About upgrade activation Upgrade activation can happen in the following ways: When activating an entitlement for which an upgrade is available (upgradeable entitlement). You can then choose to activate either the new version or the current version. For example, when you activate an entitlement for SuperServer version 1.0, and an upgrade is available, you can […]
License Management
Performing batch upgrades of activated items
About batch upgrades for machines The Upgrade licenses menu option on the Activation menu is used to upgrade activated items on a machine. See Upgrading activated items for details on this type of upgrade activation. During this process, you may have the option to upgrade multiple machines at once. For example, if you have Version […]
Upgrading activated items
About the upgrade process Some upgrades require that you manually upgrade the applicable activated items. Poetic includes a function to search for machines and registration certificates with upgradeable activated items and perform the required activation. If a machine or registration certificate has upgradeable items, then you can also start the upgrade by selecting the upgrade […]
Using the Asset Dashboard to view and manage entitlements
About the Asset Dashboard The Asset Dashboard allows users to view a summary of the entitlements belonging to a single end customer company. The Dashboard has a flexible hierarchy and can be displayed by: Contract Group Product line Product family At each of these levels, you can display either: The total quantity of active license, […]
Using the Machine Dashboard
About the Machine Dashboard The Machine Dashboard provides a summary view of activated items across multiple machines and registration certificates belonging to a single company. From the Machine Dashboard, users may have access to several functions for managing the activated items. To display the Machine Dashboard, on the Activation menu, click Machine Dashboard. Using the […]
Using the Renewal Dashboard to manage renewals
About the Renewal Dashboard The Renewal Dashboard provides a snapshot view of the renewal status of a company’s entitlements. From the Renewal Dashboard , you can: Request a renewal, either by creating a renewal request or by purchasing the renewal immediately without a request Edit a renewal request Authorize a renewal request Cancel a renewal […]