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AppUsage 3.0.0.0006 en

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Introduction: AppUsage

Download Location

This content is available at: https://content.tanium.com/files/published/AppUsage/2016-07-13_07-50-20_3.0.0.0006-gabdb1ca/AppUsage.xml

Usage

Dashboard Groups

Application License Management

Dashboards:

Actions

Application Usage By Month

Saved questions:

Application Usage This Month

Saved questions:

Questions

Application Last Used

Get Application Last Used Time from all machines
Packages:

Application Usage By Days

Get Application Usage By Days from all machines
Packages:

Application Usage By Month

Get Application Usage Over Time from all machines
Packages:

Application Usage Hours This Month

Get Application Usage Hours from all machines
Packages:

Application Usage Percentage This Month

Get Application Usage Percentage from all machines
Packages:

Installed Application Usage By Days

Get Usage By Day Per Installed Application from all machines
Packages:

Installed Application Usage By Month

Get Usage Over Time Per Installed Application from all machines
Packages:

Months with Application Usage Stats

Get Application Usage Stats Available from all machines
Packages:

Running Applications - AppUsage

Get Running Applications from all machines
Packages:

Usage Per Installed Application This Month

Get Usage Per Installed Application from all machines
Packages:

Packages

Clean Application Usage Data

This package contains 1 files and 0 sensors.

Additional Properties:

  • Command Line: cmd /c cscript clean-application-usage-data.vbs /DaysSinceLastUsed:$1
  • Command Line Timeout: 60

Prompts: 

Remove application information if days since last used is larger than: $1

Files:

  • clean-application-usage-data.vbs

Distribute Application Usage Blacklist

This package contains 2 files and 0 sensors.

Additional Properties:

  • Command Line: cmd /c cscript copy-to-client-dir.vbs "Tools\app-usage"
  • Command Line Timeout: 60

Files:

  • copy-to-client-dir.vbs
  • app-usage-blacklist.xml

Sensors

Application Usage Percentage For Month

Returns the percentage of time that applications have been in use for a specific month.
Example: Registry Editor|regedit|4/22/2013|75% to 100%

Columns

Name Type Description
Application Text
Executable Text Hidden Column
Part Of Text
From Text
Percentage Text

Parameters

Name Description Type Possible / Default Values
strMonth month Numeric 1
strYear year Numeric 2015

Usage Per Installed Application

Returns the number of hours each installed application has been in use for this month.
Example: VbsEdit|4/1/2013|0 to 2

Columns

Name Type Description
Application Text
From Text
Hours Text

Application Usage Hours For Month

Returns the number of hours each application found on the machine has been in use in a specific month.
Example: VbsEdit|vbsedit|4/1/2013|0 to 2

Columns

Name Type Description
Application Text
Executable Text Hidden Column
Part Of Text
From Text
Hours Text

Parameters

Name Description Type Possible / Default Values
strMonth month Numeric 1
strYear year Numeric 2015

Usage Per Installed Application For Month

Returns the number of hours each installed application has been in use for a specific month.
Example: VbsEdit|4/1/2013|0 to 2

Columns

Name Type Description
Application Text
From Text
Hours Text

Parameters

Name Description Type Possible / Default Values
strMonth month Numeric 1
strYear year Numeric 2015

Application Usage Stats Available

Returns the months for which application usage stats are available on a machine.
Example:4/2013

Application Usage Blacklist Version

Returns the current version string of the application usage blacklist file.
Example: 2012.04.02.1200

Application Last Used Time

Shows applications that are not currently running, and how long it has been since they ran.
Example:Internet Explorer|iexplore|7

Columns

Name Type Description
Description Text
Executable Text
Days Since Last Used Numeric

Installed Components

List of all of the installed components and versions of those components on the client machine.
Example: Mozilla Firefox | 16.0.1

Columns

Name Type Description
Name Text
Version Version
Silent Uninstall String Text Hidden Column
Uninstallable Text Hidden Column

Application Usage Over Time

Returns information about whether the application was used over the last 30, 60, 90 or greater days
Example:Microsoft Excel|Microsoft Office 2010 Standard|No|Yes|Yes|Yes

Columns

Name Type Description
Application Text
Part Of Text
This Month Text
Last Month Text
-2 Months Text
-3 Months And Earlier Text

Usage Over Time Per Installed Application

Returns information on whether the installed application was used over the last 30, 60, 90 or greater days
Example:Microsoft Office 2010 Standard|No|Yes|Yes|Yes

Columns

Name Type Description
Application Text
This Month Text
Last Month Text
-2 Months Text
-3 Months And Earlier Text

Usage By Day Per Installed Application

Returns information on whether the installed application was used over the last 30, 60, 90 or greater days
Example:Microsoft Office 2010 Standard|No|Yes|Yes|Yes

Columns

Name Type Description
Application Text
30 Days Text
60 Days Text
90 Days Text
> 90 Days Text

Application Usage By Days

Returns information about whether the application was used over the last 30, 60, 90 or greater days
Example:Microsoft Excel|Microsoft Office 2010 Standard|No|Yes|Yes|Yes

Columns

Name Type Description
Application Text
Part Of Text
30 Days Text
60 Days Text
90 Days Text
> 90 Days Text

Application Usage Percentage

Returns the percentage of time that applications have been in use for this month.
Example: Registry Editor|regedit|4/22/2013|75% to 100%

Columns

Name Type Description
Application Text
Executable Text Hidden Column
Part Of Text
From Text
Percentage Text

Usage Stats Began

Returns the value for when usage stats first started being collected.
Example:

Application Usage Hours

Returns the number of hours each application found on the machine has been in use for this month.
Example: VbsEdit|vbsedit|4/1/2013|0 to 2

Columns

Name Type Description
Application Text
Executable Text Hidden Column
Part Of Text
From Text
Hours Text
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