Application Persistence report
The Application Persistence report shows your Windows devices with an activated Application Persistence (AP) policy.
Depending on which of the applications you've activated in your AP policies, you can view information about their status in this report.
By default, the report includes status-related columns for Microsoft BitLocker Drive Encryption and Microsoft SCCM only. To view information about any other persisted applications A third party application that is actively monitored by the Absolute agent. This feature is available only when the Application Persistence policy is activated on a device. Depending on the configuration of this policy, the agent may be able to repair the application if it's non-compliant, or reinstall it if it's missing., you can add additional columns to the report.
On the Reports page, you can access this report from Absolute view or the Application category. You can also access it from the Application Health widget on the Dashboard.
Supported platforms
The Application Persistence report applies only to devices running a supported version of the Windows operating system. In addition, the Application Persistence policy needs to be activated on each device.
Default filters
By default, the following filters are used to generate this report:
Agent status is Active and
Platform type is Windows
Information included on the report
The information collected from each device is organized in the following default columns:
- Device name, which includes the device's device name The name assigned to the device in the operating system. For Chromebooks, device name is not applicable and therefore shows as "Chrome" in the Absolute console. and serial number The identification number assigned to the device by the device manufacturer. For Windows devices, this value may correspond to the serial number of the BIOS, the motherboard, or the chassis, depending on the manufacturer.
- Last connected The date and time when a device's Absolute agent last checked in to the Absolute Monitoring Center.
- Username Username of the user who was logged in to the device when an agent connection occurred. If no user was logged in during the most recent agent connection, the last detected username shows. If you are viewing a report and want to see if a user was logged in during the most recent connection, add the Current Username column to the report. If no user was logged in at the time of the connection, "No Data" or two em dashes (— —) show in the column.
- The following columns for the BitLocker and SCCM applications:
Status: the detected status of the application
Status details: additional details about the detected status of the application
NOTE You'll notice that the text in the Status details column doesn't wrap. To improve the report's readability, we recommend that you export it.
For Compliant statuses, No Data typically shows in the Status details column. However, if the Absolute agent recently performed a repair or reinstall of the application, and it is now Compliant, the details of that status change show in the column. For Not compliant statuses, the column shows details about the specific components of the application that were checked. If one of the Repair options is enabled, the column shows details about the repairs that were attempted. Troubleshooting non-compliant devices
NOTE To view status information about other applications, add the application's columns to the report.
Adding more application status information to the report
In addition to Status and Status details, you can view additional AP-related information in the report. Click 
> Edit Columns and add one or more of the following columns associated with a persisted application A third party application that is actively monitored by the Absolute agent. This feature is available only when the Application Persistence policy is activated on a device. Depending on the configuration of this policy, the agent may be able to repair the application if it's non-compliant, or reinstall it if it's missing.:
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Events last 30 days |
The total number of repairs and reinstallations attempted on the device, for the specified application, over the last 30 days For any device, hover on the value in this column to open a dialog that separates the total event count into total repairs and total reinstallations. NOTE You can also view the count of all applications by adding the Events last 30 days column for Application Persistence. |
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Failures last 30 days |
The total number of repairs or reinstallations that failed on the device, for the specified application, over the last 30 days NOTE You can also view the count of all applications by adding the Failures last 30 days column for Application Persistence. |
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Repairs last 30 days |
The total number of repairs that succeeded on the device, for the specified application, over the last 30 days NOTE You can also view the count of all applications by adding the Repairs last 30 days column for Application Persistence. |
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Reinstalls last 30 days |
The total number of reinstallations that succeeded on the device, for the specified application, over the last 30 days NOTE You can also view the count of all applications by adding the Reinstalls last 30 days column for Application Persistence. |
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Became healthy |
The date when the Absolute agent last detected that the application was functioning correctly |
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Became unhealthy |
The date when the Absolute agent last detected that the application was not functioning correctly |
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Last updated |
The date and time when the results of the status check were made available in the Absolute console |
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The status of any attempted repairs Possible values are:
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Status Checked |
The date and time when the status of the application was checked on the device |
For example, to see if any WinMagic SecureDoc clients were repaired during the most recent status check, add the WinMagic SecureDoc > Repair Status column to the report. If desired, you can then save your changes by creating a new report.
Sorting report information
By default, the report data is sorted by Identifier, in ascending order. You can change the sort order by clicking a column heading.
Working with the report
Depending on the Absolute licenses associated with your account, and your user role, you may be able to perform some or all of the following tasks on the Application Persistence report:
- Open and view the report
- Adjust the columns on the report
- Add or remove filters
- Export the report
- Email the report on a set schedule
- Favorite the report
- Save changes to report filters and columns to create a custom view or a new report
Working with devices in the report
Depending on the Absolute licenses associated with your account, and your user role, you may be able to perform some or all of the following tasks on the devices in this report:
- Search for and view individual devices in the report
- View the location of your devices
- Request any of the following actions on one or more devices:
