Asset Management Releases

Version 2.29

Dec 18, 2024

Features and Improvements

New

Software Deployment: Policy plans

You can now implement IT policies, such as performing maintenance tasks or enforcing security compliance, by using plans that are deployed daily or weekly across your computers.

#19777

New

New Feature: Share views and schedule them via email

Enables users to share previously created views via email and schedule their delivery to users who do not have access to the tool. It also increases the limit of exportable information.

#34418

New

Support for Numeric Prefixes in Inventory ID

We’ve enhanced the Inventory ID functionality by allowing the use of numbers in the prefixes of asset Inventory IDs. This improvement provides greater flexibility in naming conventions and makes it easier to align with specific organizational or operational requirements.

#37416

Bug Fixes

Major

Improve the request for the Azure integration to avoid a error that happen where too many request were made to obtain the inventory.

#34192

Major

Enhanced device detection to account for scenarios where an unmanaged switch is present between the main switch and the computer, ensuring accurate identification of connected devices.

#36878

Minor

Before this fix, tags did not generate activities when assigned or unassigned to assets.

#6230

Minor

Improved matching for IP Phones and Computers responding with their MAC address as an identifier via LLDP, ensuring proper recognition during the Discovery process.

#37557

Minor

Corrected an issue where searches made using the search bar did not apply filters properly if they redirected to the same Explorer where a Custom View was set as default. In such cases, the Custom View filters were displayed instead of the search results.

#37578

Version 2.28

Dec 5, 2024

Features and Improvements

New

Phone, IMEI and Carrier detection on dual sim phones

Asset Management now detects the carrier, IMEI number and phone number on JAMF synchronized devices with dual SIM.

#34116

Bug Fixes

Minor

Addressed an issue where printers that did not provide cartridge load percentage triggered an incorrect alert display.

#32438

Minor

Resolved an issue where changing the instance currency did not update the Depreciation Rule field on the asset profile for assets with an assigned depreciation rule.

#37152

Minor

Resolved an issue where a 404 error was displayed when searching for a new Responsible in a Deployment plan's settings while the Technician list was still loading in instances with over 100 users.

#37167

Minor

Improved the asset merge process to ensure that reinstalling an agent on a device with two sources merges inventories correctly rather than creating a duplicate asset.

#37597

Version 2.27

Nov 19, 2024

Features and Improvements

New

Custom fields for Contracts and quick edit enhancements

Custom fields can now be added to contracts in IGAM, enabling tailored information management. A new quick edit feature allows seamless updates directly from asset and contract profiles.

#11173

New

Automatic computer ownership assignment via Entra ID

Device ownership is now automatically assigned by matching a custom attribute from Entra ID to the 'last logged' user, expanding the functionality of the 'Automatic Owner Assignment' feature with an Entra ID-based key.

#36567

Bug Fixes

Major

Corrected an issue where the Default IP parameter for certain assets was not consistently included in the email sent by the automation, resulting in only some assets having the expected IP data.

#37014

Major

Before this fix, when creating a document, it was not possible to search for more than 5 assets.

#35987

Minor

Resolved an issue that allowed creating custom fields with names identical to existing fields, ensuring unique naming for better data management.

#14284

Minor

Fixed an issue where the Deployment package overlay UI broke when users had high zoom levels in their browser. This affected both the plan creation form and the 'Deploy packages' overlay in the asset profile.

#31009

Minor

Addressed an issue where assets running MacOS 15 were only displaying the version number (15.0) instead of the full name (Mac OS 15 Sequoia).

#33472

Minor

Users will now see an enhanced message: 'The file could not be downloaded from the source' when the Asset Management agent is unable to connect to the configured shared drive in the Deployment section.

#34202

Version 2.26

Nov 5, 2024

Bug Fixes

Major

Fixed a bug where required custom fields with '0' as value were retrieved via API as '0E-1' instead.

#25690

Major

Resolved an issue where mounted drives were incorrectly considered when determining the encryption status of a Mac.

#33446

Major

Resolved an issue where Android tablets imported via Intune Discovery were incorrectly classified as phones.

#36037

Major

Updated the classification process so that tablets discovered via Intune are now correctly reclassified from phones to tablets.

