(imported topic written by MichalPaluch)
IBM is pleased to announce that patch 2 for IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis 2.2 is available.
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APARs fixed in this patch
APAR
Symptoms
Behavior after applying the patch
IV48876
Scan results cannot be uploaded because a wrong date of running the Upload Scan Results fixlet is chosen. The problem might occur if the fixlet is run when the upload of scan results is already in progress.
Scan results are uploaded because the correct date of running the fixlet is chosen.
IV49935
When you export the Contract Usage report to a CSV file, some columns are empty even though they are filled on the user interface.
All values that are visible on the user interface are also reflected in the CSV file.
IV50348
As a consequence of daily imports, the size of Software Use Analysis tables increases indefinitely.
Documentation is updated to contain information how to set up data retention period. You can use this option to specify the period after which historical data from previous imports is removed from Software Use Analysis.
IV50680
Documentation does not provide scalability recommendations that concern MSSQL.
Documentation is updated to contain recommendations that concern MSSQL.
IV51245
Documentation does not provide information about how to back up and restore the Software Use Analysis database.
Documentation is updated to contain the backup and restore procedures. Additionally, information is how to check the version of Software Use Analysis to which you are attaching the database is provided.
IV53740
The relevance for checking prerequisite libraries for the Common Inventory Technology and software inventory tool scanners are not correct. It causes that the fixlets are sometimes not applicable to computer to which they should be applicable.
The Software Scanner Applicability fixlet is introduced to check whether all prerequisites for installing the Common Inventory Technology and software inventory tool scanners are fulfilled by the target computer.
Installing the patch
To obtain the upgrade installer, log in to the Endpoint Manager console, and click Sites > External Sites > IBM Software Inventory > TEM SUA Upgrade (2.2 patch 2).
To obtain a fresh installer for Software Use Analysis that already contains the fixes that are introduced in the patch, log in to the Endpoint Manager console, and click Sites > External Sites > IBM Software Inventory > Dashboards > Software Use Analytics.
IEM Software Use Analysis Team