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Workflow Manager for Software License Optimization
1. Workflow Manager
D ATA S H E E T
for Enterprise License Optimization
Efficiently Administer Best Practice IT Asset Management Processes
Automate and Enforce Processes to Workflow Manager is part of the FlexNet Manager
Benefits to
your organization:
Improve Efficiency Suite for Enterprises used by hundreds of enterprises
Workflow Manager for Enterprise License to gain control of and optimize spend across
• utomate and enforce
A their software estate. It is integrated with FlexNet
Optimization (Workflow Manager) helps enterprises
asset management
processes to improve to efficiently administer their IT asset management Manager Platform, the core IT asset management
operational efficiency processes and improve performance, control and foundation of the Suite. Real time updates to
• Reduce risk by
accountability through standardization. It reduces the FlexNet Manager Platform repository allow
implementing best costs and maximizes the productivity of IT teams Workflow Manager to increase data accuracy,
practice SAM processes by centralizing and automating processes and leading to lower costs and reduced license
• Improve overall license
procedures tied to asset and contract lifecycles. liability risk.
compliance It also provides a means for the IT department to
• Ease integration with
interact with end users and increase service levels. Workflow Manager is a web application, allowing
other systems in the IT Process traceability, prioritization, control, and access from virtually any computer, even from
environment optimization allow Workflow Manager to improve remote locations.
• Improve IT service levels
license compliance across the software estate.
– Increase end user
satisfaction
IT Asset Management Workflow Processes • oftware removal and license reharvesting
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Workflow Manager can be used to help automate • uditing: review of contract obligations and
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common software asset management processes current compliance
such as:
• ervice, software, hardware and contract
S Two software asset management workflow process
requests examples are delivered out-of-the-box:
• eceiving of assets / services from vendors
R • oftware request
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• etirement of assets / contract end of life
R • oftware removal and license reharvesting
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2. The software request workflow
The software removal and license reharvesting workflow
3. The software removal and license reharvesting workflow identify and evaluate areas of compliance concern and
entails collection of application usage data to expose make informed decisions that reduce license and
under-used software and allow licenses to be re-allocated maintenance costs.
to other groups in the organization. This process can
reduce new license purchases at true-ups and renewals. The tight integration between Workflow Manager and the
Platform is accomplished via a Web Service Application
A hardware retirement workflow could be defined to Programming Interface (API), allowing reading and writing to
reclaim licenses from retired hardware as part of the Platform repository. Workflow Manager and the Platform
full life cycle management of both hardware and maintain their own distinct repositories.
software assets.
FlexNet Manager Platform integrates with many other IT
Integration with FlexNet Manager Platform systems to collect the data necessary for software asset
Workflow Manager is integrated with FlexNet Manager management and license optimization. This includes out-of-
Platform, a scalable solution for software and hardware the-box connectivity to Microsoft SCCM, as well as connectors
asset management across more than 11,000 software for other third party inventory and configuration management
publishers and 100,000 applications. The Platform provides tools. It also provides connectivity to HR, Active Directory,
insight into installed software and application usage while procurement, ERP and other systems for user, computer,
delivering purchased versus installed license reconciliation. purchasing and organizational data.
Its comprehensive reporting capabilities allow users to