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Integrating
External systems integration is one of the key features of BigFix Inventory. Business logic is enabled for integration and interfaces are provided for common integration points.
Integrating with IBM Control Desk
IBM Control Desk is an integrated service management solution that helps you manage a comprehensive range of IT processes, services, and assets. You can use one of its components, Integration Composer, to import and then process data from external applications, like BigFix Inventory.
Viewing your data
You can view the imported data in the IBM Control Desk interface. Check the data about computers in your environment and software applications that are installed on them. You can also view the imported PVU and RVU consumption.

Integrating
External systems integration is one of the key features of BigFix Inventory. Business logic is enabled for integration and interfaces are provided for common integration points.
- REST API
  Managing large amounts of information by using the application user interface can be time-consuming. You can use the REST APIs as an alternative to the graphical user interface to reduce the time that is needed to manage your software inventory and the content of your software catalog.
- Integrating with IBM Control Desk
  IBM Control Desk is an integrated service management solution that helps you manage a comprehensive range of IT processes, services, and assets. You can use one of its components, Integration Composer, to import and then process data from external applications, like BigFix Inventory.
  - Importing your data
    Data related to your hardware and software inventory must be imported separately. It means that first you must use the adapter for BigFix to import your hardware inventory directly from the platform, and then the adapter for BigFix Inventory to import your software inventory.
  - Viewing your data
    You can view the imported data in the IBM Control Desk interface. Check the data about computers in your environment and software applications that are installed on them. You can also view the imported PVU and RVU consumption.

Viewing your data

You can view the imported data in the IBM Control Desk interface. Check the data about computers in your environment and software applications that are installed on them. You can also view the imported PVU and RVU consumption.

Viewing computers and installed software

View the imported data about computers and software applications that are installed on them.

Procedure

Log in to IBM Control Desk.
In the navigation bar, click Assets > Deployed Assets > Computers.
Click the Refresh icon to update the list from the database.
The list contains data for your computers that was imported from BigFix Inventory.
To view software installed on your computers, click on one of them.
Click the Software tab and then click Applications.
The list contains software applications that are installed on a particular computer.

Viewing PVU and RVU consumption

View the consumed PVU and RVU data for your software applications.

Procedure

Log in to IBM Control Desk.
In the navigation bar, click Assets > Licenses.
In the More Actions section, click Add/View Software Consumption Data.
The list contains your software applications and the related PVU and RVU consumption.
Note: The VALUNIT capacity unit represents the PVU consumption.