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Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

SanjayLala1 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:33:02 GMT

Add posibility to see and account for the use of the licenses at License Manager in terms of how many licenses , for how long and by whom are used.
Usefull to monitor use of licenses, in order to dimension number and level of Desktop licenses need in organization.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

SanjayLala1 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:35:07 GMT

I like this idea

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

EdEngle1 — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:54:34 GMT

I agree that better license usage tools would be nice... but until they add it you can use this script. http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14975

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

DavidBrandt — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:16:22 GMT

I am also very interested in this capability.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

MicahWilliamson — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:50:51 GMT

I would also love this, The above script doesn't seem to work with the new License manager.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

DavidWheelock — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:33:24 GMT

Additionally, please incorporate the ability to see idle time. Are they actually using the software or did they just start the software and leave it open while doing something else.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

AshishTejnani — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:44:39 GMT

I think these are all wonderful input. Additionally, I would like to recommend to have a facility for conversion software integration system.

What I mean is, when a user is trying the trial version and wants to convert it to the full version, ESRI License Manager should be able to send and email to the user to have the functionality to convert this software after the client has paid the charges for it.

I would also like to see personalized messages or notification for clients with their names in each of the softwares.

- Ashish

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

BryanHall2 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:02:12 GMT

I currently use a scheduled batch script to monitor this. It would be nice to have a cleaner solution to show usage over the last month, quarter, year, etc.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

JanBenson1 — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:01:24 GMT

With the previous license manager I could tell what user had licenses checked out. We use concurrent use licenses. With the new license manager I have no easy way to determine who is using what extensions, or have forgotten to switch the license manager back to arcview. Now I have to open the log file and try to sift through the users to determine who has licenses checked out. Please make the names or computers of users with licenses checked out visible through the license manager again. Thanks.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

JosephWallis1 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:54:59 GMT

Flexera already provides this capability with their Flexnet Manager software. I can free any extensions at will and edit the options file to add or deny users access to extensions. Customized reporting on usage and high water mark reports are there. Since ArcGIS License Manager is a FLEX based product, I could not see them writing a product that duplicates functionality you can already get.

http://www.flexerasoftware.com/products/flexnet-manager.htm

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

KathSund — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:45:36 GMT

There is a bug listed for this in the NIM system. It is:

NIM063385 Add functionality to see and account for the use of the licenses at License Manager in terms of how many licenses , for how long and by whom are used

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

RicaSaporta — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:43:29 GMT

another product that does most of these functionalities is OpenLM. it can show reprots by user groups and/or project groups and allow the adminstrator to relase full seats as well as extensions. it would be nice to have a more unified approach to license managemetn

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

DavidViljoen — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:58:20 GMT

I have written a couple of relatively simple apps:
1. ASP.NET app to show current users of ArcGIS (ArcInfo/ArcEditor/ArcView) and extensions. It shows when they started the session and it provides a simple mailto link to e-mail any/all current users (e.g. "Are you really using .... if not, please exit and let me know")
2. Windows service to poll ArcGIS license servers and write the current users and features being used to a database. The time window (when to start / end polling) and frequency (in hours or fractions of an hour)
I can be contacted viljoen@nrcan.gc.ca if you are interested.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

JürgenKappes — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:46:54 GMT

Dear Developters,

I need this tool to see the use for ArcGIS extensions (Who!!). it is posible a user have the extension in use but used not realy. So i can distinguish the situation.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

LoisKlatt — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:27:26 GMT

I agree with the need to see who is using a particular extension in a way that is more user friendly than lmutil (which still exists at 10). But this ability shouldn't be limited to the administrator. People who get the message that all licenses are in use need to be able to see who is using the licenses, so that they can contact people directly to find out when it will be available. It would be good if this enhancement would include full LDAP 3.0 compliance.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

LoisKlatt — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:03:52 GMT

This should also include monthly and ad hoc reports of average and maximum number of concurrent licenses in use for each type of license and for each extension.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

AnitaBowen — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:50:18 GMT

I Strongly agree with all prior comments ! I would like to see these ideas brought to fruition. While I appreciate the links and references to other scripts, It is much easier to get our IT department to support functionality when it comes from the Vendor of Corporate software than explaining to them the need to run such scripts from a user post board.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

BarbaraMorey — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:44:02 GMT

This is an excellent idea. A tool to monitor license usage would be a huge help to my department. Even if it ran once an hour and dumped to CSV I would be happy enough

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

DanaRemenova — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:53:55 GMT

Great idea, many of our customers demands this kind of funcionality in order to plan and reserve licenses for their GIS production platforms.

Re: Add new functionality to License Manager - Usage & Analysis Tools

GonzaloSanjuán_González — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:37:43 GMT

It's very useful to know who are using Desktop Licenses