Flexera - Create Retirement Campaign

Flexera - Create Retirement Campaign creates a Retirement Campaign for:

• Devices returned by the selected query or devices selected on the Devices asset page.

The Retirement Campaign retires (uninstalls) the software that is no longer in use in your organization from the returned or selected devices.

Required Fields

These fields must be configured to run the Enforcement Set.

• Use stored credentials from Flexera IT Asset Management adapter - Select this option to use credentials from the adapter connection. By default, the first connection is selected.

  • When you select this option, the Select Adapter Connection drop-down becomes available. Select the adapter connection to use for this Enforcement Action.
  Note:

  To use this option, you must successfully configure a Flexera IT Asset Management adapter connection.

• Campaign Type (default: 3 (retirement)) - The identifier of the new campaign’s type.

• Property Type (default: Group) - The type of policy assigned to the campaign.

• Property Name (default: memberOf) - The name of the policy assigned to the campaign.

• Property Value (default: [AD group GUID]) - The value of the policy assigned to the campaign. For Group property type, this is the group membership ID of the software that is to be uninstalled.

• Property Display Name (default: All Users) - The display name of the policy assigned to the campaign.

• Compute Node - The Axonius node to use when connecting to the specified host. For more details, see Connecting Additional Axonius Nodes.

Additional Fields

These fields are optional.

• Flexera REST Agent command url (default: http://my_flexera.domain.com/) - The encoded URL with encoded user and password of a specific Flexera agent.
• User Name and Password - The credentials for a user account that has the Required Permissions to perform this Enforcement Action.
• Verify SSL (optional) - Select whether to verify the SSL certificate of the server against the CA database inside of Axonius. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.
• HTTP Proxy(optional) - Connect the adapter to an HTTP proxy instead of directly connecting it to the domain.
• HTTPS Proxy (optional) - Connect the adapter to a proxy instead of directly connecting it to the domain.
• HTTPS Proxy User Name (optional) - The user name to use when connecting to the server using the  HTTPS Proxy.
• HTTPS Proxy Password (optional) - The password to use when connecting to the server using the  HTTPS Proxy.
• Visible - Select this option to make this campaign visible. Selecting this option sets the visible attribute on the policy.
• Apply Child OU - Select this option to apply the retirement to all of the Organizational Unit's (OU) child OUs. Selecting this option sets the applyChildOU attribute on the policy.
• Deployment Technology (default: 8) - The code of the deployment technology used for software distribution. If an uninstall program is associated with the application in this deployment technology, this action sends an Uninstall request to the deployment technology.
• Notify User (Always False) - Select this checkbox to notify the user that this campaign has been enabled.
• Enable Campaign - Select this checkbox to enable the campaign after creation and modification. Selecting this option automatically uninstalls unused software without any user intervention.
• Catalog ID - The Flexera catalog ID to assign to the campaign. The ID of the Flexera software that is to be removed as part of the action.
• Software Name Allow List - Enter a comma-separated list of software names that can be included in this campaign.
• Gateway Name - Select the Gateway through which to connect to perform the action.

Required Permissions

Permission is required to activate the Flexera - Create Retirement Campaign operation.