Trying to remove/hide Last Used By column for a report in Asset Intelligence

SCCM 2007. Trying to remove/hide Last Used By column for a report in Asset Intelligence "Recently used executables on a specific computer". Changed the sms_def.mof file to set LastUserName string to FALSE under "Software Metering's list of recently used apps". I can use customized report to hide Last Used By column. But my requirement is that SCCM should not gather Last Used by information. Please let me know for any suggestions.

Hello,
Can you please help?
Let me know if more information is required.

Wouldn't it be easier to edit the report and remove the column?

Yes, we can do that.
But I want to deliberately doesnt want SCCM to collect some information like last user name.

You can’t get rid of all of the last user details within CM07, it is just not possible, nor would it be supported.
 
Go back to the client/management and tell them that it is not possible to completely remove all references to “last user”, however you can remove for each reports the last user (or top console user) details and that will be x days of work. My guess would be that x = 3 days. This would still not remove the detaile from the CM07 console.

I should also added that the is the Heartbeat discovery which I can’t turn off the last user details. Also in the AI class used by "Recently used executables on a specific computer", username is a key field, therefore if you want to use that class at all you must have the last user details.

Thanks Jones for the reply..
Just for my information.
Following is some part of sms_def.mof file..
//------------------------------------------------
// Software Metering's List of recently used apps
//------------------------------------------------
[SMS_Report(TRUE),
SMS_Group_Name("CCM Recently Used Applications"),
SMS_Class_ID("MICROSOFT|CCM_RECENTLY_USED_APPS|1.0"),
namespace ("\\\\\\\\.\\\\root\\\\ccm\\\\SoftwareMeteringAgent")]
class CCM_RecentlyUsedApps : SMS_Class_Template
{
[SMS_Report(TRUE), key]
string FolderPath;
[SMS_Report(TRUE), key]
string ExplorerFileName;

[SMS_Report(TRUE), key][/style]
string LastUserName;[/style]
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string OriginalFileName;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string FileVersion;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
uint32 FileSize;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string ProductName;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string ProductVersion;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string CompanyName;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
uint32 ProductLanguage;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string FileDescription;
[SMS_Report(FALSE)]
uint32 LaunchCount;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
datetime LastUsedTime;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string ProductCode;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string AdditionalProductCodes;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string msiDisplayName;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string msiPublisher;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string msiVersion;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string SoftwarePropertiesHash;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)]
string FilePropertiesHash;
};

If for the selected part above in red I change the value to "False", will SCCM get the last user name from client or NO?
I have tried this in my test lab, but it didnt help.

 

If you want to use that class at all, you can’t change it. It is a key field and therefore you will break stuff if you do disable that field.

Thanks Jones, thanks for the information.
I will try to explain this to my management.. ;)