How to Get Help with Flexera’s Licensing
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Improved detection of Oracle Options and Packs with the ARL update #2502
The Application Recognition Library #2502 release contains the following changes and improvements in the detection of Oracle database Options and Packs. Adoption of latest Oracle licensing rules for ...
Why do You Need an Adobe Practice Guide
Adobe is one of the best examples of how the software licensing landscape is experiencing changes as software vendors change their technologies and underlying licensing to meet the ever growing needs ...
ARL cleanup
Flexera has identified installer evidence in the reference ARL which pertains to certain custom applications and should not have been published. We have reviewed and updated our practices to ensure th...
ACTION RECOMMENDED: FNM Cloud Customers: Update System Status Dashboard Subscriptions
We have added a “Batch Processing” component to our System Status Dashboard. ACTION: We recommend all FNM Cloud Customers update their System Status Dashboard subscriptions. To do so, visit status.f...
Updated Software License Optimization Guide Now Available
We are excited to announce the latest release of the Software License Optimization Guide . The guide is now available in the Community Learning Center along with expanded Learning Tracks tied to topic...
ACTION REQUIRED: Adobe Creative Cloud and Other Adobe Licensing Changes in FlexNet Manager
We STRONGLY recommend a full audit of your Adobe licenses and applications after applying the November 29, 2019, content update. Please read this ENTIRE post for details. In May 2019, Adobe marked sp...
Give us Your Input on IT Asset Management for a Chance to Win
IT asset management is a broad and complex field. It combines finance, inventory and contractual functions in a very strategic way, in order to optimize IT spending and lifecycle management. As an IT ...
Introducing Oracle Database Transparency (FlexNet Manager Cloud feature)
In our August update of the FNMS Cloud (2019 R1.5), we've implemented a new capability as part of our “Transparency of Results” theme. What it does: This feature is aimed at making it easier to invest...
Announcing FlexNet Manager Suite 2019 R2 release
As a Cloud customer, you see FlexNet Manager 2019 R2 as just another monthly update. The highlight of this particular update is license reconciliation transparency, allowing you to understand why user...
A Look at License Transparency
To better understand the results of the reconciliation, Flexera has created a couple of new views in the FlexNet Manager 2019 R2 release. One available from the “Show assessment details” button on the...
What Does "Verified by Oracle" Mean to You?
If you're managing a large enterprise, you probably have Oracle products in your environment. And if you do, then I bet Oracle is one of the largest software vendors by spend in your environment. Havi...
2020 State of Tech Spend Report
Large enterprise organizations, in virtually every industry and every region around the world, are investing heavily in technology to drive growth and increase competitiveness. The Flexera 2020 State ...
Why Should you Review the Recently Released Microsoft Practice Guide?
So why would you want to consider reviewing the recently published Flexera's "Microsoft Practice Guide" which is available in the Community Learning Center to help guide you? License Models Well, it's...
Update: Adobe Creative Cloud ARL/SKU/PURL release delayed
Flexera had planned to release new ARL, SKU, and PURL content on October 11, 2019, to support the recent changes to Adobe Creative Cloud licensing (see https://community.flexera.com/t5/FlexNet-Manager...
Update: Adobe Creative Cloud ARL/SKU/PURL release delayed
ServiceNow New York release integration certification
We are pleased to announce that our integration between FlexNet Manager and ServiceNow has been certified against the ServiceNow New York release. Customers are able to obtain the integration directly...
Updates to the default settings for the 'License management for cloud service providers' feature.
In the FlexNet Manager Suite 2018 R1 release, we introduced the License management for cloud service providers feature. This introduced a license setting that recorded if a license could be used for d...
Proposal to simplify restrictions by enterprise group in roles & license enterprise group assignment in FlexNet Manager Suite
What is the idea? We are considering whether it would be feasible and helpful to make a simplifying change so that your FlexNet installation has a single type of enterprise group (that is, Location, C...
New IBM & Microsoft Practice Guide Updates
We encourage everyone involved with Microsoft and/or IBM licensing to review the latest updates of the IBM and Microsoft Practice Guides, which are available in the "Flexera Practice Guides" track on ...
Validation exams now part of FlexNet Manager paths in the Learning Center
We recently uploaded “Validation Exams” to the Learning Center for customers as learning aids and as validation of your knowledge. These are part of the standard learning paths for FlexNet Manager and...
Upcoming Symantec and Veritas Library Changes
Flexera is updating the Application Recognition Library (ARL) and Symantec Product Use Rights Library (PURL) to separate Symantec and Veritas applications and license templates, aligning with Symantec...
Updated FlexNet Inventory agent for Oracle Java compliance
There has been much consternation about the changes that Oracle has introduced around Java recently. In a nutshell, commercial use of Oracle’s Java Standard Edition (SE) will now require a paid subscr...
Upcoming IBM Bundle Library change - July 17 update
July 17, 2019 update: We've now concluded our review of 1-Level IBM bundle tests and the updated content will be released as follows: FlexNet Manager Suite Cloud - July 29th, 2019FlexNet Manager Suite...
New Hotfix releases for FlexNet Manager Suite
We have released three new hotfixes for the on-premises edition of FlexNet Manager Suite 2019 R1, along with a matching hotfix for FlexNet Manager Suite 2018 R2. They are available now and may be inst...
Availability of FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications API Command Line Application
The FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications (FNMEA) 2019 R1 release provided an application programming interface (API), which may be used as an alternative way of performing common actions relat...
[Update: Please Use Ideas Portal Beginning December 2020] Have an idea for changing FlexNet Manager? The product team wants to hear it
[IMPORTANT UPDATE: 9 December 2020] Great news - Our Flexera customer and partner community now have a direct opportunity to share ideas and participate in future feature planning. Learn more and ad...
Announcing FlexNet Manager Suite 2019 R1.1 Cloud release
As previously announced in the FlexNet Manager blog post, we are moving to monthly updates for our FlexNet Manager Suite Cloud environment. The first monthly update are now being released to User Acce...
Changing the frequency of FlexNet Manager Suite releases
As our engineering organization matures in its agile development processes, we have asked ourselves whether there is a reason for delaying the release of features for our customers. At the same time,...
Getting started with FlexNet Manager
Even software is mortal. FlexNet Manager helps you manage the life cycle of your software. Flexera’s Learning Center provides you the information needed to get going from scratch or get a refresher on...
