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Manage reports with application lifecycle information

Learn how to use reports with application lifecycle information in SAM Core on Snow Atlas.

For information on lifecycle management, see Snow Software Technical Videos and the video Application Lifecycle Management from Snow Software.

Use the report Applications nearing end of support​

  1. On the SAM Core menu, select Reports.

  2. On the Reports page, find and select the Applications nearing end of support report.

  3. Select Show report.

    By default, the report uses the filter: Nearing end of support equal to Yes

Use the report Applications nearing end of extended support​

  1. On the SAM Core menu, select Reports.

  2. On the Reports page, find and select the Applications nearing end of extended support report.

  3. Select Show report.

    By default, the report uses the filter: Nearing end of extended support equal to Yes

Use the report Applications nearing end of life​

  1. On the SAM Core menu, select Reports.

  2. On the Reports page, find and select the Applications nearing end of life report.

  3. Select Show report.

    By default, the report uses the filter: Nearing end of life equal to Yes

Use and configure the report All applications​

The following procedure describes how you make available information about an application's Release, End-of-Support, End-of-Extended-Support, and End-of-Life visible in the All applications standard report in SAM Core.

To generate and configure the report, do the following:

  1. On the SAM Core menu, select Reports.

  2. In Find report, enter All applications, and then select Application reports in the Categories list.

  3. Select the All applications report.

  4. Optionally, you can select to only include applications from a specified manufacturer. Do the following:

    1. In Report criteria, select Add criteria.

    2. Select criterion Application manufacturer, select operator like, and then enter the manufacturer name. Use % as a wildcard character.

      EXAMPLE

      Application manufacturer like Microsoft%

  5. Select Show report.

  6. Select Column selector, and then add the following columns to the report by drag-and-drop:

    • Release date (Date)

    • ReleaseDateNotAnnounced (Yes/No)

    • End-of-support date (Date)

    • End of support (Yes/No)

    • EndOfSupportDateNotAnnounced (Yes/No)

    • End-of-extended-support date (Date)

    • End of extended support (Yes/No)

    • EndOfExtendedSupportDateNotAnnounced (Yes/No)

    • End-of-life date (Date)

    • End of life (Yes/No)

    • EndOfLifeDateNotAnnounced (Yes/No)

  7. When all columns are added, close the Column selector.

    The added columns are now populated with the information that is available for the listed applications from your selected manufacturer.