# Applied Flow Technology (AFT) eLicense

# Introduction

Open iT supports AFT eLicense usage reporting through the generic license type format. This will produce the following aggregated data types used for historical and real-time reporting:

# Requirements

# Configuring Data Collection

These are the required steps to configure collection of usage data.

  1. Go to the Components directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\Configuration\Components, and back up the licpoll.xml configuration file.

  2. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  3. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin
  4. Once in the directory, copy the object node genericlicense-sample, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     openit_confinit -c "licpoll.license-types.genericlicense-sample=>licpoll.license-types.aft"
  5. Activate the collection of usage data, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     openit_confinit -c "licpoll.license-types.aft.active=true"
  6. Set the arguments to the status command, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     openit_confinit -c "licpoll.license-types.aft.status-command.arguments=AFT <eLicense Code>"

    where <eLicense Code> is the eLicense activation code.

    Example
     openit_confinit -c "licpoll.license-types.aft.status-command.arguments=AFT 95461525C41C5D417D556E66F5E55D25"
  7. Update the configuration file, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     openit_confbuilder --client

    Make sure that there are no errors encountered.

Refer to the AFT eLicense Data Collection Configuration table to learn more about AFT eLicense configuration in licpoll.xml.

Object Name Accepted Value Description
active Boolean (true or false) Setting this to true activates AFT eLicense data collection.
type String (i.e., GenericLicense) The license manager type.
interval Timespan (e.g., P30S, P5M, P1H) The span of time between each polling round (it is recommended to set a value no less than P1M).
offset Timespan (e.g., P30S, P5M, P1H) The span of time the aligned poll time decided by interval is shifted.
product-name String (e.g., cloud;aft) This object is defined if a product name other than the default %host%;aft will be used.
license-server String (e.g., hou105lin) The license server name.
status-command FileName (i.e., ${OpeniT.directories.bin}/genlicutil) The binary used to obtain status from the license manager.
status-command.arguments String (e.g., AFT 95461525C41C5D417D556E66F5E55D25) The arguments used for the status command.
AFT eLicense Data Collection Configuration

# Verifying Data Collection

After configuration, you can verify that the data is collected by following these steps:

  1. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  2. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin
  3. Run the command:

    Command Syntax
     openit_licpoll -# 1
  4. Verify that the temp directory, which is by default in C:ProgramData\OpeniT\Data\temp, contains a LicPoll directory containing .data and status-*.log files.

# Sample Reports

# Historical Reports

Max Available vs Max in Use Licenses per Feature

Max Available vs Max in Use Licenses per Feature

Feature Elapsed Time per User

Feature Elapsed Time per User

# Real-time Report

Drilled Down Feature View

Drilled Down Feature View

# Next Steps?

   Renaming Vendor License    Renaming Features    Create and Add Report    License Monitor

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