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<FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>Would the software inventory from those assets show up in audits? Or are they segmented off?<BR>
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Thanks,<BR>
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Julius<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#0000FF">> From: Josh Holland <<a href="josh@jamfsoftware.com">josh@jamfsoftware.com</a>><BR>
> Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 14:19:24 -0500<BR>
> To: <<a href="casper@list.jamfsoftware.com">casper@list.jamfsoftware.com</a>><BR>
> Subject: Re: [Casper] Feature Request - Tracking Decommissioned Machines<BR>
> <BR>
> Hello all,<BR>
> <BR>
> Just to clarify the point, unmanaged Macs will not count as a licensed <BR>
> seat. If you edit the record for a decommissioned Mac, and remove the <BR>
> Management Username and Management Password (and uncheck Ensure this <BR>
> computer is managed), it will be considered unmanaged, and not show up <BR>
> in a search for managed computers.<BR>
> <BR>
> You can also create a building, department etc called Decommissioned <BR>
> (or something to that effect) and assign it to those machines to <BR>
> easily find them or create a Smart Group in the JSS.<BR>
> <BR>
> Thanks,<BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> Josh<BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> ........................................................<BR>
> Joshua Holland<BR>
> Sr. Systems Engineer<BR>
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> JAMF Software<BR>
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> On May 8, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Roger Corbin wrote:<BR>
> <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> That's exactly what we would like to see. And either no license fee<BR>
>> (or a very discounted)<BR>
>> one for those machines labeled as stolen, parted out, or <BR>
>> decommissioned.<BR>
>> <BR>
>> On May 8, 2009, at 2:51 PM, <a href="adamshep07@aol.com">adamshep07@aol.com</a> wrote:<BR>
>> <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">>>> I think a solution could be to change "Ensure this computer is<BR>
>>> managed"<BR>
>>> from a check box to a drop down with managed and unmanaged as options<BR>
>>> as well as to add "Stolen", "Parted Out" (We salvage broken off<BR>
>>> warranty computers to repair other computers), Decommissioned or any<BR>
>>> other possible options.<BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> -----Original Message-----<BR>
>>> From: Roger Corbin <<a href="rcorbin@mac.com">rcorbin@mac.com</a>><BR>
>>> To: Thomas Larkin <<a href="tlarki@kckps.org">tlarki@kckps.org</a>><BR>
>>> Cc: <a href="casper@list.jamfsoftware.com">casper@list.jamfsoftware.com</a><BR>
>>> Sent: Fri, 8 May 2009 11:16 am<BR>
>>> Subject: Re: [Casper] Feature Request - Tracking Decommissioned<BR>
>>> Machines<BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> But then isn't that stolen machine still taking up a managed<BR>
>>> or unmanaged license ? This is another example of a thing we would do<BR>
>>> as well. We are a large school district and over the years these<BR>
>>> stolen<BR>
>>> or decommissioned machines can add up. Taking up managed or<BR>
>>> unmanagedlicenses in Casper. Perhaps Jamf can still charge us for<BR>
>>> these<BR>
>>> licenses, but at a lower rate.<BR>
>>> On May 8, 2009, at 12:01 PM, Thomas Larkin wrote:One thing we do for<BR>
>>> stolen equipment is add the word _STOLEN at the end of the computer<BR>
>>> name in the JSS database. Then we create a smart group based on the<BR>
>>> name. That is how we track it, you could maybe do something similar.<BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> ___________________________<BR>
>>> Thomas Larkin<BR>
>>> TIS Department<BR>
>>> KCKPS USD500<BR>
>>> <a href="tlarki@kckps.org">tlarki@kckps.org</a><BR>
>>> blackberry: 913-449-7589<BR>
>>> office: 913-627-0351<BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> &gt;&gt;&gt; Roger Corbin &lt;<a href="rcorbin@mac.com&gt">rcorbin@mac.com&gt</a>; 05/08/09<BR>
>>> 10:03 AM<BR>
>>> &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>
>>> More and more Casper is also becoming a tool to track all of our<BR>
>>> computer assets. Eventually a computer gets too old for us to use or<BR>
>>> is deemed not repairable. In our old inventory system (Which we are<BR>
>>> still running simultaneously as well.) we can change the<BR>
>>> classification of these machines to "decommissioned". For<BR>
>>> accounting, historical and work order purposes we track those <BR>
>>> machines<BR>
>>> for a time even after they are sent off to recycling. It would be<BR>
>>> great if Casper had some sort of classification for this so that you<BR>
>>> could leave it in inventory but not take up a license (managed or<BR>
>>> unmanaged.) I'm not sure how practical this would be, but it would be<BR>
>>> handy for us. These decommissioned assets would not need much<BR>
>>> information on them. Just asset number, make and model and serial<BR>
>>> number. Maybe some date information. Just bare bones basics. I'm not<BR>
>>> sure if this is something anyone else would use or not but it would <BR>
>>> be<BR>
>>> very handy for us.<BR>
>>> <BR>
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