The product licensing environment for PLM software is a necessary part of the overall system’s ability to function. Choosing the right licensing configuration to ensure proper functionality is something that should be carefully considered. License Use Management (LUM) in a CATIA Version 5 environment provides multiple license configuration options. The content of this paper will present these licensing options from a better practices viewpoint. This document is the result of experience gained from supporting a wide variety of customer licensing configurations.
Introduction
This paper will focus on CATIA and its licensing tools. It will provide information on the fundamentals of license allocation, as well as techniques for managing licenses within CATIA Version 5, and within License Use Management Runtime (LUM). The concepts presented in this paper will be of benefit to both CATIA system administrators and CATIA users providing efficient access to product functions within their production environments.
A Glossary of Terms specific to this product licensing discussion has been added near the end of this paper. This collection of terms provides a better understanding of the terminology used throughout this paper. The reader should consider a quick view of these terms prior to engaging the imbedded Licensing Fundamentals.
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