Definition
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Description
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Example
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| Activation |
- Activation is the process of generating a license file based on an entitlement certificate.
- A license can be created for the entitlement lines / products on the entitlement.
- A partial activation can be performed.
- For each activation a fulfillment record will be created.
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| Activation record |
- Is identical to an entitlement line.
- Consists of a unique id for activation purpose.
- View on entitlement line from activation perspective.
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| Consolidation |
- License consolidation is the generation of a single license file during the activation process for several or all licenses of an entitlement certificate.
- A consolidated license file for all licenses of an entitlement certificate is much easier to handle; thus license consolidation is the default.
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| Counted License |
- A counted license is controlled by the license server, so that only the specified licensed quantity can be used at a time.
- All hardware and software feature licenses are counted licenses.
- The opposite of a counted license is an uncounted license.
- Only the licenses of some software tools are uncounted.
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| Demo License |
- Demo licenses are available to equip Advantest hardware equipment that we consign to customers for demonstration purposes.
- Demo licenses are also available for customer owned systems, to demonstrate specific system features that are controlled with a license, which the customer hasn’t purchased yet.
- Demo licenses are always…
-term, i.e. time-limited to either 30-days or 12-months
-Node-locked, so that they can be used only on one specific system / workstation.
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| Emergency License |
- An emergency license is a short-term license that Advantest provides to support customers who have a license that has not expired, but is not functioning due to network or license server issues.
- An emergency license has an expiration period of 10 days.
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| Entitlement |
- An entitlement represents the customers’ rights to use specific licensed system capabilities. An entitlement acts as a container for the license products purchased in a single purchase order.
- Consists of an entitlement id, a customer and entitlement lines = license products.
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Entitlement ID
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- Unique identifier for a specific entitlement.
- Can be found on the Entitlement Certificate.
- Required for all sorts of licensing related activities, e.g. for the activation process (e.g. used by customer/CE/AE for logging in to Flexera’s Flexnet Operations Module).
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| Entitlement line |
- Equals a specific license product.
- Consists of an activation id, a product number, the number of entitled copies (= quantity) and some other items related to the product (e.g. expiration date).
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Entitlement Certificate
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- Is a document (HTML and/or paper copy) that is unique for each entitlement.
- Is the legal proof of an entitlement.
- Is shipped together with the hardware product delivery as paper copy (if applicable), or sent by email for eDeliveries.
- Contains information about entitlement lines / license products.
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| ERP |
- ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning, which is an integrated business management software system.
- Advantest’s ERP system is Oracle.
- All Advantest sales orders are booked in Oracle. Orders that include licenses are automatically loaded into the Flexnet Operations Module (FNO), i.e. our License Management System.
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| Expiration Date |
- Is the date after which the respective license or to be exact, the respective fulfillment line will no longer be valid.
- The expiration date is part of the FlexNet Publisher Authorization Code, i.e. part of the license file for every single fulfillment line.
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| Feature |
- Describes a technical functionality enabled by a license file.
- Consists of a name (= license string / string name) and a version number, e.g. Protocol_Aware_SOC, Version 1.0.
- Every feature of a license product has a specific count, i.e. quantity that can be used simultaneously.
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| FlexNet Publisher Authorization Code |
- Is the character string created during the License Activation Process for installation on a computer running a FlexNet Publisher License Server.
- A FlexNet Publisher Authorization Code defines a specific range of Software Features or Hardware Feature values, an Expiration Date for the Feature License, and the quantity of such Feature Licenses.
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| Floating |
- A floating license can be shared between all test systems (or workstations) that are connected via the same network.
- Opposite of a node-locked license.
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| FNO |
- Stands for Flexnet Operations Module.
- Is our License Management System.
- All Oracle license orders are loaded into FNO with an automated order load (AOL).
- In FNO the entitlement certificate is generated before it is sent out to customers.
- All key transactions through the lifecycle of licenses is done and/or recorded in FNO, e.g. license activation, re-hosting, renewal, return, transfer.
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| Fulfillment record |
- Describes an item that is created on each fulfillment of an activation record.
- An activation record can be linked to more than one fulfillment record, if a partial activation has occurred.
- Consists of a fulfillment id, the attributes related to the activation, the license file.
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License
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- A license allows the use of a specific hardware or software capability.
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| License Model |
- A license model defines licensing characteristics that determine how, when, and where a license product can be used.
- Defines the commercial attributes of a license (e.g. floating, node locked, 30-days, per-session…).
- Consists of a name, a description, and a number of commercial license attributes.
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| License Product |
- Describes an item that consists of a set of features.
- Consists of a product name (= product number), a description, a version number, an associated license model and a set of features and their quantities.
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| Node-locked |
- A node-locked license cannot be shared between different test systems (or workstations), but can be used only on a dedicated test system serial-number or on a dedicated workstation MAC-address.
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| Perpetual |
- Perpetual licenses grant use rights that are unlimited in time, however the related license files / activation records need to be renewed annually.
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| Permanent |
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| Re-hosting |
- Re-hosting is the process of moving a license from one host / license server to another host.
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| Renewal |
- All perpetual hardware and software feature licenses have to be renewed annually, since the license file (= the fulfillment records) that has been generated during the activation process will expire on January 31st of the respective following year.
- With each renewal, new fulfillment records will be created. The expiry date of these new fulfillment records will again be the January 31st of the respective following year.
- The new fulfillment records that are generated during the renewal do not only extend the expiry date, but also update the versions of all licenses that have a new revision.
- During the annual renewal process, re-hosting of licenses (= move of licenses from host A to host B) is possible. Apart from that, re-hosting is also possible throughout the year following a re-hosting request process (note: fees may apply).
- The License Renewal Process has to be completed between January 1 and January 31 of every year.
- Old Fulfillment records cannot be deleted, i.e. they still will be visible in the License Management System.
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| Term License |
- Term licenses grant a use right that is time limited.
- Typical durations for term licenses are 30-days, 6-months and 12 months.
- Term licenses expire after the respective entitlement period is over.
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| Trade License |
- Licenses that customers purchase and thus own are trade licenses.
- Practically all hardware and software feature trade licenses are perpetual and floating.
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| Return |
- A license return involves removing of license rights from a specific entitlement certificate / entitlement line items.
- License returns of trade licenses are possible only on an exceptional basis, usually only in conjunction with complete V93000 system trade-ins or buy -backs.
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| Uncounted License |
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