ARL Classification Update on IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty and WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment

Overview

Flexera is updating the Application Recognition Library (ARL) classification for the following IBM offerings:

• WebSphere Application Server Liberty, also known as WebSphere Application Server (base) Liberty
• WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment

These offerings are currently classified in the ARL as Commercial products. Following this update, they will be classified as Components of their corresponding traditional WebSphere Application Server offerings. This change aligns the ARL classification with IBM’s documented product packaging and entitlement model.

Why Are We Making This Change?

IBM documentation states that WebSphere Application Server Liberty base is not available as a standalone product. Entitlement to it is obtained through WebSphere Application Server (traditional), which includes entitlement to both the traditional and Liberty base components. Vendor literature reference - [ibm.com], [ibm.com]

Similarly, WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Liberty is not available as a standalone product. Entitlement to it is obtained through WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment (traditional), which includes entitlement to both the traditional and Liberty Network Deployment components. Vendor literature reference - [ibm.com]

Flexera is therefore updating these ARL classifications from Commercial to Component to more accurately represent IBM’s documented product structure.

What Is Changing?

Only the ARL classification is changing. Existing application metadata, evidence linking, and product relationships will be retained.

What Is Not Changing?

This is a classification update only. It will not change:

• Product and application recognition results
• Inventory collection
• Software discovery
• Existing installations or deployments
• Evidence linking
• Application metadata
• Existing product relationships

Systems that currently recognize these products will continue to recognize them after the update.

Customer Impact

After the update, customers will see the affected products classified as Component instead of Commercial in ARL.

Customers may observe the new classification in:

• Custom reports and dashboards
• ARL exports
• Integrations that consume ARL classification data
• Automated workflows that use Product Classification as a filter

Recommended Customer Action

Customers should review the update if they use the Classification attribute in either or similar options, like custom reports, dashboards, integrations, exports, or automated workflows etc.

Release Information

This change is scheduled to be included in the ARL release on September 21, 2026.

The attached file contains the list of affected products and applications included in this update.

If you have questions about this change or observe unexpected behavior after the release, please raise a Flexera Support case.

Title: Upcoming Changes to Publisher from Quest to One Identity

Summary: This blog announces a publisher change for selected Quest products. As One Identity now operates as a separate brand, the publisher for the related products will be updated from Quest to One Identity.

Accordingly, these changes will be incorporated into the ARL.

We are updating the publisher for selected Quest products. Attached is the list of Quest products/applications that will be affected by this change.

These updates will be included in the following release schedule:

ARL Release: September 21, 2026

References:

https://www.oneidentity.com/products/

https://www.oneidentity.com/community/news/b/press-releases/posts/one-identity-to-become-an-independent-company-with-new-global-hq-in-cork-ireland

FlexNet Manager Update: Application Recognition Library 2983 and Service Life Data Pack 828 are available

What's new in this release?

• Count of new applications added:

Current Library Totals:

• Number of applications in ARL:  312,553 across 18,577 publishers.
• Number of commercial applications with service life dates: 98,708
• Number of evidence recognition rules: 3,535,125
  • Installer evidence rules: 2,344,481
  • File evidence rules: 1,186,993
  • WMI evidence rules: 1,723
  • Application suite evidence rules: 1,928

Details of changes in the ARL

You can inspect changes made in this ARL release as per the following links:

• List of new applications added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewApplicationsARL2983
• List of new versions of applications added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewVersionsARL2983
• List of new publishers added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewPublishersARL2983
• List of applications updated in the release: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=UpdatedApplicationsARL2983
• List of Applications deleted in the release: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=DeletedApplicationsARL2983

Updating library data

FlexNet Manager Cloud: These updates will be installed before Monday, September 7th, 2026.

FlexNet Manager On-premises: This library release will be applied to your FlexNet Manager according to the schedule settings and processes configured for your instance. If your environment requires you to download and update library data manually, see the following article for guidance: Downloading the FlexNet Manager Suite Content Libraries manually.

You can inspect currently installed library versions using the FlexNet Manager Menu > System Health > System Health Dashboard menu option.

Upcoming ARL and Service Life Data Pack updates: We nominally expect the next ARL and Service Life Data Pack updates to be published on or around Friday, September 11th, 2026

Reporting issues with ARL and SLDP updates

Should you have any FlexNet Manager library data issues, please submit a case by logging in to the Flexera Community and selecting the Get Support > Open new case menu option.

