The License Lifecycle: Updates and Insights

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.