About License Models

A license model defines licensing characteristics that determine how, when, where, and by whom a Flex-enabled product or suite can be used. One or more license models are linked with licensed products when the products are packaged.

Additional information about license models and license model attributes is collected in the following topics.

 

Topic

Description

License Model Types

Discusses the different types of license models. This topic includes the following subtopics:

Certificate License Models
Trusted License Models
Embedded License Models
Custom License Models

License Model Attribute Specification Time

Explains how producers can choose when a license model attribute is specified. Typically, attributes can be specified when the license model is created, when an entitlement is created, or when a license is fulfilled.

About Overdraft Support

Explains how the license model attribute, Overdraft, operates for license models that support overdraft.

Predefined Substitution Variables for License Strings

Describes the use of predefined substitution variables in license strings and lists predefined substitution variables.

Custom Attributes in License Strings

Describes the use of custom license model attributes in license strings.

Important:License models must be deployed before the products with which they are linked are deployed; deploying a product does not deploy the linked license models.

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