Software license transfers from company mergers or acquisitions might not be reflected in Microsoft software license quantities.Software licenses acquired in the last 45 days might not be included in the quantity of Microsoft software licenses reported because of software reseller reporting requirements and schedules.The reported quantity of Microsoft software licenses contains information only about Microsoft software licenses acquired through volume licensing programs and does not reflect information for software licenses acquired through retail, OEM, or other software license sales channels.The quantity of purchased Microsoft software licenses is based on information that administrators supply and should be closely reviewed to ensure that the correct number of software licenses is provided.Microsoft license usage quantity limitations The following are example limitations involved in inventorying installed software and license usage in the enterprise by using Asset Intelligence that might affect the accuracy of Asset Intelligence reports:

The information that is provided by Asset Intelligence reports is for information only and should not be used as the only source of information for determining software license usage compliance.

The information displayed in Asset Intelligence reports are subject to many limitations and the information displayed in them does not represent legal, accounting, or other professional advice. The section of the documentation which describes the limitations is below: Microsoft admits to these ‘limitations’ within the ConfigMgr Asset Intelligence Documentation ( )Īsset intelligence is a feature in ConfigMgr that utilizes special hardware inventory classes, a set of reports and a catalog that is periodically updated by Microsoft. Firstly, if you intend to rely, solely, on ConfigMgr for software license management & compliance – think again!Īccording to Microsoft this functionality within the suite has its limitations.

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