The product licensing environment for PLM software is a necessary part of the overall system’s ability to function. Choosing the right licensing tools to gather key information for administrative needs is a must in today’s business environment. License Use Management (LUM) in a CATIA Version 5 environment provides multiple tools and options for this purpose. The content of this paper will present these licensing options from a better practices viewpoint. This document is the result of experience gained from supporting a wide variety of customer licensing configurations.
Introduction
In today's work environment, getting the most out of the DS software is of high importance to everyone, from the end-user up through the CEO. Administrator involvement plays a major role when useful data is needed and action items are to be assessed. This document will focus on License Use Management Runtime (LUM) administrative aspects, and how well-planned practices will benefit both small businesses and major corporations. Topics discussed will include license usage tracking, setting traces, gathering useful customer information, and understanding stress load for tuning performance. The concepts presented in this paper will be of benefit to both CATIA system administrators and CATIA users, in the management of licensing environments.
A Glossary of Terms specific to this product licensing discussion has been added near the end of this paper. This collection of terms provides a better understanding of the terminology used throughout this paper. The reader should consider a quick view of these terms prior to engaging the imbedded Licensing Fundamentals.
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