We are interested in feedback on these announcements. If you have any questions or suggestions for improvements, please comment below. 

We trust you will find this update helpful and look forward to continually improving your application recognition results.

Team Content

FlexNet Manager Update: Application Recognition Library 2981 and Service Life Data Pack 826 are available

What's new in this release?

• Count of new applications added:

Current Library Totals:

• Number of applications in ARL:  312,424 across 18,576 publishers.
• Number of commercial applications with service life dates: 98,688
• Number of evidence recognition rules: 3,487,829
  • Installer evidence rules: 2,332,148
  • File evidence rules: 1,152,024
  • WMI evidence rules: 1,723
  • Application suite evidence rules: 1,934

Details of changes in the ARL

You can inspect changes made in this ARL release as per the following links:

• List of new applications added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewApplicationsARL2981
• List of new versions of applications added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewVersionsARL2981
• List of new publishers added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewPublishersARL2981
• List of applications updated in the release: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=UpdatedApplicationsARL2981
• List of Applications deleted in the release: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=DeletedApplicationsARL2981

Updating library data

FlexNet Manager Cloud: These updates will be installed before Monday, August 31st, 2026.

FlexNet Manager On-premises: This library release will be applied to your FlexNet Manager according to the schedule settings and processes configured for your instance. If your environment requires you to download and update library data manually, see the following article for guidance: Downloading the FlexNet Manager Suite Content Libraries manually.

You can inspect currently installed library versions using the FlexNet Manager Menu > System Health > System Health Dashboard menu option.

Upcoming ARL and Service Life Data Pack updates: We nominally expect the next ARL and Service Life Data Pack updates to be published on or around Friday, September 4th, 2026

Reporting issues with ARL and SLDP updates

Should you have any FlexNet Manager library data issues, please submit a case by logging in to the Flexera Community and selecting the Get Support > Open new case menu option.

We are interested in feedback on these announcements. If you have any questions or suggestions for improvements, please comment below. 

We trust you will find this update helpful and look forward to continually improving your application recognition results.

Team Content

FlexNet Manager Update – SKU, PURL & Bundle updates - Release #584

The SKU, Product Use Rights Libraries (PURL) and Bundles libraries, used by FlexNet Manager Suite, have been updated. For on premise customers the SKU/PURL/Bundles libraries have been published and are now available.

Customers of Flexera One IT Asset Management (ITAM) will have this update applied by the Recognition Data Import task and will be available on Monday, August 31st, 2026, in your time zone.

What's new in this release?

• 33,529 new SKUs have been added to the SKU library. The following table provides an overview of the number of SKUs with respect to publisher: 
• More than 11,811 SKUs are mapped to their respective applications.
• SKUs missing PURL templates and existing mapping were refreshed which covered more than 22,483 SKUs. Details on the number of SKUs covered across each publisher: 
• 45 new custom FLX SKUs – 27 SKUs for Adobe and 18 SKUs for Microsoft publishers have been created and released to supplement Flexera One SaaS Manager workflow for the respective products and cater to customer requests. SKUs details are available in the attached spreadsheet 'CustomFlexeraSKUsForAugust2026.xlsx'.
• Updated Publisher from "Scribe Software" to " Scribe" across the SKU Library to align with vendor documentation.
• Proactively processed and released 1,386 IBM SKUs and 1,012 Adobe SKUs sourced from IBM and Other trusted websites.
• Replaced WebSphere Application Server Non-Production applications with production WebSphere Application Server applications across 6 bundles.
• Aligned Adobe Creative Cloud Single App entitlement mappings with Adobe's current licensing framework and supported Single App portfolio. For more details, please refer to the Adobe Single App post.
• Refreshed 82 bundles by adding/removing applications and SKUs as per latest vendor literature
• 44 New Bundles Published for August release, including the mapping of 559 SKUs.
• Library information is as follows:
  • Total number of SKUs in the library is 22,02,797 across 2,538 publishers.
  • Total number of PURL templates is 7,626 across 86 publishers.
  • Total number of published Bundles is 5,051 across 39 publishers.

How do I report issues with SKU/PURL/Bundles Library updates?

Should you have any issues related to SKU/PURL/Bundles processing with FlexNet Manager, please contact Flexera Support. Visit Contact-Flexera-Support for more details.

