Publisher overview for Adobe Systems in the Software Asset Workspace

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  • Updated February 1, 2024
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    Summary of Publisher Overview for Adobe Systems

    The Adobe Systems publisher overview in the Software Asset Workspace allows you to manage and view your license usage for Adobe software. Access this overview via License usage > Publishers and selecting Adobe Systems. Data is refreshed with each new reconciliation result.

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    Key Features

    • License Usage Summary: Provides detailed insights into compliance and usage metrics.
    • Software Model Statistics: Includes counts of software models lacking discovery maps, entitlements, downgrade rights, or installation mappings, along with compliance percentages.
    • Progress Indicators: Displays the number of unlicensed installations, subscriptions, client access records, and the average time to fulfill licensing requests.
    • Reclamation Details: Tracks the total number of reclaimed licenses and lists potential candidates for removal.
    • PPN Suggestions: Shows pending custom publisher part numbers for Adobe that require replacement.

    Key Outcomes

    By utilizing the Adobe Systems publisher overview, you can effectively monitor and manage your Adobe software licenses, ensuring compliance and identifying potential savings. This tool enables you to make informed decisions regarding license reclamation and fulfillment of licensing requests, ultimately optimizing your software asset management strategy.

    View license usage information related to Adobe in the publisher overview for Adobe Systems in the Software Asset Workspace.

    From the Software Asset Workspace, access the Adobe Systems publisher overview by navigating to License usage > Publishers and then selecting Adobe Systems from the list of available software publishers.

    Results are updated whenever a new reconciliation result is available.

    Adobe publisher overview.

    You can view a summary of your license usage information in the Summary section of the Adobe Systems publisher overview.
    Table 1. Adobe Systems Summary
    Report Description
    True-up cost Cost to be compliant based on the average price of rights in your Adobe software entitlements.
    Savings Actual and potential cost savings for your Adobe licenses.
    Software model statistics Summary of your software model compliance results.
    This summary includes the following information:
    • Without discovery maps: Number of Adobe software models without any discovery maps. Select the number to view the list of software models.
    • Without entitlements: Number of Adobe software models without any software entitlements. Select the number to view the list of software models.
    • Without downgrade rights: Number of Adobe software models without any downgrade rights. Select the number to view the list of software models.
    • With no installs mapped: Number of Adobe software models that are not mapped to any software installations. Select the number to view the list of software models.
    • % Software models compliant: Percentage of Adobe software models that are compliant.
    • With custom discovery maps: Number of Adobe software models with custom discovery maps. Select the number to view the list of software models.
    Progress indicators Summary of your license compliance progress.
    This summary includes the following indicators:
    • Unlicensed installs: Number of unlicensed Adobe software installations. Select the number to view the list of unlicensed software installations.
    • Unlicensed subscriptions: Number of unlicensed Adobe subscriptions. Select the number to view the list of unlicensed subscriptions.
    • Unlicensed client access: Number of unlicensed Adobe client access records. Select the number to view the list of unlicensed client access records.
    • Number of reclamations: Total number of Adobe licenses that you have reclaimed. Select the number to view the list of removal candidates that you have reclaimed licenses from.
    • Av. time to fulfill req: Average amount of time that it takes for you to fulfill Adobe licensing requests.
    • PPN suggestions pending disposition: Number of custom Adobe publisher part numbers (PPNs) that are pending replacement with a new Software Asset Management Content Service PPN. Select the number to view the list of PPNs.

    For details on the in-depth license usage information that is provided in the publisher overview, see License usage publisher fields in workspace.