David, I can send you that filter. You would need to define the number and who should be notified.
Dave On Nov 19, 2012, at 3:53 PM, "David Durling" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Dave. I might take your idea of monitoring the Server Statistics > form on floating usage one day - > > David > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shellman, David >> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 2:19 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: License analysis utitily to run locally >> >> The free RRR version is online. You purchase you can run locally. >> >> Since it's tied to custom form it may not be that useful to you. It's two >> filters >> (one for modify and one for submit) that updates a record in a collector >> form. >> It generates a count of the number of times an individual submits or modifies >> a record in various forms during an hour. The count is not as important as >> they actually performed an action that requires a license within an hour. My >> perl script looks at how often a person used a license within a given time >> period (normal business hours) over a set time period. >> >> Since we are a global company, our highest usage of floating licenses is >> between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. (This data can be found in the Server >> Statistics form when enabled). >> >> So the perl script counts the number of times that an individual >> creates/modifies at least one record within a given hour from 9:00 AM up to >> 11:00 AM, Monday through Friday, for say the last 8 weeks. (Our greatest >> impact on licenses is from the US so we exclude US holidays from the >> analysis.) Since we are looking at a 2 hour block each day, 5 days a week, >> over 8 weeks, the perl script can actually convert this to a percentage of >> time, >> the person has needed a license to do their job within that time period. The >> script also retrieves if the person has a float or a fixed license. >> >> We have a filter added to the Server Statistics form that triggers based on >> 'Floating Write Lic Connections' greater than a certain value to let us know >> when we are getting tight on licenses. When that happens we will run the >> script to figure out how to rebalance fixed/floating licenses. >> >> Misi's product uses a slightly different approach. His takes it up a notch >> and >> looks at login and license release. His routine can also give you a suggested >> fixed/floating count and with the paid version who should have a fixed vs a >> floating. >> >> Dave > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.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"
