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Licensing, Cloud and Web Services Wiki About SELECTserver
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    • +CONNECTION Client
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    • +Federated Identity
    • -SELECTserver based Activation
      • Understanding the (Legacy) SELECTserver Workflow
      • +Deployed SELECTserver Application Usage TechNotes and FAQs
      • Activating Against SELECTserver OnLine (a Bentley hosted server)[TN]
      • Activating Applications Using SELECTserver Based Licensing as a non-SELECT User
      • Activating Non-Licensed Trial Mode Software
      • Activation of Client Side Products and Registry Basics
      • Client Check In and Out Instructions for XM and Higher [TN]
      • Importing a Checked Out License (XML file) for XM and Higher [TN]
      • Disconnected Mode [FAQ]
      • Generating a License Debug Log
      • +License Management Tool
      • Product Activation [FAQ]
      • Product Activation Modes of Behavior
      • Renewal Process for All Licensing
      • Server does not support this Activation Key
      • Troubleshooting Product Activation for XM and Higher
      • -SELECTserver TechNotes and FAQs
        • "An Error Has Occurred" when manually transmitting usage logs using a preconfigured URL
        • About SELECTserver
        • Connecting to the Bentley servers through Firewalls and Proxy Servers [FAQ]
        • Could not load type 'System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpModule' from assembly 'System.ServiceModel...'
        • Data Update Service Warning [TN]
        • Database Maintenance
        • Database Setup Tool Configuration and Explanation [FAQ]
        • Deployed SELECTserver Database and Internet Connectivity Insight [TN]
        • Deployed SELECTserver issue with new Bentley SSL certificate
        • Deployed SELECTserver Knowledge Requirements [TN]
        • Deployed SELECTserver Technical Requirements [TN]
        • Enabling Diagnostic Logging for SELECTserver
        • Error 1068: Cannot start the Bentley SELECTserver service
        • Error 417 : in SELECTserver and GateWay logs
        • Glossary Of Licensing Terms [FAQ]
        • Group Policy Administration (ADM) files
        • How do I keep usage reports current?
        • How do I set up or prevent license checkouts?
        • How to create a new website in IIS7
        • How to create a Virtual Directory in IIS7
        • How To Install a Gateways on Vista and Windows 7, Server 2008
        • How to Install the SELECTserver application
        • HTTP Error 404.13 "The request filtering module is configured to deny a request that exceeds the request content length" when importing response file
        • HTTP Error 500.21 - Internal Server Error on SELECTserver Administrative Site
        • Import xml File on Deployed Server
        • IP Address Hosted Server
        • License and SELECTserver Administration [FAQ]
        • +License Manager
        • License Tool Command Line Options
        • Manual Installation of SQL Express (2008 - 2012)
        • Moving (relocating) the SELECTserver application to a new server.
        • Moving Your SELECTserver Database
        • +Older SELECTserver Versions
        • Opening Administration Site
        • Restricting access to a deployed SELECTserver Administration Site. Configuration example (video).
        • Running the Data Update Service and restarting IIS in order to immediately update a deployed license
        • Security [FAQ]
        • SELECT Server 08 11 Series [CS]
        • +SELECTserver
        • SELECTserver 9 Known Issues
        • SELECTserver 9.xx.xx.xx Gateway Update Process [FAQ]
        • SELECTserver 9.xx.xx.xx Upgrade Information [FAQ]
        • SELECTserver Database Backup [TN]
        • +SELECTserver Gateway
        • SELECTserver Gateway error 1053
        • SELECTserver Gateway error 1067
        • SELECTserver Gateway Explained
        • SELECTserver Gateway License Server Revoked License [TN]
        • SELECTserver Gateway Service Fails To Connect through Proxy Server [TN]
        • SELECTserver General [FAQ]
        • SELECTserver in a IPV6 Environment
        • SELECTserver Notifications
        • SELECTserver Online Technical Requirements [FAQ]
        • SelectServer V9 without connectivity and Bentley Passport
        • SELECTserver XM Database Backup [TN]
        • SQL Server 2005 Cachestore Flush Error
        • SQL Server Compatibility Mode - Internal Query Processor Error
        • The response file corresponding to the following logs is not processed.
        • The SQL transaction logs are full
        • Transmit Usage Logs - 0 Logs Found To Process [TN]
        • Trust Licensing Basics [FAQ]
        • Unlock the SQL Server SA Account
        • Usage Log Processing - ERROR with status code 15014
        • Using Active Directory Group Policy Objects to Configure Licensing for Users Centrally (video).
        • What options are available to allow the external (WAN) user to access a Locally Deployed SELECTserver?
        • What's New in the latest SELECTserver?
      • Where do I find my Activation Key?
      • Stopping SELECTserver Activation Key based Usage
    • +Pre-SELECTserver Based Activation
    • +Product-Specific Licensing
    • Understanding why you received a TL Invoice
    • Working from Home using Bentley Licensing
    • +Licensing Workflow
    • How to leave a Product Review
    • +Serviços ProjectWise 365
    • About Bentley Trust Licensing
    • How to delete Bentley account and all related data
    • Support for non-Bentley technologies utilized by Bentley products
    • Support for V8i SELECTseries 10 applications after December 31st, 2021
    • +Support Homepage - Localized
    • What you need to know/request when consolidating Accounts

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    About SELECTserver...

    Streamlining License Management and Administration

    Licensing made simple

    SELECTserver provides organizations with an ability to maximize license utilization and minimize the burden of administration through the use of pooled and trust licensing.

