# Facts overview

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/facts-overview/31488>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [October 18, 2019, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/facts-overview/31488 "2019-10-18T08:53:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![astrakid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/astrakid/32/1789_2.png) [@astrakid](https://forum.ansible.com/u/astrakid)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/facts-overview/31488/1 "2019-10-18T08:53:50Z")

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I read somewhere that it is possible to cache facts - is it possible as well to have those facts in an overview? my focus is on identifying old software packages. Is that possible?

kind regards,  
andre

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**Author:** ![Srinivas\_Naram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Srinivas\_Naram](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Srinivas_Naram)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/facts-overview/31488/2 "2019-10-18T09:03:57Z")

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[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user\_guide/playbooks\_variables.html#caching-facts](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_variables.html#caching-facts)

HTH  
Srini