License Distribution Service (LDS) - Frequently Asked Questions
License Distribution Service is an advanced license fulfillment and activation system. Some frequently asked questions about LM-X are listed below.
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- Can I use License Distribution Service with external license generators?
- Upgrading licenses to the next version of your software
- Can we customize License Distribution Service entities for our resellers?
- Managing resellers
- Bulk licensing
- Handling thousands of evaluations
- Will License Distribution Service update the current key with the latest maintenance date?
- How do we use License Distribution Service to generate maintenance upgrade licenses?
- How does a customer transfer a license from one server to another?
- Creating node-locked and floating licenses
- How does License Distribution Service interface with our existing accounting system?
- How does License Distribution Service retrieve information from our accounting system to produce a license?
- Can we have custom dialogs or roll out our own GUI with License Distribution Service?
- What is the License Distribution Service subscription?
- Is License Distribution Service a service hosted by X-Formation?
- What are the delivery terms for X-Formaton products?
- What is License Distribution Service?
- What products does X-Formation provide?
- Does License Distribution Service work with third-party licensing systems?
- How does License Distribution Service determine the maintenance expiration date from an invoice in our accounting system?
- How does License Distribution Service handle invoices with two different maintenance dates?
- Do we need to set up special fields in our accounting system to work with License Distribution Service?
- Does our accounting system need to verify any information before the key is generated and sent to the customer?
- Does the customer access License Distribution Service directly?
- Can License Distribution Service produce time-limited temporary licenses?
- How is License Distribution Service linked?
Can I use License Distribution Service with external license generators?
Yes, you can interact with FLEXnet and custom license generators, which is useful for companies who need to maintain several licensing systems for legacy purposes. License Distribution Service let ...
Upgrading licenses to the next version of your software
Assuming that version 1 of your software has been successful, you will want users who are under subscription to continue to be able to use the license with version 2. Sending each user a new Order ...
Can we customize License Distribution Service entities for our resellers?
Yes, you can specify a more restricted access for resellers that allows them to see only their own orders. See the training topic, "Managing Resellers," for more information.
If your organization is growing, and you currently have or want to have resellers in different countries, License Distribution Service can ease the work required to facilitate license administrati ...
License Distribution Service's bulk licensing feature lets you issue multiple licenses (with different hostids) for the same order. These licenses can be activated at different times independently ...
Handling thousands of evaluations
In many companies, regardless of their size, there is a demand for evaluations to be sent to potential customers.These needs can be met either automatically or manually. Regardless, the process is ...
Will License Distribution Service update the current key with the latest maintenance date?
To update the expiration date, you must regenerate the license.
How do we use License Distribution Service to generate maintenance upgrade licenses?
To use License Distribution Service to generate a new license for a software upgrade: Find the order that needs to be upgraded (e.g., search on 11 months + activation date).Clear the user's existi ...
How does a customer transfer a license from one server to another?
To transfer a license from one server to another with License Distribution Service, you must:Find the order that needs to be upgraded (e.g., search on 11 months + activation date).Clear the user's ...
Creating node-locked and floating licenses
The most common scenario when using License Distribution Service is that you have one or more products for which you want to create node-locked and floating licenses.Typically, you can best addres ...
How does License Distribution Service interface with our existing accounting system?
All integration is done using SOAP and web services protocol. It's important to understand that License Distribution Service does not query information from other sources, but other sources need ...
Your system must publish the information into License Distribution Service and retrieve it later. This is done through our web services SOAP API, which is accessible from a wide range of software ...
Can we have custom dialogs or roll out our own GUI with License Distribution Service?
Yes, License Distribution Service is intended to be a customizable and programmable system. The source code for the graphical UI application comes with the software, allowing you to make customi ...
What is the License Distribution Service subscription?
License Distribution Service is included free with LM-X for managing up to 100 license orders. For businesses who need to manage over 100 license orders (or who use a license manager other than LM ...
Is License Distribution Service a service hosted by X-Formation?
License Distribution Service can either be installed on your web server or hosted by X-Formation. If you would like to find out more about having us host License Distribution Service for you or ...
What are the delivery terms for X-Formaton products?
The payment terms for X-Formation product purchases are 30 days. The delivery is electronic only, and is typically done on the same day as the order is received.
What is License Distribution Service?
License Distribution Service, part of the end-to-end solution X-Formation offers, is an advanced license fulfillment and activation system that helps you manage the process of deploying your lic ...
What products does X-Formation provide?
X-Formation provides an end-to-end solution for all your license management needs:LM-X License Manager protects software worth millions of dollars, providing a full-featured, yet easy-to-use sol ...
Does License Distribution Service work with third-party licensing systems?
Yes, you can configure License Distribution Service for use with systems other than LM-X, including both third-party license managers and proprietary license generators. This flexibility allows i ...
Your order system needs to publish this information to License Distribution Service. Alternatively, you can specify that a license is valid for a given number of days from activation, as described ...
How does License Distribution Service handle invoices with two different maintenance dates?
License Distribution Service is not a replacement for a CRM system. If you have an invoice that includes two different maintenance dates, you can create two orders and treat those orders separate ...
This should not be necessary. License Distribution Service acts as a repository for your licensing needs. Therefore, you can replicate necessary information (such as customer details) from your e ...
No. License Distribution Service is designed to be completely automated. If you set it up correctly, you can have it generate everything for you.
Does the customer access License Distribution Service directly?
Customers access License Distribution Service only through the public anonymous functions, which let them send their hostid and activate a license. All other activities require a password.
Can License Distribution Service produce time-limited temporary licenses?
To generate temporary licenses, such as 30, 60, or 90-day licenses, you can use the following special keyword, which calculates the current activation time + the number of days specified: LIC ...
How is License Distribution Service linked?
License Distribution Service is an API-based system that lets you manipulate records and generate orders and licenses on the fly. Each order has an association to a customer object and a produ ...
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