Adding Custom License Attributes
Although you can create custom license generator configuration attributes and custom license model attributes as part of the license technology creation wizard, both types of custom attributes can also be created directly from the Custom License Attributes page.
This topic explains how to create custom license generator configuration attributes and custom license model attributes:
| • | For custom license generator configuration attributes, these instructions cover specifying a numeric, text, boolean, or date attribute for a license generator configuration associated with a license technology. See Adding Custom License Generator Attributes, below. |
| • | For custom license model attributes, these instructions cover creating attributes for custom license models or setting custom attributes for FlexNet Licensing models. See Adding Custom License Model Attributes, below. |
Adding Custom License Generator Attributes
Custom license generator attributes can be created as part of the license technology creation wizard or they can be created independently of that wizard. These instructions start from the Create a License Generator Attribute page.
In the license technology creation wizard, the Create a License Generator Attribute page is step 2. To open the Create a License Generator Attribute page independently of that wizard, click Administer > Custom License Attributes. Then, click Add a License Generator Attribute.
Note:When creating a license technology, if you implement your license generator class so that it references the license generator executable, you can skip this step.
You can create a license generator attribute for custom license technologies in the draft state. You cannot create a license generator attribute for FlexNet Licensing.
To add a custom license generator attribute
| 1. | On the Create a License Generator Attribute page, provide a name for the attribute and specify values for its other settings. See Custom License Generator Attribute Settings for setting details. |
| 2. | Complete the attribute creation process by clicking Save, Add New, Reset, or Next: |
| • | Click Save to save the attribute and remain on the current page. |
| • | Click Add New to save the current attribute and begin creating another custom license generator attribute. |
| • | Click Reset to clear the current form and start again. |
| • | Click Next to save the license technology and move to the Create License Generator Configuration page. |
The custom license generator attributes you create here are typically configured for a given license generator when that license generator is created. These license generator configurations are set up in the Create a License Technology wizard. See Creating a License Generator Configuration for more information.
Adding Custom License Model Attributes
Custom license model attributes can be created as part of the license technology creation wizard or they can be created independently of that wizard. These instructions start from the Create a License Model Attribute page.
In the license technology creation wizard, the Create a License Model Attribute page is step 4. To open the Create a License Model Attribute page independently of that wizard, click Administer > Custom License Attributes. Then, click Add a License Model Attribute.
To add a custom license model attribute
| 1. | On the Create a License Model Attribute page, provide a name for the attribute and specify values for its other settings. See Custom License Model Attribute Settings for setting details. |
| 2. | Complete the attribute creation process by clicking Save, Add New, or Complete: |
| • | Click Save to save the attribute and remain on the current page. |
| • | Click Add New to save the current attribute and begin creating another custom license model attribute. |
| • | Click Complete to save the license technology and return the License Technologies page. |
The custom license model attributes you create here are typically configured for a given license model when the license model is created. The license model creation wizard includes a step in which you can set up how the available custom license model attributes are to be used (or not) for the current license model. See Setting Up Custom License Model Attributes for instructions.
Note:If you create an attribute for a custom technology called “SERIAL_NUMBER,” its label, by default, is displayed as “Serial Number.” This is because SERIAL_NUMBER is a FlexNet Licensing attribute for which resources are already defined. If you change the label for the custom SERIAL_NUMBER attribute, its FlexNet Licensing display label also changes.
See Also
Managing Custom License Attributes