It’s in the AR System Configuration Guide – Page 53 in the 7.6.04 version (highlight mine):
When a user who is assigned a Floating license logs in to AR System, the user is given a Read license. When the user attempts to perform a search, modify, or submit operation, AR System checks for an available Floating license, and the following occurs: · 􀂄 If a Floating license is available, the user is granted write access to requests. The user retains write access until the Floating license is released (for more information, see “Releasing floating licenses” on page 53). · 􀂄 If no Floating licenses are available, the user is notified and continues to use the Read license until a Floating license becomes available. Many applications, including BMC Remedy ITSM applications, perform a search on behalf of the user when launching informational consoles. Thus, the users may consume a floating token even if they have not yet performed a modify or submit. -David J. Easter Manager of Product Management, AR System BSM & Atrium Solutions Management BMC Software, Inc. The opinions, statements, and/or suggested courses of action expressed in this E-mail do not necessarily reflect those of BMC Software, Inc. My voluntary participation in this forum is not intended to convey a role as a spokesperson, liaison or public relations representative for BMC Software, Inc. From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jase Brandon Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: 7.6.04 SP3 Floating Application License Question ** Hello All, I'm guessing this will get an answer fairly quickly from the license gurus. I thought I knew the answer to this, but apparently I did not. BMC prof services told us that a user who is assigned a floating license will only be assigned a floating token when they MODIFY a record, after login, until that point they are only assigned a Read APPLICATION license. Ex. Users are setting their own Application Preference records from the INC Mgmt console per our direction so that "Show Problem" = Yes on the Overview Console. This query invokes the floating ITSM Problem Floating license that we were told would not happen and pushes our floating licenses for Problem through the roof and way out of compliance. I thought that the user would log on, receive a read license, and that simply having your Application Preference set to "Show Problem" would not invoke the Floating Problem License as it is simply running a query. Am I crazy? :-) I've dug around on the BMC support site for the official documentation, but I can't find it. If anyone can point me to that URL or share a license doc, I will buy you beers at the RUG. :-) Thanks in Advance to All, Jase Brandon _attend WWRUG12 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
