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License server reports show usage of AutoCAD, yet I never opened the product in AutoCAD integrated mode.
I have both a standalone and AutoCAD license of my product. Usage shows up for a license with "AutoCAD" in the feature string, but I did not use the program in AutoCAD integrated mode. Shouldn't I see usage of the standalone license?
If the default license configuration is set to one that includes AutoCAD (for example “AutoCAD, MicroStation, 2000 pipes” for WaterCAD), then this license will always be used (and usage logged against it), regardless of whether they are using the program in Standalone or AutoCAD integrated mode. Basically the AutoCAD “feature” is not something that is only “used” when the user opens the program in AutoCAD. Rather, if the user did decide to open the AutoCAD integrated version of the producr (such as WaterCAD for AutoCAD), it checks the license to make sure that “AutoCAD” is included.
So, if you see usage for a license whose feature string says “AutoCAD, MicroStation, 2000 pipes” for example, it just means that you had selected this as the default configuration in the Municipal License Administrator (MLA). It doesn’t indicate what platform (standalone vs. AutoCAD vs MicroStation, etc) you had actually used on that computer.
If for example you have two licenses of WaterCAD, one for standalone (feature string doesn’t mention AutoCAD) and the other for AutoCAD (feature string mentions AutoCAD), then you will need to be mindful of which of these two licenses is set as the Default in the MLA on a particular computer. So, on a computer where you don’t use AutoCAD for example, you should set it to the standalone WaterCAD license, so that usage is logged under that. Note: the "standalone" platform is always available, so it is not explicitly listed in the feature string. So, by "standalone license", this refers to the one that does not mention "AutoCAD" in the feature string (for example "MicroStation, 2000 Pipes".) On a computer where you may use the AutoCAD interface, you should set it to the WaterCAD license that includes AutoCAD in the feature string (so you are able to open WaterCAD inside AutoCAD if you wish to, and so it logs usage under that).
If for example you have two computers and two separate licenses, one for standalone and one including AutoCAD, if both of those computers had their default set to the same entry (for example the one with AutoCAD in the feature), then overusage might be reported if both computers use the product within the same hour. On the other hand, if one had the default set to the standalone license and the other had the default set to the license that includes AutoCAD, usage would be reported to the respective license and no overage would occur.
In the event that you have a similar situation like this with two separate licenses of the same product, you could consider combining the license into a single, multiple-seat license (contact your Bentley Account Manager for information.) This way, two computers could be using the same license (same default set in the MLA) without having to worry about overage.
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