The SKU, Bundles and Product Use Rights Libraries (PURL), used by FlexNet Manager Suite, have been updated. For on premise customers the SKU/PURL 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 be available on Monday, March 1 st 2021 in your time zone.  What's new in this release Over 8,650 new SKUs have been added. The following table provides an overview of the number of SKUs with respect to publisher:  Serial # Manufacturer Newly added SKUs 1 Kaspersky 5631 2 Adobe 1457 3 Solarwinds 704 4 Microsoft 265 5 Others 635 Total   8,692   SKU library information are as follows, Total number of SKUs in the library is 2,052,656 across 758 publishers. Total number of PURL templates is 3,416 across the datacenter publishers. Total number of published Bundles is 4,395 across 19 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/Bundle updates  We expect the next update to the PURL & SKU Library to be available on Friday, March 26 th  2021.  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, March 29 th 2021 in your time zone.   Downloading the SKU/PURL/Bundle Libraries Manually  The ARL and 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 ... View more

Flexera has enhanced Oracle license position calculation rules in FlexNet Manager Suite 2020 R2.1 to include Oracle software licensing in the cloud computing environment under BYOL.  These updates will enhance the license position calculation of Oracle Database Enterprise and all Standard editions running in the public cloud and licensed to use Oracle Processor Or Named User Plus license metric under Oracle BYOL use rights for the authorized public cloud. To support these changes in Content libraries, we have now released few SKU/PURL updates with the required changes in PURL for Oracle NUP and Processor metrics. Please refer the below community posts for more details: https://community.flexera.com/t5/FlexNet-Manager-Blog/Oracle-Software-BYOL-Licensing-in-Authorized-Cloud-Environment/ba-p/174753 https://community.flexera.com/t5/FlexNet-Manager-Release-Blog/FlexNet-Manager-Suite-Cloud-update-for-February-2021/ba-p/178296 ... View more

Here is the release calendar for SKU, PURL and Bundle content library releases. Everyday  Content team works to incorporate new SKUs (Stock Keeping Unit) that identify specific software, Bundles that groups relevant applications according to vendor literature and update PURLs (Product Use Rights Library) that are needed as these impact license definitions, logic and coverage, and thus, your ultimate license position.  Currently, we follow a monthly cadence and choose to release an updated version of SKU, PURL and Bundles library on 4th Friday of every month.  Month On premises customers On-cloud customers January 22nd January 2021, Friday 25th January 2021, Monday February 26th February  2021, Friday 01st March 2021, Monday March 26th March 2021, Friday 29th March 2021, Monday April 23rd April 2021, Friday 26th April 2021, Monday May 28th May 2021, Friday 31st May 2021, Monday June 25th June 2021, Friday 28th June 2021, Monday July 23rd July 2021, Friday 26th July 2021, Monday August 27th August 2021, Friday 30th August 2021, Monday September 24th September 2021, Friday 27th September 2021, Monday October 22nd October 2021, Friday 25th October 2021, Monday November 26th November 2021, Friday 29th November 2021, Monday December 24th December 2021, Friday 27th December 2021, Monday   Regards, Team Content ... View more

The SKU, Product Use Rights Libraries (PURL) and Bundles, used by FlexNet Manager Suite, have been updated. For on premise customers the SKU/PURL 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 be available on Monday, January 25 th 2021 in your time zone.  What's new in this release Over 23,280 new SKUs have been added. The following table provides an overview of the number of SKUs with respect to publishers:  S No Manufacturer Newly added SKUs 1 Forcepoint 20236 2 VMware 1469 3 Adobe 654 4 Solarwinds 483 5 Others 441 Total   23,283   SKU library information are as follows, Total number of SKUs in the library is 2,043,964 across 750 publishers . Total number of PURL templates is 3,381 across the blade publishers. Total number of published Bundles is 4,392 across 19 publishers. Added 11 new bundles. The following provides a summary of the number of Bundles with respect to publishers: Publisher Name Bundles Published IBM 10 VMware 1   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, February 26 th  2021.  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, March 01 st 2021 in your time zone.   Downloading the SKU/PURL Libraries Manually  The ARL and 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 ... View more