Changelog

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2025-12-16 - 14.0.2127.25350

Improved / Updated

  • XEN Inventory: Compatibility has been extended to XenServer 8.4.
  • Linux Inventory: The gensudo.sh has been updated to version 1.21.0002.
  • Npcap/Nmap: The bundled components have been updated to version 1.84 and 7.98 respectively.
  • User Management: Category restrictions are now also applied to additional information.
  • Database: Column sizes for services, network interfaces and firewall rules have been extended.
  • Installation: Docusnap can now be started via a UNC path from a network share.
  • AD Comparison Report: The report has been extended to include added and deleted computer accounts.
  • Network Plan: Systems can be grouped and hidden in large plans for better performance.

Fixed

Inventory

  • Azure: Missing VMs and inconsistent resource dependencies within resource groups have been fixed.
  • Warranty Queries: The calculation of the expiration date for Fujitsu devices has been corrected.
  • Linux Inventory: Missing start and expiration dates for certificates are now correctly captured.
  • Microsoft 365: Problems with increasing RAM usage during inventory have been fixed.
  • Microsoft 365: Problems using proxy configurations have been fixed.
  • SNMP: SNMPv3 jobs with larger IP ranges are now executed reliably.
  • Windows/Linux: Proxmox VMs are now correctly recognized as virtual systems.
  • UEFI 2026 Readiness: The validation of UEFI certificates has been corrected.
  • Windows: Current Microsoft patches on Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 force the WMI fallback for update history.
  • SNMP: Various inventory problems with different vendors (HP, Cisco, Aruba, Fortigate, Sophos, etc.) as well as errors with interface data and serial numbers have been fixed.

Documentation

  • Topology Plan: Display problems with different vendors (Cisco, Huawei, HP, Sophos) as well as errors with VLAN mapping and port allocation have been fixed.

Application

  • Audit: Changes to objects are now correctly displayed in linked views.
  • Client: Problems with write access to the configuration have been fixed.
  • Connect: The display field in the tree is now correctly set to the first visible column.
  • Connect: Intune packages now correctly output records without matching filter criteria.
  • Connect: Error when querying the manager attribute of Entra ID users has been fixed.
  • Linux Inventory: The host list in the wizard is now retained when switching dialogs.

IT Security

  • Permission Analysis: Permissions are now correctly retrieved when the option for automatic capture of new shares is enabled.
  • Permission Analysis: Missing group permissions in the analysis have been fixed – effective permissions are correctly displayed again.

2025-08-21 - 14.0.1633.25233

New

  • Audit Functionality: New feature for recording and tracking manual changes to meta objects - can be activated via options with detailed change history including user and timestamp.
  • UEFI 2026 Readiness: New “Platform Security” section for Windows and Linux with information on TPM version, UEFI readiness, Secure Boot and BIOS Setup Mode - including new report and Connect package.
  • Windows Inventory: Trusted certificates can now optionally be inventoried in addition to private certificates.

Improved / Updated

  • Linux Inventory: The script-based inventory process has been modernized - now requires Python 3 and OpenSSL on target systems, uses asymmetric RSA-4096 encryption via CMS and automatically generates .dsi files.
  • Physical Infrastructure: Sorting of cable and connector connections can now be reset to the initial state via context menu.
  • SNMPv3 Wizard: Simplified user interface - unnecessary fields (Engine ID, Localized Auth/Priv Key) have been removed.
  • Windows System Report: Optimization and significant streamlining of report contents for better clarity.
  • Customizing - Schema Import: The meta schema import wizard has been revised - conflicts are clearly displayed and can be resolved specifically, new ObjectType IDs are assigned automatically.
  • Customizing - Input Forms: New options for data and selection grids (HideFilter, HideGrouping, HideRowCount, ReadOnly) for more flexible design.

