- License name
Provide the full license name. By default, the license name is equal to the product name. The license name has to be entered manually for License packages.
- Language
Provide the license language.
- Number of licenses
Please enter the number of licenses.
- CAL/Licensing
Enter licensing or CAL information:
- per device – a device-bound license; individual license items are assigned to machines.
- per user – user-bound license; individual license items are assigned to users and such license items cover all devices assigned to the user (are displayed under the user in the Asset Management).
- per connection – see "per device"
- per CPU – see "per device"
- License mode
Provide the license mode. License modes can be e.g. Assurance, SaaS, SELECT, OPEN etc.
- License type
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Select a license type. You can select one of the following license types:
Normal (boxed license/volume license) – regular license or volume license.
Unlimited volume license – a license for an unlimited number of installations, uses and users.
Floating (protected by SW, HW, permissions etc.) - the license use is protected with special software, dongle or access permissions
OEM license – OEM license provided with the purchase of a new computer or device (component).
- Hardlock
Use this option if your license requires dongle protection.
- License package
This option specifies, whether you are using a standalone license, or a license that is a part of a software package. This option will be set based on the selection made in the New license – product window, i.e. it will be selected automatically if you select License package in this window.
- Assign automatically
The system will automatically assign this license to and remove it from all computers in active records. This option cannot be enabled if "CAL/Licensing" is set to "per user", or if the "License type" is an "OEM license".
If this option is enabled:
- The system will assign this license each time when a product is installed that can be covered by this license and if the product is not already covered by a different license.
- If you uninstall a product (with the uninstallation detected automatically or marked manually in the system), the system will release this license automatically:
- If the item includes any data (such as serial number, asset number, cost center etc.), only the corresponding computer will be deleted from this item.
- The system can automatically release only those items that were previously assigned automatically. Items assigned manually cannot be removed automatically.
- Licenses can be assigned and moved manually (even those licenses that were previously assigned automatically).
If an item is assigned manually, the system will not remove it automatically. The item will be permanently assigned.
- The license will be automatically assigned based on the cost center priority:
- The cost center for the license and for the computer are identical (both of them can be blank).
- The license cost center is blank (license has been purchased for the entire organization and can be used in any computer cost center).
This implies that the system does not assign automatically licenses to computer with a different cost center (you can do this manually though).
- Licenses are assigned automatically:
- Immediately once the license has been saved with the option "Assign automatically" enabled.
- Immediately once the computer SW detection has been evaluated (AM Collector, storing detection results to the AM Console manually).
- Repeatedly using AM Collector. The system will search for all computers in the Asset Management to which the license can be assigned.
- Valid from
Select a date from which the license becomes valid.
- Valid to
If your license is time-limited, select the license expiration date.
- Upgrade/support to
Select a date to mark the product support expiration date, e.g. the Software Assurance expiration date.
- Reminder
The Reminder date is used to schedule a reminder to notify you of the software expiration date or of the Software Assurance renewal. The reminder will appear in the list of reminders and it will notify you automatically at the given time.
- Serial number
Provide your license serial number.
- Asset number
Provide the asset number for your license.
- Certificate
If you click on this item, a document window will open where you can select the corresponding certificate.
- Request
Provide the request number; this can be e.g. a purchase request relating to the purchased license.
- Cost center
Select the cost center relating to the purchased license. If you leave this option blank, the license will be available to all cost centers.
- Price
Provide the price at which the license was purchased. Provide an integer number.
- Download website URL
You can enter the URL which was used to download the software, if the license is an "online license".
- Activation Key
Provide your license activation key. Please note that this value will be saved to the database in unencrypted form!
- Note
Use this field to provide any notes to your license.