Software Metering Usage Report Cycle — Client Action on Collection

The Software Metering Usage Report Cycle collects data for monitoring client software usage.

This action can be run on device collections, or with a similar tool designed for single and multi-selected tools.

To run this tool:

1. In your Configuration Manager console, right-click on a device collection.

2. Click Right Click Tools > Client Actions on Collection > Software Metering Usage Report Cycle.

When the action runs, a window displays progress and completion according to success.

Recast Permissions

Microsoft Permissions

• Requires that the target device has a working ConfigMgr client installed. 
• Requires that the user running the ConfigMgr console has administrative access to the remote device.
• Remote WMI ports must be allowed through the firewall. 
• If the 'Ping Computer Before Running Tools' option is set, ICMP Echo must be allowed through the firewall. 
• If using a Recast Management Server with a proxy, the service account will need administrator permissions on the remote device.