Creating and Configuring an Entitlement
In this exercise, you create and configure an entitlement for the product PhotoPrint that you deployed in the Product Creation topic.
Prerequisite
To create an entitlement for PhotoPrint
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Log in to the FlexNet Operations Producer Portal if you logged out after completing the Product Creation exercises. |
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Click Entitlements > Create. The Entitle Customers to Licenses page appears. |
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Under Create An Entitlement, enter the entitlement attributes: |
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Entitlement ID: Select Specify from the drop-down list and type ENT-PhotoPrint in the box to the right. |
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Keep the default values for all other attributes. |
Note that the entitlement is created in the Draft state.
To entitle the customer user to product PhotoPrint
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Under End Customer And Channel Partners for entitlement ENT-PhotoPrint, click Add. The End Customer And Channel Partners window opens. |
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On the Customers tab, search for and select BarryPhoto as the account to receive the entitlement, then click Next. |
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Under Contacts, select Lisa Barry as the end user to receive the entitlement email message. |
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Click Save. The End Customer And Channel Partners window closes, and the Entitle Customers to Licenses page shows Barry Photography Studio as the end customer and Lisa Barry as the contact. |
To configure the PhotoPrint line item
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On the Line Items tab near the bottom of the page, click New Line Item. The Configure Line Item wizard opens. |
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In wizard step 1, Select Product, search for and select product PhotoPrint, then click Next. |
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In wizard step 2, Select Part Number & License Model, leave the default values as they are. Click Next. |
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In wizard step 3, Configure Product, enter these line item attributes: |
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Qty: Type 1 for the quantity of PhotoPrint copies in this line item |
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Start Date: Select Use First Activation Date from the drop-down list |
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Expiration: Select Specify Duration from the drop-down list, enter 1, then select Years from the drop-down list |
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Keep the default values for all other attributes. |
Click Next.
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For the remaining wizard steps, keep the default value. Click Next. |
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In the last wizard step, click Save to save the line item and close the Configure Line Item wizard. |
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On the Line Items tab, click on the Activation ID and change it to ACT01-PhotoPrint. Note that the PhotoPrint line item expires after 1 year, has a total quantity of 1 copy, and is in the Draft state. |