The regular schedule for SKU/PURL/Bundles updates

We expect the next update to the PURL, SKU & Bundles Library to be available on Friday, September 25th, 2026. The libraries are available as soon as published and are updated weekly via the Recognition Data Import task, or as otherwise reflected in your local configuration. Customers of Flexera One IT Asset Management (ITAM)  will have this update applied by Monday, September 28th, 2026, in your time zone.

Downloading the SKU/PURL Libraries Manually

The SKU/PURL library updates can be downloaded from the Flexera Product and Licensing Center (PLC 2.0).

For full details on how to install content library files once they have been downloaded, see the "Manual Updates of Library Data" topic in the Installing FlexNet Manager Suite On-Premises PDF applicable to your version of FlexNet Manager Suite.

To locate this PDF,  go to the Flexera Product Documentation website and select your FlexNet Manager Suite version from the VERSION drop down list. The file will now be listed and available for you to download.

Monthly updates are our minimum commitment. We may also provide additional updates from time to time based on customer demand. We will continue to send email alerts to announce each update.

Regards,

Team Content

Adobe Creative Cloud Single App License Use Rights Refresh and Application Alignment Update

Overview

Flexera is updating Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) Single App license use rights and entitlement mappings to align with Adobe's current licensing structure and supported Single App product portfolio. Adobe has discontinued, retired, or no longer supports several applications that were historically associated with Creative Cloud Single App entitlements. Flexera is refreshing its content to reflect Adobe's current licensing model and supported offerings.

Why are these updates being made ?

To ensure accurate license consumption, entitlement mappings, compliance calculations, and licensing recommendations and our data is aligned with vendor literature and current support models.

Adobe Creative Cloud Single App subscriptions are intended to license a single eligible Creative Cloud application from Adobe's supported Single App product lineup. As Adobe has evolved its product portfolio, several applications have been retired, discontinued, or are no longer available as eligible standalone Single App subscriptions.

What is changing?

The following applications will be removed from Adobe CC Single App license use rights because they are no longer supported, discontinued by Adobe, or are not eligible standalone Adobe Creative Cloud Single App subscriptions:

• Adobe Aero - End of support announced by Adobe
• Adobe Fireworks - Discontinued by Adobe
• Adobe Flash Builder - Discontinued by Adobe
• Adobe Flash Builder 4.7 Premium - Discontinued by Adobe
• Adobe Muse - Discontinued by Adobe
• Adobe Prelude - Discontinued by Adobe
• Adobe Scout - Discontinued by Adobe
• Adobe Story - Discontinued by Adobe
• Adobe Media Encoder - Not licensed as a standalone Adobe CC Single App offering and available only as a companion application

Vendor References

Customers can review Adobe's published information for these changes:

• Adobe Discontinued and End-of-Support Products
• Adobe Creative Cloud Single App Plans
• Adobe Aero End of Support Announcement

Following this update, Adobe CC Single App license use rights will include only the applications currently offered by Adobe as supported Single App subscriptions:

·       Adobe After Effects

·       Adobe Animate

·       Adobe Audition

·       Adobe Dimension

·       Adobe Dreamweaver

·       Adobe Express

·       Adobe Fresco (iPad and Windows)

·       Adobe Illustrator

·       Adobe InCopy

·       Adobe InDesign

·       Adobe Lightroom Classic

·       Adobe Photoshop

·       Adobe Premiere Pro

·       Adobe Premiere Rush

·       Adobe XD

Scope

This update affects license use rights and entitlement mappings only. It does not impact:

• Software inventory collection
• Application recognition
• Evidence collection
• Software installation discovery

 The update only changes how Adobe CC Single App entitlements are mapped and consumed within Flexera's licensing calculations.

Customer Impact & Recommended Actions

Customers currently using Adobe CC Single App licenses may observe changes to their license positions if any of the removed applications are currently consuming Adobe CC Single App entitlements.

As a result:

• License consumption calculations may change.
• Compliance positions may be recalculated.
• Recommended License Changes (RLCs) may be generated.
• Previously mapped consumption for the removed applications may no longer be covered by Adobe CC Single App license rights.