Fixed

Application

  • Other Assets - Locations: Missing data display in the data area after selecting an asset class has been fixed.
  • Docusnap Web: The Intune section is now displayed correctly in the web client.
  • Warranty Queries: Warranty queries now correctly consider the configured proxy settings on the Docusnap Server.
  • Discovery Service: Errors when subsequently adjusting folder permissions in the script storage path have been fixed.
  • Locations - Systems: Errors in displaying systems in the data area have been fixed.
  • System Assignment: Assignment criteria can now only be assigned to a single location - multiple assignments are prevented by validation.
  • Connect: Problems with result display (tree, columns), SQL queries, RTF export and compatibility of version 13 packages have been fixed.
  • CSV Import: Errors with single line import, the update option for scheduled tasks, scrollbars, record counting and customizing target properties have been fixed.
  • Customizing: The use of DECLARE, save hints in the data grid, opening the designer and various other problems have been fixed.

Documentation

  • Reports: The configuration report has been updated and now contains all application settings.
  • AD Comparison Report: Problems with incorrect SID assignments and timeouts during report creation have been eliminated.
  • Concepts: Errors when saving concepts, integrating moved directories, image sharpness after export and adjusting Veeam tables as well as other problems have been corrected.
  • VLAN Plan: The missing display of VLAN information in location-based plans has been corrected.
  • Active Directory Plan: Group Managed Service Accounts (GMSA) can now be correctly shown and hidden in the AD overview plan.
  • Topology Plan: The display of Aruba and Extreme switches, VLAN positioning for Extreme Networks and the VLAN search function for virtual switches have been fixed.

Inventory

  • SNMP: Various known problems with interfaces, IP address indexing and vendor-specific VLAN errors (DELL, Fortinet) have been eliminated.
  • SNMP: Problems capturing SNMPv3 systems in IP ranges have been eliminated.
  • SNMP: Data from additionally defined MIBs is now fully included in the inventory result.
  • Azure: JSON formatting errors and incomplete results have been fixed - performance has been significantly increased.
  • File Import: Imported data is processed without IP segment validation.
  • Linux: Interfaces with multi-IP configuration are now correctly inventoried.
  • Microsoft 365: Data transfer after successful inventory has been corrected - with significantly improved performance.
  • Microsoft 365: For manual Exchange Online app registrations, the missing certificate configuration has been added to the wizard.
  • Microsoft 365: The memory management in Exchange Online inventory with Public Folders and permissions has been improved.
  • Microsoft 365: “Send As” and “Send on Behalf” are retrieved using a properly authorized EntraID application.
  • Veeam: Potential display problems with backup sessions in the data area have been corrected.
  • Windows: The detection and classification of USB devices (especially docking stations) has been improved.
  • Windows: Physical Hyper-V hosts are now correctly recognized as physical systems.

IT Security

  • Permission Analysis: The incorrect assignment of the “Everyone” group to “Authenticated Users” has been corrected - both groups are now correctly distinguished.

License Management

  • License Management: Problems deleting and editing search terms for product recognition have been eliminated.

Physics

  • Physical Infrastructure: The unwanted removal of elements when deleting the name, system assignment with activated filters and connector sorting now work correctly.

2025-04-29 - 14.0.1091.25119

New

  • Linux: The warranty query now also covers Linux systems and VMware ESXi servers.

Improved / Updated

  • SNMP: Port-alias information (OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.18.x) for Cisco and HPE Aruba switches is now displayed.
  • Physical Infrastructure: Added column filters in the physical-infrastructure editor.
  • Microsoft 365 & Azure: Enterprise apps now show API details, type and permission description.
  • Microsoft 365: Implemented linking between Intune devices and EntraID devices.
  • IT Security: Extended and improved display of authorised DFS shares.
  • Customising – Tables: Naming conventions optimised by restricting table and field names to those without hyphens.
  • Npcap is now installed in version 1.82 (2025.03.15).
  • Support Center: Modernised design, resource-saving lazy loading for faster creation of support files, unified and intuitive data lists with filter/export, plus extended debug options with “Docsnap Server” settings.

