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Status Disposed, Retired, In Stock, review default actions for better

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As we can see into

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.HOWTO53352.html

I feel the default actions are particularly "stupids" (sorry this judgement, that's my point of view). We see 7 default status, having only the 2 same default actions:

  1. Disposed exactly the same than Retired, or Returned Lessor: That is inventory data cleaned, and auto-reactivation when receive inventory data from agent...
  2. In Stock: like, Missing, On Order, RMA: Does not auto-activate when collecting inventory, must activate "manualy" ! Also, all those status delete inventoried existing data (from inventory solution only, not all Dataclass)... WHY missing, in stock and RMA not auto-reactivate ? I must tell customers not using those attributes but retired only...

What I kindly request from Symantec to integrate into Altiris is: (Bold is the changes)

Disposed: (not associated company any more, high stronger than Retired
release inventory license, Delete inventory data, NS config request do nothing,  NOT auto-reactivate on inventory

In Stock
release inventory license, Keep inventory dataNS config request auto-reactivate,  auto-reactivate on inventory

- Missing:
release inventory license, Keep inventory dataNS config request auto-reactivate,  auto-reactivate on inventory

On Order:
release inventory license, Delete inventory dataNS config request auto-reactivate,  auto-reactivate on inventory
 
Retired: (not used any more, but keep into company)
release inventory license, Delete inventory data, NS config request do nothing,  auto-reactivate on inventory
 
Returned to Lessor
release inventory license, Delete inventory data, NS config request do nothing, NOT auto-reactivate on inventory
 
RMA (Returned for repair, wait fro back...)
release inventory license, Keep inventory dataNS config request auto-reactivate,  auto-reactivate on inventory
 
- Any custom
release inventory license, Keep inventory data, NS config request do nothing,  auto-reactivate on inventory
 
Of course, you can change a little bit, but this seems more compliant some logical...

See also as ref. : http://retire-it.com/retire-versus-dispose

Of course, I can understand Symantec don't want customers keeping "inventoried data" without paying a license for that, all the same that is already a shame Symantec deactivate policies, aleatory, when overloaded licenses count ! Please SYMANTEC, take care  and respect your customers and let them working: If any need to pay more licences, just put a warning on the console, a red banner, to tell "nee to extend licences", BUT do not put all the policies, patching, and other maintenance and security critical operation into failing ! You should probably get a legal class action for such a setting.


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