    Pooled licensing is often the top reason organizations deploy SELECTserver, but there are many other great benefits to be gained. Learn how you can streamline license management and administration, turn application usage reporting into an invaluable business tool, and more.

    You'll find many resources on the More Resources page on bentley.com as well.

    Advantages

    Harness the power of usage reports

    SELECTserver reports provide visibility into an organization's use of Bentley applications. Managers can generate customized reports which provide valuable business intelligence to aid in planning, budgeting, project billing, and job estimating. A key benefit is that managers can determine how much time was spent on the structural detailing on a particular project.

    Custom reports can be generated to provide insight into which applications have been used, who used them and what the peak pooled usage was for a day or any other predefined period. The new Inventory by Machine report provides a listing of Bentley products and versions that are being used on your machines.  All reports, once generated, can be exported to an Adobe PDF file, Microsoft Excel Workbook, Microsoft Word or CSV format.

    Custom Activation Groups were designed specifically to allow the site administrator to align their license pools to the needs and demands of their company.  Custom Activation Groups leverages the SELECTserver reporting tools and displays recorded usage data in Custom Activation Groups Reports. Expanding on the functionality of Temporary Site Activation keys, Custom Activation Groups add reporting to an administrator-defined sub-grouping of a license pool; thus enabling an administrator to track usage based on the deployment demands of their organization. Since Custom Activation Groups are created against a site identified by Bentley, usage is appropriately rolled up to that parent site, but reporting remains separate.

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    License administration tailored to your needs

    Bentley mandates your licenses are to be distributed geographically, by site.  This distribution however, may not coincide with the needs of your company.  Accordingly, the Custom Activation Groups technology was created to enable a site administrator to subdivide a license pool. Subdividing licenses into smaller pools, allows for departmental, project, and other license management schemas to best fit your company's licensing needs. Since Custom Activation Groups are managed locally by the administrator, they always remain current even in an ever-changing environment.  The usage collected from Custom Activation Groups is prepared for review in Custom Activation Groups Reports.

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    Managing multiple sites with one server

    SELECTserver introduces multi-site license management from a single licensing server. Centralized software and license administration eliminates the need to run a SELECTserver at each site.

    SELECTserver tracks application usage for each managed site. Licenses are obtained from a pool and usage is reported to the server. A single interface provides managers with insight into usage patterns, which reduces the need to operate redundant SELECTservers, as only one server is required to manage all sites.

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    SELECTserver deployment options

    Organizations may choose to outsource license management. SELECTserver may be hosted and operated in Bentley's state-of-the-art data center or deployed on an organization's own servers.

    A Bentley-hosted server offers all the benefits of pooled licensing and usage reporting, but does not require the same hardware, software, or personnel investment.

    With Bentley-hosted licensing from SELECTserver, license administration is made simple.

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    Supporting a mobile workforce

    For infrastructure professionals, there are many times when a network connection is simply not available, like when traveling away from the office, at a construction site, or when working from home.

    To support the mobile workforce, SELECTserver enables users to work independently from the licensing server for up to 30 days at a time. And, users don't have to plan which application licenses they will need while away from the office; SELECTserver enables users to run any Bentley application within the 30-day window.

    Any quick connection back to SELECTserver starts a new 30-day window for continued mobile work

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    Checked out licenses

    For users expecting extended periods of disconnected use, or for those who want to check out application licenses from a license pool to a computer, SELECTserver enables extended check-out periods.

    Licenses may be checked out for as long as a user requires, up to the remaining term of an account's SELECT agreement. Furthermore, a checked-out license can be generated by a manager for multiple applications including ProjectWise Passport and e-mailed to a remote user for local deployment.

    Site administrators may also utilize check out restrictions to manage which products can be checked out from a site.  The checkout time period may also be managed by product with checkout restrictions.

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    Extending XM value to all applications

    SELECTserver can manage pre-XM applications, such as MicroStation V8 2004 Edition and MicroStation/J.

    In fact, SELECTserver can extend several benefits of the new system to existing applications, including the 30-day evaluation mode, extended periods for checked-out licenses, and the reliability of a system built on standard Web-based server technology.

    The SELECTserver Gateway may be downloaded and installed separately from SELECTserver or together.  Both options are now available to satisfy everyone's needs.

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    Pooled and trust licensing

    SELECTserver gives organizations the ability to maximize license use and minimize the burden of administration through the use of pooled and trust licensing.

    Pooled licensing is the primary reason to deploy SELECTserver. With pooling, licenses are made available to any user when needed rather than being permanently assigned to individual computers.

    With trust licensing, introduced with the release of SELECTserver, users will always be granted a right to run their Bentley software as long as they connect to the server once every 30 days. Trust licensing guarantees users that they'll always have access to their project tools and content to complete their work.

    SELECTserver records product sessions on the desktop, and compiles pooled license utilization reports on the server.

    SELECTserver reports provide valuable and necessary insight for managers, making licensing simple for users and managers.

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    Reliable and secure Microsoft architecture

    SELECTserver is based on standard Microsoft technologies and Web-based protocols. Its Web Services architecture assures users they'll have a secure, reliable connection to SELECTserver through communications over HTTP and SSL.

    SELECTserver and all XM Edition applications require at least Windows 2000 and IIS, or Windows 2000 / 2003 Server.

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    Increasing automation

    Through SELECTserver, managers will find it is easier to license their Bentley applications because Bentley has improved a number of license-related processes including: more automation for routine tasks, such as adding new products to an existing SELECTserver and a comprehensive view for simple management of Bentley applications.

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