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Version: 10.2

Vendor License Renaming

Introduction​

This feature allows administrators to convert cryptic vendor license names into easily understandable, readable names. The new vendor license name will be visible in the License Monitor and historical reports.

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If there is Analysis Server, use the Vendor License Labelling.

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Apply the configurations shown in the Open iT Core Server.

Configuring product-rename.map​

  1. Open product-rename.map in the Configuration directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\Configuration.

    Notice that it contains instructions on how to edit the file.

  2. Specify the vendor license(s) to rename with the following syntax:

    Mapping Syntax
    MAP: <NewVendorLicenseName>
    <OldVendorLicenseName>

    Empty lines are allowed — any line beginning with # as the first non-whitespace character is considered a comment. Globbing is also supported, allowing you to use several globbing patterns; however, remember that they are slower than exact matches. To make your mapping files more effective and efficient, refer to the Optimizing Rules to Speed Up Rename or Mapping page.

    In the mapping file, entries are case-insensitive, meaning that capitalization variations, such as 'Vendor License' and 'vendor license', will be recognized as identical. Also, note that leading and trailing spaces are removed from entries.

    Example
    MAP: VendorLicense512
    VendorLicense372

    This example renames all of the VendorLicense372 vendor licenses to VendorLicense512.

    You can also include custom configurations in this mapping file, such as default mapping, setting date limits on specific mapping entries, or creating nested maps.

  3. Save the changes.

This mapping may affect the following data types:

Licpoll2

FlexLog2

Licenseevents

Licenseevents2

Next Steps?​

Proceed with data regeneration after configuring all the necessary mapping files to apply the changes in the real-time and historical reports.

For real-time reports:

Generating License Status Data

For historical reports:

Data Generation