FlexNet Manager Platform / Suite – SKU, PURL & Bundle updates (Release #519)

[RamyaJagadeesh]

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 FlexNet Manager Suite Cloud will have this update applied by the Recognition Data Import task and was available on Monday, Apr 03^rd 2023 in your time zone.

What's new in this release?

• 12073 new SKUs have been added to the SKU library. The following table provides an overview of the number of SKUs with respect to publisher:

Manufacturer	Newly added SKUs
Trend Micro	6518
Opentext	1527
Veeam	1026
Devart	729
Others	2273
Total	12073

• 3,326 SKUs are mapped to its respective applications.

• 1,911 unique Microsoft SQL Server SKUs have now been linked to its relevant applications like Master Data Services and Data Quality Services for Enterprise, Enterprise Core, Developer & Standard editions and versions 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 & version-less SKUs.
  
  
• SKUs missing PURL templates have been worked upon and 2,976 SKUs are linked to its license templates. Details on number of SKUs covered across each publisher:

Publishers	# of SKUs mapped in this release
Adobe	2060
Microsoft	286
VMware	236
Oracle	101
Others	293
TOTAL	2,976

• 82 new custom FLX SKUs – 12 Adobe and 70 Microsoft SKUs have been created and released to supplement FSM workflow for the respective products. SKUs are listed below. More details are available in attached spreadsheet 'CustomFlexeraSKUsForAdobeMicrosoftMarch2023.xlsx'

Adobe SKUs
FLX-ADBE-ACROBAT_SERVICES	FLX-ADBE-ILLUSTRATOR_ON_IPAD
FLX-ADBE-ACROBAT_SIGN_SOLUTIONS_FOR_ENTERPRISE	FLX-ADBE-INDESIGN___PRO_EDITION
FLX-ADBE-ALL_APPS_EDU	FLX-ADBE-ROBOHELP
FLX-ADBE-CREATIVE_CLOUD_ALL_APPS_+_ADOBE_STOCK	FLX-ADBE-SINGLE_APP
FLX-ADBE-CREATIVE_CLOUD_ALL_APPS_FOR_HED___SHARED_DEVICE	FLX-ADBE-SINGLE_APP_PRO___ENTERPRISE
FLX-ADBE-ENTERPRISE_PDF_SERVICES_DEVELOPER	FLX-ADBE-SINGLE_APP_PRO_GROUP_B___ENTERPRISE

and

Microsoft SKUs
FLX-O365-ADV_COMMS	FLX-O365-Forms_Pro_USL
FLX-O365-ATP_ENTERPRISE_STUDENT	FLX-O365-INFORMATION_PROTECTION_COMPLIANCE
FLX-O365-CDS_API_CAPACITY	FLX-O365-M365_DISC0VER_RESPOND
FLX-O365-CPC_B_2C_4RAM_64GB_WHB_DEPT	FLX-O365-M365_INFO_PROTECTION_GOVERNANCE
FLX-O365-CPC_E_2C_8GB_128GB	FLX-O365-M365_INSIDER_RISK_MANAGEMENT
FLX-O365-CPC_E_4C_16GB_256GB	FLX-O365-M365EDU_A3_FACULTY
FLX-O365-CRM_AUTO_ROUTING_ADDON	FLX-O365-M365EDU_A3_STUUSEBNFT
FLX-O365-CRM_HYBRIDCONNECTOR	FLX-O365-M365EDU_A5_FACULTY
FLX-O365-CRM_ONLINE_PORTAL	FLX-O365-MEETING_ROOM_NOAUDIOCONF
FLX-O365-Cross_tenant_user_data_migration	FLX-O365-Microsoft_Cloud_App_Security_App_Governance_Add_On
FLX-O365-D365_CUSTOMER_SERVICE_ENT_ATTACH	FLX-O365-Microsoft_Cloud_for_Sustainability_vTrial
FLX-O365-D365_FIELD_SERVICE_ATTACH	FLX-O365-MICROSOFT_REMOTE_ASSIST_ATTACH
FLX-O365-D365_MARKETING_USER	FLX-O365-Microsoft_Teams_Premium
FLX-O365-D365_SALES_PRO	FLX-O365-Microsoft_Teams_Rooms_Basic
FLX-O365-DYN365_CS_CHAT	FLX-O365-Microsoft_Teams_Rooms_Basic_without_Audio_Conferencing
FLX-O365-DYN365_CS_MESSAGING	FLX-O365-Microsoft_Teams_Rooms_Pro_without_Audio_Conferencing
FLX-O365-DYN365_CUSTOMER_INSIGHTS_ATTACH	FLX-O365-MS_CLOUD_HEALTHCARE
FLX-O365-DYN365_CUSTOMER_VOICE_ADDON	FLX-O365-PBI_PREMIUM_EM1_ADDON
FLX-O365-DYN365_CUSTOMER_VOICE_BASE	FLX-O365-PBI_PREMIUM_EM2_ADDON
FLX-O365-DYN365_ENTERPRISE_PLAN2	FLX-O365-PBI_PREMIUM_EM3_ADDON
FLX-O365-DYN365_HUMAN_RESOURCES	FLX-O365-PBI_PREMIUM_PER_USER_ADDON
FLX-O365-DYN365_MARKETING_APP	FLX-O365-PBI_PREMIUM_PER_USER_DEPT
FLX-O365-DYN365_MARKETING_APPLICATION_ADDON	FLX-O365-POWERAPPS_PER_APP_BD_ONLY
FLX-O365-DYN365_MARKETING_CONTACT_ADDON	FLX-O365-POWERAPPS_PER_USER_DEPT
FLX-O365-DYN365_MARKETING_CONTACT_ADDON_T3	FLX-O365-POWERAPPS_PER_USER_TEAMS
FLX-O365-DYN365_MARKETING_CONTACT_ADDON_T5	FLX-O365-POWERAPPS_PORTALS_LOGIN_T5
FLX-O365-DYN365_SALES_INSIGHTS	FLX-O365-POWERAUTOMATE_ATTENDED_RPA_DEPT
FLX-O365-Dynamics_365_Connected_Spaces_Viral_Trial	FLX-O365-SOCIAL_ENGAGEMENT_APP_USER
FLX-O365-Dynamics_365_for_Operations_Devices	FLX-O365-SPE_E5_NOPSTNCONF
FLX-O365-Dynamics_365_for_Operations_Sandbox_Tier1_SKU	FLX-O365-SPE_F5_COMP
FLX-O365-Dynamics_365_for_Operations_Sandbox_Tier3_SKU	FLX-O365-SPE_F5_SECCOMP
FLX-O365-Dynamics_365_Hiring_SKU	FLX-O365-STREAM_P2
FLX-O365-EXTRA_CONNECTOR_CAPACITY	FLX-O365-STREAM_STORAGE
FLX-O365-FLOW_P2	FLX-O365-TVM_Premium_Add_on
FLX-O365-FLOW_PER_USER_DEPT	FLX-O365-UNIVERSAL_PRINT_M365

