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License Distribution Service - How it works

License Distribution Service is a SOAP (simple object access protocol) webservice, and is designed to allow programmers to interact with it to build business systems that utilize the facilities it provides.

Because License Distribution Service is a programmable system that you can integrate with your existing environment, it can evolve to help you solve your business goals of today and tomorrow.

How internal users interface with License Distribution Service

The layers you add on top of License Distribution Service provide an interface to the service to accomplish specific business requirements. As shown below, the web service is designed for having different interfaces such as web portals, CRM systems, user applications, and automated processes for accounting. How License Distribution Service Works

With the flexibility of License Distribution Service, programmers can develop whatever interfaces are needed to facilitate license fulfillment. For example, due to the nature of License Distribution Service’s design, you can request all information from the system, update the data, then store it again.

License Distribution Service includes a graphical user interface that you can start using immediately or customize for your specific needs. The user interface provides an easy-to-use method for internal users to administrate the service, including managing internal users, customers, and orders. You can use FLEXnet and custom license generators from a single user interface, which is particularly useful for companies who need to maintain several licensing systems for legacy purposes.

License Service Administration GUI

 

How license activation works

When a customer initially purchases a product, you add the customer to License Distribution Service and supply them with an Order ID. The Order ID serves as an activation key (format AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDD) that refers to the license they will be obtaining. The license they are authorized to obtain can be locked to their machine upon activation.

Once the license is created, the customer can only obtain the same license until you remove it from the distribution system (for example, when it expires or when you replace it with a new version of the software).

How customers interface with the service

You have complete flexibility in how you present License Distribution Service to your customers. Using whatever interface you choose, your customers need only enter the Order ID you've provided to acquire licenses.

The interfaces you develop can provide many different avenues for license fulfillment. For example, customers can download a license by accessing a web page where they can buy applications with a credit card, add their obtained Order ID into your application, or use whatever method you choose for acquiring licenses. You can also use the service to manually create individual licenses for customers. The method(s) you use for license fulfillment are up to you.
 

Hosting

We can host License Distribution Service for a reasonable fee, or you can host it on your own site. To host License Distribution Service on your own site, you'll need a Windows server with IIS.

Find out more

If you would like more information about License Distribution Service, contact us.