#36165

Version 2.25

Oct 23, 2024

Features and Improvements

New

Import computers obtained through Hyper-V as assets

We have added a new Discovery Source: Hyper-V. This will automatically include the Virtual Machines hosted by Windows computers with the agent. A curated profile was also created for those guest Virtual Machines.

#31967

Bug Fixes

Major

Resolved an issue where iOS tablets imported via Intune Discovery were incorrectly classified as phones.

#32397

Minor

Fixed a bug where certain printer models were incorrectly discovered as switches.

#31414

Minor

Fixed an issue where assets with manually assigned MAC addresses were not properly linked to switches discovered via the discovery tool, even when the MAC address matched one of the switch's interfaces.

#31762

Minor

Fixed an issue where scanning an asset QR code with a tablet redirected users to the web version of InvGate Asset Management instead of the mobile version.

#34275

Minor

Resolved an issue where automations with a web service call intended to update a custom field would trigger but fail to complete the update.

#36142

Minor

Fix for a bug where the auto-merge and conflict detection did not occur in advanced settings due to mismatched VMware models.

#36417

Minor

Resolved an issue where VMware assets were not created when the total disk space calculation for ESXi hosts exceeded a large value.

#36421

Version 2.24

Oct 15, 2024

Bug Fixes

Major

Addressed an issue where the 'Last report' chart displayed a different number than Explorer, leading to inconsistencies in the reported data.

#31808

Minor

Fixed a bug where a 'Permission denied' message was incorrectly shown when a user with the corresponding permissions attempted to create a tag.

#21470

Minor

Fixed a bug that affected the deny list functionality. We improved the handling of cases where 'Not Specified' was incorrectly recognized as a valid model.

#32020

Minor

Corrected a problem in the Applications tab where the filter by type option was missing, preventing some software installations from appearing and causing an incorrect error message.

#34134

Minor

Resolved an issue where the scroll position would reset to the top when loading paginated items in certain tables, such as General > Assets > Custom Fields.

#34143

Version 2.23

Sep 27, 2024

Features and Improvements

New

Custom CI views enhancements: Share and set default views

The option to share views and select custom default views for each CI Explorer has been added, along with a redesigned list of created views.

#2451

Bug Fixes

Minor

Resolved an issue where 'Insight Server' was unavailable as an option when using Proxy as a filter for assets.

#5355

Minor

Fixed a bug that caused duplicate entries when manually creating assets: if 'Create more assets' was selected and the asset type was canceled, the previous data would be retained.

#6683

Minor

Improved the 'Test Credentials' functionality for the Microsoft Intune integration, ensuring it now checks token scopes to validate permissions and prevent misleading success messages when credentials lack the necessary authorization.

#33570

Minor

Fixed an issue where manual asset creation would fail if required fields were initially left incomplete, even after they were filled in later.

#33600

Version 2.22

Sep 11, 2024

Features and Improvements

New

New outgoing email server

A new server type, Google OAuth 2.0, has been added to introduce the new authentication method: OAuth.

#16612

New

Tags: Lock for administrator use only

This feature is designed to give IT administrators more control over who can change the scope of any tag, particularly for those they consider critical for their day-to-day use.

#29081

Bug Fixes

Major

We improved the performance of our search endpoints: /api/search, /api/search/aggregate, and /api/search/aggregate-software-indicator/, resulting in noticeable improvements, particularly in large instances.

#31609

Major

We optimized the performance of the /api/metrics endpoint, reducing response times.

#33199

Major

We improved the data retrieval efficiency for the Asset Geolocation and CI Status dashboards.

#33200

Major

Prior to this fix, some AWS EC2 instances integrated with Insight had missing values, preventing the rest of the group from being retrieved.

#33545

Minor

Fixed a bug in which VMware Virtual Machines were renderizing incorrectly due to conflicting serial numbers.

#33129

Minor

Before this fix, the StegApp integration —which is an internal integration— was mistakenly displayed in Settings > Integrations > API.

#29298

Version 2.21

Aug 30, 2024

Features and Improvements

New

Included new filters and columns in the explorer for Hyper-V hosts

We’ve added new filters and columns in the explorer to display whether Hyper-V is activated on each computer and to indicate the number of guest Virtual Machines that are hosted.

#29675

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