• Six new bundles released –
  • IBM Workload Scheduler 10.1
  • IBM DataStage Enterprise Modernization V11.7 - Option1
  • IBM DataStage Enterprise Modernization for Non-Production V11.7 - Option1
  • Quest APEXSQL DBA Suite
  • Quest APEXSQL Developer Suite
  • Toad for DB2-DBA Edition
    
    
• IBM Bundle ‘InfoSphere Master Data Management Organization Hub - Advanced Edition for Non-Financial Services v11.6’ has been refreshed with applications and SKUs. The bundle has now been published.
  
  
• Application ‘MQ Advanced for Non-Production Environment’ has been mapped to the bundle ‘IBM Cloud Pak for Integration 2020.3’ with 4:1 VPC ratios as per IBM LID/Terms.
  
  
• 500+ IBM bundles are updated with mapping the previously missing applications and made consistent with latest LID/Terms.
  
  
• The below bundles have been updated by adding the previously missing primary application 'Websphere Hybrid' and also updated the SKU-ARL mapping with the same

Description	Status
IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition 5.1	Complete
IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition 5.0	SKUs missing (SKUs have been remapped to 5.1 version bundle)

• SAP PURL has been refreshed for existing 183 unique measurement IDs and all of them are in sync with vendor literature.
• 18 new measurement IDs have now been added to SAP PURL.
  
  
• IBM RVU (Resource Value Unit) licensing templates have been updated to match its publisher documents.
• 74 SKUs mapped to its refreshed RVU templates.

• Library information are as follows:
• Total number of SKUs in the library is 2,027,333 across 1,483 publishers.
• Total number of PURL templates is 4,518 across 49 publishers.
• Total number of published Bundles is 4,457 across 21 publishers.

How can I verify that my SKU Library has been updated?

You can inspect the changed data in the SKU Library with the SKU Library Update Report. If you do not already have a copy of this report installed, you can obtain the latest version of the report (and installation instructions) from Flexera Software knowledge base article M100955 available from the Flexera Software Knowledge Center at https://community.flexera.com/t5/FlexNet-Manager-Knowledge-Base/SKU-Library-Update-Report/ta-p/5900

Please note to access the link it ‘Requires login to the Flexera Customer Community’.

How do I report issues with SKU Library updates?

Should you have any issues related to SKU/PURL processing with FlexNet Manager Suite, please send an email to your regular Flexera Software Support address:

• support@flexerasoftware.com (Europe & North America)
• support-apac@flexerasoftware.com (Asia/Pacific)

The regular schedule for SKU/PURL updates

We expect the next update to the PURL & SKU Library to be available on Friday, April 28^th 2023. The libraries are available as soon as published and are updated daily via the Recognition Data Import task, or as otherwise reflected in your local configuration. Customers of FlexNet Manager Suite Cloud will have this update applied by Monday, May 01^st 2023 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).

Instructions for downloading the libraries can be located in the following KB article: https://community.flexera.com/t5/FlexNet-Manager-Knowledge-Base/Manual-PURL-SKU-Download-amp-Importe...

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