# Bluebeam Revu 21

# Introduction

Open iT supports Bluebeam Revu 21 usage reporting through the generic license type format. This will produce the following aggregated data types used for historical reporting:

• (49) Host User License Use
  
• (93) OLAP Raw Hourly
  
• (94) OLAP User Concurrency
  
• (95) Usergroup License Use v3.0
  
• (102) OLAP Total Use
  

The following sections will guide you in setting up the necessary configuration to collect and send the required data to the server.

# Requirements

• An Open iT Client connected to an Open iT Server or a coexistent Open iT setup
• Activated LicenseAnalyzer collection and license poller
• Non-SSO Bluebeam Revu 21 account with Administrator access to the Bluebeam Portal

# Setting up Bluebeam Revu 21 Data Collection

These are the required steps to set up data collection from the Bluebeam Revu 21 portal.

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_bluebeam21stat --init --username <username> --password <password> --country "<country>"

   where:

   Parameter	Description
   --init	Use this to set up the Bluebeam configuration.
   --username <bluebeam_username>	Use this to specify the username for accessing the Bluebeam Revu 21 portal.
   --password <bluebeam_password>	Use this to specify the password for accessing the Bluebeam Revu 21 portal.
   --country "<country>"	Use this to specify your server region for accessing the Bluebeam Revu 21 portal. Accepted values: Germany/Deutschland United States Australia United Kingdom Sweden/Sverige

   Parameters for Setting Up Bluebeam Revu 21 Data Collection
   
   
   Example

   openit_bluebeam21stat --init --username jsmith@email.com --password bluebeamAdm!n123 --country "United States"

   This example shows how to specify the necessary details for accessing the Bluebeam Revu 21 using the administrator account jsmith@email.com with password bluebeamAdm!n123 in the United States.

   Open iT saves the hashed Bluebeam Revu 21 credential file, bluebeamrevu21stat.ini, in the OpeniT directory, which is by default in C:\ProgramData\OpeniT.

Parameter	Description
--home-url <home_url>	Use this to specify the web address of the Bluebeam Revu 21 portal.
--users-url <users_url>	Use this to specify the web address for retrieving user data.
--licenses-url <licenses_url>	Use this to specify the web address for retrieving license data.
--show-gui	Use this to show the web interface.
--debug	Use this to turn on debug logging.
-h, --help	Use this to display help text.

# Activating Data Collection

These are the required steps to activate 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, activate the collection of Bluebeam Revu 21 data, run the command:

   Command Syntax

    openit_confinit -c "licpoll.license-types.genericlicense-bluebeam-sample.active=true"

5. Run the following command to update the configuration files:

   Command Syntax

   openit_confbuilder --client

   Make sure that there are no errors encountered.

Refer to the Bluebeam Revu 21 Data Collection Configuration table to learn more about Bluebeam Revu 21 configuration in licpoll.xml.

Object Name	Accepted Value	Description
active	Boolean (true or false)	Setting this to true activates Bluebeam Revu 21 usage 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., %host%;bluebeam)	This object is defined if a vendor license name other than the default %host%;bluebeam will be used.
license-server	String (e.g., hou105lin)	The License Server name.
status-command	FileName (i.e., ${OpeniT.directories.bin}/openit_bluebeam21stat.exe)	The binary used to obtain status from the license manager.
status-command.arguments	String (e.g., --show-gui)	The arguments used for the status command. Leave this blank.

Bluebeam Revu 21 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

# Real-time Report

# Next Steps?

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