FilePro License Manager

[Timothy R Barr]

Richard,
I agree - and have also wondered why there is so much fear of the license
manager.
Although I didn't live down the street from SCC, I've used the product
since the Model II floppy version of Profile.  They custom wrote "special
forms" and "math 64" for us back in the 80's.

Anyway, all our new installs have been Windows-based and license-manager
enabled since Y2K. I have had no problems with the license manager, with up
to 160 "sessions".
Yes, disconnected remote desktop sessions can eat some licenses.  But we
have a nightly.bat file that restarts the license manager, GI server,
clears open share sessions, and then runs other nightly exports and
processes.

Our typical install includes enough PrintWizard licenses for each user (pc
or remote session + 2 for the server).  We order a 5 user Dev which seems
to be enough for us to support each client.  On top of the 5 Runtimes (RTs)
that come with the dev license, we add enough RTs for the number of
"sessions" we expect to need.  Spending an extra $145 for each power user
is cheap in the scope of things.

Now we do also use Filepro GI (for speed, html/image embedding, etc).  Many
of our clients will have fewer GI client licenses than total RTs.  But even
if a county wants all GI-enabled sessions, we just add another $345 to the
price per session. ($145+$200)


Now about sessions vs users,  I think there is an important fact that many
may not know....

When you launch an rclerk (or rreport) from inside an existing processing
table, it does NOT count against your licenses.

We have features in our program that will stand on a file and then launch a
"sub-session"  to another file.  Usually we do this in a way that the main
program waits for the subprogram to finish.  However, I believe I have a
way to launch multiple independent rclerks from a host rclerk by launching
the Windows "Start" command using "system".

We already have a "login" filepro file that validates the user, counts
their personal sessions (so we can keep printwizard jobs separate), sets
their default environment, and finally sets and launches their specific
"home menu".  Power users get a different menu than data entry vs
view-only.  This process ends with creating a batch file which in turn
contains "START p.exe menuname".

I've been wanting to do some more testing before weighing in - but decided
not to wait anymore.

Bottom line, The license manager does not get in my way.
And if I'm right about using START from inside an rclerk to launch multiple
rclerks - I won't even need a "session count" anymore - just users.


Timothy R Barr, CPE, VP/CTO
Evaluator Services and Technology, Inc
1801 Oberlin Rd, Suite 204
Middletown, PA 17057
717-985-1122 x 1131
855-569-6022 (Tollfree Middletown)
855-500-6022 (Tollfree Fax)
tim.barr at evalsvs.com
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