The License Lifecycle: Electronic Software Delivery
                                The FlexNet Operations license lifecycle is a repeating process of producer and customer activities, as depicted in the figure and described below. 
                                
                                     
                                
                                 FlexNet Operations License Lifecycle 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        |  | • | Create Products—Create product definitions that are used to generate licenses. | 
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        |  | • | Order/Entitle—Define an account’s rights to obtain licenses for your products. | 
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        |  | • | Deliver⁄Install—Deliver the application software to the customer and install that software. | 
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        |  | • | Activate—Deliver licenses to the customer. | 
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        |  | • | Return/Rehost—Manage license transfers from one user or system to another. | 
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        |  | • | Maintain/Update—Deliver software updates to the customer. | 
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        |  | • | Upsell/Renew—Renew customer licenses, or sell the customer additional product functionality. | 
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    FlexNet Operations
                                    2020 R1 SP1
                                    The License Lifecycle: Electronic Software Delivery