Allocation Group

Activation Key Mappings allows you to map your Activation Keys to an Allocation Group

1. Create an Allocation Group
2. Map a user to an Allocation Group
3. Map an Allocation Group to an existing Activation Key
   1. Auto-mapping
4. View Allocation Groups in Reports

SELECTserver allowed organizations to organize their licenses into sites and then further refine their access and reporting with the use of Custom Activation Groups with separated activation keys for each site or group. As Bentley shifts to the Subscription Entitlement Service (SES) which eliminates sites, we are introducing Allocation Groups. Allocation Groups offer an easy way to organize your users and applications in your reports. Under SES Allocation Groups work based on User Login or Groups of Users.  Since most customers are still running in a hybrid world of SeS and traditional SELECTserver licensing, we’ve introduced a way to map usage reported to SELECTserver under Activation Keys into Allocation Groups.  This will allow your SELECTserver usage data to show up under Allocation Group reports in the Subscriptions Analytics Portal.  The following instructions guide you through mapping your existing Activation Keys to the new Allocation Groups. If you have any questions or need additional help, please check the Frequently Asked Questions or contact technical support.

Create an Allocation Group

Allocation Groups are special groups in User Management that have been created to enhance Subscription Analytics.  There is a restriction that a user can only be a member of one allocation group at a time and the system will stop you if you attempt to violate that rule.   You can make any group that you may already have an Allocation Group as long as it doesn't violate this restriction. Currently, you must create Allocation Groups one at a time. The ability to bulk create groups will be available in the future.

Before you begin – It is recommended that you make sure all Bentley application users are registered in User Management.

1. Sign in to the Subscription Services Portal to access User Management or go directly to the Group Management page.

2. Click the blue Add Group button near the top right.

3. Set the following fields, then click Save.

1. Group Name
   1. Recommended: Use the same name as an existing Key Name to enable the auto-mapping feature on the Activation Key Mappings page
2. Group Type
   1. Choose Entitlement Group to restrict applications/features from your users or departments.
   2. Choose Allocation Group to assist you with your reporting needs.
   3. Choose both options if needed.
3. Group Description
   1. Optional

The new Group is now created.

Map a User to an Allocation Group

 1. From User Management, search for the user you wish to place in an Allocation Group.

2. Check the box next to the user's name and click the Assign Groups button.

3. Locate the Allocation Group and check the box next to it and click Submit. You may use the drop-down and search bar to find the group more easily.

The user is now in the Allocation Group.

Map an Allocation Group to an Existing Activation Key

• Any un-mapped activation keys will appear in the un-allocated portion of the reports represented as a dash.
• You must have at least one Allocation Group or Entitlement Group to be able to see the contents of the Activation Key Mappings page
• It may take up to 30 minutes for a new Group to appear in the Activation Key Mappings page
• Allocation Group mappings are not real-time. 
  • This means that it will take up to 24 hours for your initial mappings to take effect and it may take up to 24 hours for any changes made to Allocation Groups to be visible in the reports.
  • We realize that this isn't ideal and are working to remove this limitation

1. Go to the Subscription Analytics Portal.
2. Click Activation Key Mappings.
3. Find the existing Key under the Key Name column. In the Allocation Group drop-down menu, select which new Allocation Group you would like to map the existing group to.
   1. If you have multiple Key, we recommend using the auto-mapping feature. For Keys where no Allocation Group has been selected, click the icon to the right of the Allocation Group header. The tool will match Allocation Groups to Keys with the same name.
   2. Please note: Any Allocation Groups that have been manually selected before auto-mapping will not be affected. Any unmapped activation keys will show up in the un-allocated portion of the reports.
      

View Allocation Groups in Reports

Once users and keys have been mapped to Allocation Groups, the report has to refresh overnight to ingest the changes. This means it can take up to a day to see your Allocation Group changes in reports.

1. Go to the Subscription Analytics Portal.
2. Click any report icon that has the Allocation Groups icon, such as Daily Usage by Machine.
   
3. In the Filters pane, check the 'Filter by Allocation Group' option. By default, it will be set to off. Click on the slider to set it to On. The Allocation Group filter will appear and allow you to filter by Allocation Groups.
   
4. A new column, Allocation Group, will be visible in the results. Toggle the 'Filter by Allocation Group' slider to hide the column again. Note that if you use the slider to toggle off the Allocation Group column, any filter you applied on Allocation Group will still be applied.