This article explains how license entitlements are displayed in the GeoStudio License Management window.
FlexNet API
GeoStudio's legacy license system uses the FlexNet Publisher license technology.
The FlexNet Application Programming Interface (API) allows the GeoStudio program to "talk" to the FlexNet license system to:
- Activate a license entitlement.
- Request use of a network license entitlement.
- Return a license entitlement.
- Query and report license availability.
GeoStudio License Display
The License Management window in GeoStudio displays information about what licenses are available. The information available is limited by the FlexNet API.
When you have multiple entitlements of the same product available as individual licenses or on a license server, the FlexNet API doesn't show each one individually. If multiple entitlements of the same product from the same source are available, it will display the first one returned.
We can illustrate the issue as follows:
- We can imagine a scenario where there are two separate SLOPE/W entitlements available in the license manager.
- When you open the License Management dialog, GeoStudio queries the FlexNet API, asking "Are there any SLOPE/W entitlements available to this computer?"
- The API answers back "Yes, and here is the first one I found".
- Then, GeoStudio displays the SLOPE/W entitlement returned by the API.
- GeoStudio will move to the next product and ask "Are there any SEEP/W entitlements available to this computer?", and so on.
- When it finishes going through the list, it will show one of all available products.
The "GeoStudio" Product
There is a special product called "GeoStudio". The GeoStudio product is used to manage bundled entitlements. It works like this:
- GeoStudio bundles some physics products into bundles.
- e.g. GeoStudio Core includes SLOPE/W, SEEP/W, and SIGMA/W.
- Bundled products are meant to be used together by a single user, not separately by different users.
- Because of the single user restriction, bundles are typically sold at a discount.
- Every physics product requires a companion "GeoStudio" product to allow use.
- A Core bundle also includes a single GeoStudio product.
- When SLOPE/W from Core is in use, so is the GeoStudio product.
- This means the person using Core can also use SEEP/W and SIGMA/W since the GeoStudio product is used by them already.
- Another person who tries to use the available SEEP/W or SIGMA/W will be denied access because the GeoStudio product is already in use.
- If you would like individual users to be able to use all products separately, you need to purchase the products separately rather than bundled.