Some wishes for the Licensing functionality of LS:
- adding License Type "Upgrade"
-- ability to link Upgrade licenses with their base license / product. (to make the base license / product a "needed for" the upgrade)
- add a custom license to an asset
- the Key field (in add new -> order) should be a Textbox instead of text field
- ability to link a license (key) to an Asset (Computer or User)
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- don't limit the ability of comparing licenses only to "installed software" but also to the keys found (scanned)/ linked manually.
- moving the license type, count, contract (etc.) fields to "purchase" instead of "Information" tab. So +1 to that: http://www.lansweeper.com/forum/yaf_postst9218_Additional-field-in-Software-License-Management-Orders.aspx
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Here's a lengthy example why: let's say we have "Outlook XXXX". 100 Licenses Volume, 10 single licenses.
Now we go to Software License Tracking -> Edit purchased licenses -> add.
Were choosing "Outlook xxxx" from the list. In the information Tab, choose "Volume". Change to Software tab, choosing all Outlook XXXX Installations. Order Tab, # of Licenses 100, add a key.
Now the License Compliance says we're missing 10 Licenses.
We cannot add 10 Single User Licenses b/c in the "Add new License" list, Outlook XXXX won't appear anymore.
Of Course we can overwrite that, choosing a Random Product and renaming it to "Outlook XXXX Single". But then again, as soon a we pick all Outlook XXXX installations in the Software tab, and adding the 10 single licenses in "Order".
Now the Report will tell us
We're missing 10 Licenses in "Outlook XXXX" (<- volume)
and we're missing 100 Licenses in "Outlook XXXX Single"