Fixed

Inventory

  • Windows Inventory: Method for determining SQL Server Edition via registry entries revised and corrected.
  • Windows Inventory: Language-independent workstation filtering added to scheduled inventory jobs.
  • Microsoft 365: “Directory is not empty” error during M365 inventory fixed.
  • Microsoft 365: Duplicate display of Teams channels corrected.
  • DFS Inventory: Possible incomplete results due to TrashBin handling resolved.

Documentation

  • SNMP System Report: Improved memory efficiency in report generation.
  • Comparison Report: Comparison reports now display correctly after generation.
  • Concepts: Assigned concepts now appear on meta-objects without subordinate nodes.

Application

  • Snapshots – Deleting the Discovery Service: Missing snapshot information after deleting the Discovery Service is now shown correctly.
  • Create DB: Database creation permissions optimised; assigning the db_creator role is now sufficient.
  • NTFS Analysis: Previously selected DFS shares now reappear in job editing.

2025-03-13 - 14.0.845.25072

New

  • The benefits report “Docusnap Overview/Data Quality” has been integrated into the application and is available under Company - Infrastructure - Docusnap.

Improved / Updated

  • The demo tenant “Docusnap Sports AG” is now available in version “Docusnap 14.” Previous demo tenants will not be updated.
  • HPE Storage: The inventory process has been expanded to include all relevant storage controller details at the port level.
  • IP system assignment can now be done via DNS name or IPv4 address if the MAC address was not captured during the scan.
  • Npcap is now installed in version 1.81 (20.02.2025).
  • Entra ID Users: In addition to ‘Microsoft 365’ data, ‘Microsoft Intune’ data is now also stored in the user’s Entra ID account.
  • Reports – Scheduled Tasks: The report is now better suited for multiple clients thanks to the new “Company” and “Domain” columns.
  • Reports - Infrastructure - Infrastructure Overview / Inventories: Up-to-dateness has been expanded to include Nutanix and Storage (HPE).
  • Summary – Topology: This data view has been expanded to include the columns “Tagged & Untagged VLAN” as well as the port description from IF-MIB, if available.
  • For Nutanix Cluster, DFS, Veeam B&R, and HPE Storage technologies, an editor is now available for creating descriptions in RTF format.
  • Connect: Support for warranty queries has been added.
  • Autonomous discovery modules now feature an additional signature check.
  • Autonomous inventory modules: The new parameter -w determines where temporary data is stored – except for Windows-Discovery, which does not generate any.
  • Windows: The inventory of batteries in Windows systems has been revised and now provides significantly better information.

Fixed

Inventory

  • Azure: Issues that led to incomplete inventory collection have now been resolved.
  • DFS: A correction in DFS inventory fixes the problem of namespaces not being properly captured (Unknown Namespaces).
  • DFS: Replication members are now correctly detected and no longer appear multiple times.
  • SNMP: The display of toner levels for SNMP devices of type “Printer” is now complete.
  • SNMP: Vendor-specific issues - Errors in SNMP queries for Barracuda Firewall, MikroTik, NetApp, NEC, and Hikvision have been fixed.
  • SNMP: Scheduled SNMP inventories now reliably complete once all systems have been processed.
  • SQL: Inventory problems that caused an arithmetic overflow in tSQLBackupHistory have been resolved.
  • Windows: An extended signature check for Discover-Windows.exe improves security.

Application

  • Known issues due to the technology change in the user interface have been largely resolved.
  • Custom assets: The display speed of overview lists has been significantly improved.
  • First start after updating to version 14: A missing write permission for the configuration file no longer affects application startup.
  • First start after updating to version 14: A warning now informs users that older Docusnap versions may corrupt the converted configuration file.
  • Job overview: Execution data is now fully updated.
  • Additional information: Deleting additional information now works correctly.
  • System location assignments: A manually assigned location is now correctly saved.
  • Inventory – Systems – “Merge with…”: The system merge function now works correctly.
  • Inventory – DDS: After reinstalling the DDS application, logging is fully functional.
  • Inventory – DDS: The IP range check now ignores network adapters with APIPA addresses.
  • Excel export of IP system list: The generated Excel file is now correctly formatted.
  • Connect: Issues with package import messages, filtering, and displaying “Custom Assets” have been fixed.
  • Docusnap Web – Active Directory: The “Direct Group Memberships” section is now fully displayed.
  • Docusnap Web: Company selection with an ONC path now works as expected.

