Tracking Asset Changes

nhoeller · 2007-05-04 05:28:38

First of all, great application! I have been testing OCS Inventory-NG and GLPI for a client who is running large numbers of Linux servers and desperately needs something to keep on top of assets. The ticket feature of GLPI may also server their needs as a change request workflow system.

Has any thought been given to track and display changes in assets for a computer? My previous employer developed a home-grown SQL system many years ago that collected system configuration information nightly. Before the new information was uploaded, all data was copied to another database. A change report was then generated showing adds, minor changes and deletions. Something similar in GLPI would be an excellent way of detecting both environmental and software changes.
thanks, Norbert

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MoYo · 2007-05-04 08:37:02

there is an history for each item. Is it the thing you want ?

nhoeller · 2007-05-04 16:15:33

Julien, how do I display this history?

What I envisioned was a report that allowed me to compare the current asset inventory for a computer with a previous asset inventory, listing what assets were added, deleted or changed (say, software version number, RAM, etc.). A way to detect which computers had changes would be helpful. A nice extension would be the ability to define multiple comparison points (last 24 hours, last week, last month), but that could require a lot of database space.
Thanks, Norbert

MoYo · 2007-05-04 18:22:31

in the History Tab of each item you have the changes which was made on it (add, delete, updates).
But there is no real search engine for it for the moment but it is planned

nhoeller · 2007-05-04 19:54:28

That's great! With all the features in GLPI, I missed that one (:-).

I will test this feature further, but I think what is there today will be sufficient for the client's needs. If not, I will investigate whether it is possible to develop an offline report. I'm looking at the format of glpi_history as I type....
Thanks, Norbert

MoYo · 2007-05-04 21:40:33

If you create such a thing we will be interesting in testing it to see if it could be integrated in GLPI.

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