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FlexNet Manager Platform / Suite – SKU, PURL & Bundle updates (Release #525)

schandpasha
By Level 8 Flexeran
Level 8 Flexeran

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 will be available on Monday, August 28th 2023 in your time zone.

What's new in this release?

  • 2,755 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

IBM

 1599
Foxit Software 15
Servicenow 10
Microsoft 7
Others 1124
Total 2,755

 

  • 1,645 SKUs are mapped to its respective applications.
  • SKUs missing PURL templates have been worked upon and 3,692 SKUs are linked to its license templates. Details on number of SKUs covered across each publisher:

Publishers

# of SKUs mapped in this release

IBM

1583

VMware

76

Microsoft 

7

Others

1746

TOTAL

3,692

 

  • Visual Studio Subscription(MSDN) SKUs and bundles have been updated as mentioned below. Refer https://community.flexera.com/t5/FlexNet-Manager-Content-Blog/Visual-Studio-aka-MSDN-SKUs-and-Bundles-update/ba-p/288102 for more details.
    • Four new bundles have been added.
      Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise with MSDN
      Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Enterprise with MSDN
      Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN
      Microsoft Visual Studio Professional with GitHub Enterprise
    • Four bundles have been updated to un-map the applications meant for test/dev purpose.
      Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise with MSDN
      Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Professional with MSDN
      Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Professional with MSDN
      Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise with GitHub Enterprise
    • 1300+ SKUs have been updated.
  • 14 new custom FLX SKUs –  3 Adobe, 1 Oracle, 3 OpenText and 6 Microsoft SKUs have been created and released to supplement FSM workflow for the respective products and cater to customer requests. SKUs details are available in attached spreadsheet 'CustomFlexeraSKUsForAugust2023.xlsx'.
  • 12 new bundles have been added to the library.
IBM Host Integration Solution for Multiplatforms - concurrent - V9.7
IBM Robotic Process Automation as a Service Attended Bot Agent 23.0
IBM Robotic Process Automation as a Service Studio 23.0
IBM Robotic Process Automation as a Service Unattended Bot Agent 23.0
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager for IBM Storage Scale System 4.2
IBM Security SOAR Breach Response Add-On (Concurrent User) v43
IBM Security Verify Directory Standard Edition V10.0
IBM Virtual Storage Center Starter Edition 5.4
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise with MSDN
Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Enterprise with MSDN
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional with GitHub Enterprise
  • 9 IBM Cloudpak bundles listed below have been refreshed to sync with IBM Terms.
IBM Cloud Pak for Data Standard Edition
IBM Cloud Pak for Security
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation Limited Edition
IBM Db2 Warehouse Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 11.5
IBM Security Guardium Package (Software) – VPC
IBM Informix Advanced Enterprise Edition Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (virtual processor core)
IBM WebSphere Application Server Family Edition V9.0
IBM App Connect Enterprise 12.0
IBM Information Server Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (Option 1)

 

  • Added previously missing applications to the bundle 'IBM Security Guardium Data Protection for z/OS V11.3'
  • Updated 2 AutoCAD bundles – ‘Autodesk Architecture, Engineering and Construction Collection’ and ‘Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection’ with the below changes–
    1. Replaced primary application 'AutoCAD 2023' with  latest version 'AutoCAD 2024'.
    2. 680 SKUs were updated to map to the latest version application 'AutoCAD 2024'.
    3. Added the below applications as supplementary –
      • AutoCAD Map 3D
      • AutoCAD Mechanical
      • AutoCAD MEP
      • AutoCAD Plant 3D
      • AutoCAD Raster Design
  • Updated the bundle ‘IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth Solution V11.3’ by adding 2 applications 
    1. InfoSphere Optim Data Growth Solution - DB Server 11.3 – marked as primary
    2. InfoSphere Optim Data Growth Solution - Agent 11.3 – marked  as supplementary

 

  • Library information are as follows:
    • Total number of SKUs in the library is 2,046,077 across 1,535 publishers.
    • Total number of PURL templates is 4,911 across 49 publishers.
    • Total number of published Bundles is 4,503 across 22 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:

The regular schedule for SKU/PURL updates

We expect the next update to the PURL & SKU Library to be available on Friday, September 22nd 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, September 25th 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

‎Aug 27, 2023 03:39 PM
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schandpasha
By Level 8 Flexeran
Level 8 Flexeran

Hello all, 
Please expect delay of a week on our upcoming September release of SKU, PURL and Bundles. Our next release will be on 29th September 2023. 

‎Sep 08, 2023 04:39 AM