For more information on how to search, see Search for applications or Advanced search for applications.

  3. Select Edit application.

  4. On the Bundle options tab, find the computer for which the bundle licensing is to be restored and select Bundle.

  5. Select Save.

  6. Select OK to confirm the changes.

  7. In the upper-right corner of the page, select Compliance and then select Recalculate compliance.

  8. Refresh your web browser.

    The data shown on the details page of the application reflects the changes you have made.

View application families​

You can view detailed information on specific application families. For more information, see Application family.

  1. On the SAM Core menu, select Applications.

  2. Find and select the application that belongs to the application family you want to view the details for. For more information on how to search, see Search for applications or Advanced search for applications.

  3. In the upper left corner of the page, under the application name, select the link to the application family to view the details of that specific application family. For field descriptions, see Application families: Reference.

View application manufacturers​

You can view information on all identified application manufacturers in the system and also view detailed information on specific manufacturers.

  1. On the SAM Core menu, under Applications, select Manufacturers.

  2. On the overview of the manufacturers and in the table, find the manufacturer you want to view the details for.

  3. Select the name of the manufacturer to view the details of that specific manufacturer.