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            License Management Basics

            • What are fingerprints
            • What is a software product
            • What are license models
            • License requirements
            • License assignment
            • What is consolidation of license requirements
            • What is a license
            • Using license pools to provide licenses and control entitlement
            • Logic behind license entitlement
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            • Managing a volume license agreement
            • Object model for License Management

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            Background Data Processing For License Management

            • Background processing for license management
            • Notifications about active processes in License Management

            License Management Dashboards and Reports

            • Dashboard in Licenses
            • Charts in Licenses
            • Report - Software Compliance
            • Report - License Inventory
            • Report - Financial Risk Assessment
            • Report - Cost Saving Potential
            • Report - Software Usage Saving Potential

            Advanced Principles in License Management

            • Logic behind license entitlement
            • What is consolidation of license requirements
            • Consolidating license requirements for suites
            • Examples of software suite consolidation
            • Automatic change of license model with downgrades
            • Extent of license model change with downgrades
            • Licensing in cluster of hypervisors with automatic load balancing
            • License mobility with virtual machines
            • Configure remote application usage and platform access tracking
            • Create license requirements for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
            • Manage compliance with 'concurrent use' license mode
            • Settings relevant for creation of license requirements
            • Single engine activation for License and Asset Management

            Vendor Specific Topics

            • License Model for Power BI Reporting Server on-premises
            • License Models for Microsoft SQL Server
            • License Models for Microsoft Windows Server
            • Create license requirements for Microsoft Extended Security Updates (ESU)
            • License Models for Oracle MySQL
            • Determine license requirements for Oracle Java SE

            More License Management Documentation

            • Licensing of multiple versions of same software for same consumer
            • Agentless discovery and inventory
            • Data object model for license management
            • Oracle Database Worksheet
            • Permissions for navigation items in the Licenses application
            • Permissions to actions available in the Licenses application
            • Permissions to dialogs available in the Licenses application
            • Permissions to previews available in the Licenses application
            • Priorities used when assigning downgradeable licenses
            • Settings for License Management

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