FilePro License Manager

[Mike Fedkiw]

I can't even remember exactly how many developer/user sessions I 
purchased but I'm sure It's somewhere around 5 developer and maybe 15 
user run-time or whatever they're called.

My biggest problem with upgrading is lack of information to understand 
exactly how my licenses are determined, if you know I'd be interested in 
knowing how the following things would affect my licensing?

To start with, I've never used rclerk or rreport for anything, all I 
ever use is declerk and dereport. I also do  system commands containing 
dclerk or dreport  from within programs all over the place. Depending on 
what you happen to be doing, at times you can be four, five or more deep 
into system dclerk commands. I also commonly have 3-5 windows open when 
working on writing or modifying processing tables.

Do you know and can you explain how doing things like I laid out affect 
my licensing count? I've never seen any documentation that explained 
this very clearly.


Mike



On 8/16/2017 2:48 PM, Timothy R Barr via Filepro-list wrote:
> 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
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> tim.barr at evalsvs.com
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