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    How products that use the Bentley IEG License Service are licensed

       
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      Original Author: Jeremy Hoesly, Bentley Technical Support Group
       

    Some Bentley products require a component called the Bentley IEG License Service to function. The component handles the licensing functions on behalf of programs that rely upon it. This article explains how the licensing works and how it differs from "trust licensing" which is used by other Bentley products.

    Products that require it

    The following products and versions require the Bentley IEG License Service:

    Product Name

     SS# 

    IEG Req’d Releases 

    Ram Structural System

    5

    14.05.XX.XX and earlier   

    Ram Elements

    4

    13.00.03.XX and earlier

    Ram Connection

    4

    08.00.01.XX and earlier

    Ram Concept

    7

    05.00.02.XX and earlier

    STAAD.pro

    4

    20.07.09.XX and earlier

    STAAD Foundation Advanced   

    2

    06.02.00.XX and earlier

    Multiframe

    2

    16.00.02.XX and earlier

    MaxSurf

    2

    19.00.02.XX and earlier

    SACS

    2

    05.05.01.XX and earlier

    AutoPIPE

    4

    09.05.01.XX and earlier

    AutoPIPE Nozzle

    -

    08.11.07.XX and earlier

    PlantFLOW

    -

    06.02.00.XX and earlier

    PULS

    -

    08.09.00.XX and earlier

    How it works

    SELECTserver provides the ability to check out or assign licenses for a specified duration. The licenses remain checked out to a user and computer and cannot be checked out elsewhere until the license is checked in again.

    The Bentley IEG License Service utilizes this functionality. It automatically checks out licenses for a product as needed, usually when the product is first started. Licenses are checked out for a duration of two days. This duration ensures that a license is not prematurely returned if a product is running continuously overnight.

    Once a license is checked out, the Bentley IEG License Service monitors the program that requested it. When the program closes, the license is automatically checked in again.

    How it differs from "trust licensing"

    The Bentley IEG License Service follows the concept of "concurrent licenses." If a company has x number of licenses for a product, the Bentley IEG License Service will permit x users to utilize the product simultaneously. An additional user will be denied access until a license becomes available.

    This concept differs from the concept of "trust licensing" which merely reports usage data instead of actively restricting users. For the sake of flexibility and fault tolerance, trust licensing products technically allow usage in excess of the total number of licenses purchased, but such use should be discussed with a Bentley sales representative for cost and conditions. Please refer to Understanding, Monitoring, and Managing Usage for more information about trust licensing and usage.

    Note : More recent versions ( than what is mentioned in the table ) for most of these products do not use the Bentley IEG License any more and does not check out licenses. These products now use Trust Licensing.

    See Also

    Viewing and Checking In Licenses Using the Site Administration Page [TN]

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