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Version: 11

License Hogs

A portlet that displays a tabular information of individual users reaching or exceeding a certain number of checked-out licenses. This portlet sends an email alert every 5 minutes and 10 seconds.

The table contains Vendor License, Package, Feature Name, User Name, Full Name, Mail, and Used Licenses.

Use the page navigator and number of rows option located at the bottom-right corner of the portlet to manipulate data displayed.

Configuring the License Hogs Portlet​

When configuring a table-type portlet, the configuration is separated into two parts: Filter and Alert settings. Filter Settings consists of configuration for refining the selected classifications and setting the threshold to display in the portlet. Alert Settings consists of scheduling of sending email alerts and specifying the desired formatting of the messages.

Filter Settings​

To configure the Filter Settings, follow these instructions:

  1. On the upper-right corner of the portlet, click the gear icon.

    The configuration dialog will appear.

  2. Provide the Label or the text displayed in the title bar of the portlet. The initial value is License Hogs: Checkout >= 5 Licenses.

  3. Select among the available Vendor License, Package, and Feature.

  4. Provide the Threshold or the value to limit the rendered data. The value should be in number of licenses.

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You may save the changes and use the default configuration for the Alert Settings or proceed with the Alert Settings configuration.

Alert Settings​

To configure the Alert Settings, follow these instructions:

  1. Choose among the available schedule options. Immediate is selected by default.

    Use the provided schedule description as reference.

  2. If set to Hourly, the option Only send during this time is checked by default. Specify the start and end times to set limitations (e.g., office hours) for sending email alerts.

    If set to Daily, specify the time of the day the email will be sent.

    If set to Weekly, specify the day of the week and the time of the day the email will be sent.

    If set to Monthly, specify the day of the month and the time of the day the email will be sent.

  3. Check the following options to enable the functionality:

    • Summarized Report - The report included in the email message is in summarized form; otherwise, it will be in detailed form. Only available in Hourly and Daily schedules.

    • HTML Format - The email alert template is formatted as HTML.

    • Alert Users - Alert all users included in the table.

    • Flood Email - All subscribed users will receive email alerts even if there is no new data. Only available in Immediate schedule.

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    A warning will be displayed when Summarized Report is unchecked. Please read carefully.

  4. Click Save to continue.