After the update is released, customers should:

1. Review any Recommended License Changes (RLCs) generated for Adobe Creative Cloud Single App licenses.
2. Identify installations of the affected applications within their environment.
3. Validate entitlement coverage against their Adobe subscription agreements and license documentation.
4. Update license allocations or remediation plans as appropriate for their licensing position.

 Customers who do not use any of the affected applications are not expected to require any action.

Release Information

These updates are scheduled for release as part of the SKU, PURL and Bundles (SPB) release on August 28, 2026 and will be available to customers beginning August 31, 2026.

Please raise a support case in case of any queries.

FlexNet Manager Update: Application Recognition Library 2978 and Service Life Data Pack 823 are available

What's new in this release?

Product Name Change:

• SQL Server Database Engine Services → SQL Server Database Engine. Please refer https://community.flexera.com/s/feed/0D5PL00000wkFnV0AU for more info

• Count of new applications added:

Current Library Totals:

• Number of applications in ARL:  312,352 across 18,574 publishers.
• Number of commercial applications with service life dates: 98,688
• Number of evidence recognition rules: 3,486,739
  • Installer evidence rules: 2,331,112
  • File evidence rules: 1,151,970
  • WMI evidence rules: 1,723
  • Application suite evidence rules: 1,934

Details of changes in the ARL

You can inspect changes made in this ARL release as per the following links:

• List of new applications added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewApplicationsARL2978
• List of new versions of applications added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewVersionsARL2978
• List of new publishers added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewPublishersARL2978
• List of applications updated in the release: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=UpdatedApplicationsARL2978
• List of Applications deleted in the release: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=DeletedApplicationsARL2978

Updating library data

FlexNet Manager Cloud: These updates will be installed before Monday, August 24th, 2026.

FlexNet Manager On-premises: This library release will be applied to your FlexNet Manager according to the schedule settings and processes configured for your instance. If your environment requires you to download and update library data manually, see the following article for guidance: Downloading the FlexNet Manager Suite Content Libraries manually.

You can inspect currently installed library versions using the FlexNet Manager Menu > System Health > System Health Dashboard menu option.

Upcoming ARL and Service Life Data Pack updates: We nominally expect the next ARL and Service Life Data Pack updates to be published on or around Friday, August 28th, 2026

Reporting issues with ARL and SLDP updates

Should you have any FlexNet Manager library data issues, please submit a case by logging in to the Flexera Community and selecting the Get Support > Open new case menu option.

We are interested in feedback on these announcements. If you have any questions or suggestions for improvements, please comment below. 

We trust you will find this update helpful and look forward to continually improving your application recognition results.

Team Content

FlexNet Manager Update: Application Recognition Library 2977 and Service Life Data Pack 822 are available

What's new in this release?

• Count of new applications added:

Current Library Totals:

• Number of applications in ARL:  312,163 across 18,570 publishers.
• Number of commercial applications with service life dates: 98,600
• Number of evidence recognition rules: 3,481,640
  • Installer evidence rules: 2,326,535
  • File evidence rules: 1,151,471
  • WMI evidence rules: 1,723
  • Application suite evidence rules: 1,911

Details of changes in the ARL

You can inspect changes made in this ARL release as per the following links:

• List of new applications added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewApplicationsARL2977
• List of new versions of applications added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewVersionsARL2977
• List of new publishers added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewPublishersARL2977
• List of applications updated in the release: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=UpdatedApplicationsARL2977
• List of Applications deleted in the release: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=DeletedApplicationsARL2977

Updating library data

FlexNet Manager Cloud: These updates will be installed before Monday, August 17th, 2026.

FlexNet Manager On-premises: This library release will be applied to your FlexNet Manager according to the schedule settings and processes configured for your instance. If your environment requires you to download and update library data manually, see the following article for guidance: Downloading the FlexNet Manager Suite Content Libraries manually.

You can inspect currently installed library versions using the FlexNet Manager Menu > System Health > System Health Dashboard menu option.

Upcoming ARL and Service Life Data Pack updates: We nominally expect the next ARL and Service Life Data Pack updates to be published on or around Friday, August 21st, 2026

Reporting issues with ARL and SLDP updates

Should you have any FlexNet Manager library data issues, please submit a case by logging in to the Flexera Community and selecting the Get Support > Open new case menu option.

We are interested in feedback on these announcements. If you have any questions or suggestions for improvements, please comment below. 

We trust you will find this update helpful and look forward to continually improving your application recognition results.

Team Content