IT Security

  • The “Report Jobs (csv)” function now supports DFS folder targets for automated report generation.
  • NTFS Analysis Wizard: Previously selected options are now retained when reopening.

Documentation

  • Reports – Infrastructure Network: The “Switches” report is now fully available again.
  • Reports – Comparison Report: The report has been optimized and is now generated faster.
  • Concept – Header and Footer: Images are now retained after inserting variables.
  • Concept – PDF Export: Images embedded in the concept are now correctly displayed in the PDF export.
  • Concept: Fixed known issues (deleting hyperlinks, excluding workstations, preventing further editing of dynamic objects).
  • Reports - System Overview, Data Sheets, and User Overview: Including PDF-export are now generated significantly faster.
  • Reports – DFS Overview: The report content has been adjusted to match the updated inventory.
  • Plans - Topology Plan: Display issues reported for various manufacturers’ devices have been resolved.

2024-12-06 - 14.0.303.24347

Improved

  • Golden System Report: The hotfix comparison is now based on inventoried KB numbers.
  • SNMP Inventory: Improved stability and bug fixes for scheduled jobs and scan targets.

Fixed

  • Windows Inventory: The system assignment for inventorying Docusnap DDS or server hosts has been corrected.
  • SNMP Inventory: Known issues (Barracuda) have been resolved.
  • Docusnap Client: Migrated scheduled SNMP jobs no longer display scan targets.
  • Docusnap Client: Duplication of recursive data in specific constellations in the data grid display has been fixed.
  • Docusnap Client: Improvements to avoid redundant data displays in data grids.
  • Docusnap Connect: Circular reference for packages with EntraId members for M365 data has been resolved.
  • Docusnap Web: Internal server error when reading data has been fixed.

2024-12-03 - 14.0.283.24338

Realized Ideas from the Ideas Portal

  • Windows Inventory: Battery information is now collected and displayed.
  • Network Plan: All options are now individually adjustable, and the default settings have been optimized.
  • Nutanix Inventory: Support for Nutanix, including virtualization, storage containers, clusters, and physical hosts.
  • Microsoft Intune: Full inventory support for Microsoft Intune, including managed apps and devices.
  • SNMPv3 Discovery: Added the ability to define an address range instead of individual systems.

New

  • Microsoft Azure Inventory and Documentation: Comprehensive support for subscriptions, resource groups, Azure services, and management groups. The analysis and documentation of RBAC permissions simplify management and visualization of dependencies—even across subscriptions.
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inventory and Documentation: Support for inventorying AWS services, permissions, and organizational structures, providing an organization-wide overview of all resources.
  • Enhanced Exchange Online Inventory: Collection of mailbox and folder permissions, as well as documentation of public folders including permissions.
  • HPE Storage Inventory: Support for HPE Primera, Alletra, and 3PAR. Collection of hardware, storage cages, controllers, and both physical and logical information such as volumes, LUNs, and WWNs.
  • Warranty Queries for Various Manufacturers: Retrieval of warranty information for devices from HP, HPE, IBM, Dell, Cisco, Asus, Lenovo, Toshiba, and Fujitsu. Processing occurs via the Docusnap365 environment without persistent data storage.
  • Docusnap Connect Interface: Extended interface capabilities for synchronizing desired data with Power Automate and Microsoft Dataverse.
  • Updated System Requirements: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is now the minimum requirement. Additionally, at least 8 GB RAM and 4 CPU cores are recommended for optimal Docusnap performance.

Improved

  • Docusnap Interface: New UI components improve the performance and scalability of the application.

Fixed

  • Various Bug Fixes: Minor corrections and optimizations across different modules and areas to enhance the software’s stability.