On March 7th, we plan to roll out enhanced searching capabilities to the Revenera Community. After the change, searches will query across a variety of Revenera content sources, giving community users a more comprehensive search and increasing the chances of finding the information they seek. As part of this change, community users will also see a new search interface, which will allow them to filter their results based on the source and by content type. We plan to start the deployment at 9PM PST. During this rollout, community users may experience some service disruption to the community user interface.   An update to this post will be published once the new search is live. Team Revenera ... View more

This post includes the release highlights and important release dates related to the Software Monetization 2021.03 products. To stay informed of upcoming releases, be sure to subscribe to the Software Monetization Release Schedule page on the Revenera Community. FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.03 ALM FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.03 ALM is available on UAT (released March 2 nd ) FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.03 ALM production is planned for Tuesday, March 16 th (no outage required) This release includes the following changes: Entitlement Management: This release streamlines the users’ ability to download multiple software packages from the ‘List Entitlements’ page. Users can select from the list of software download packages available for the selected line items using the Downloads window.      For more information about the release, please refer to the release notes on our Documentation site.  FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.03 LLM FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.03 LLM is available on UAT (released March 2 nd ) FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.03 LLM production is planned for Tuesday, March 16 th (no outage required) This release includes customer-specific changes. No release notes will be published for this release.  FlexNet Embedded 2021.03 Cloud Licensing Service 2021.03 is available on UAT (released March 2 nd ) Cloud Licensing Service 2021.03 production is planned for Tuesday, March 16 th (no outage required) FlexNet Embedded Local License Server 2021.03 GA is planned for Tuesday, March 16 th The FlexNet Embedded 2021.03 release includes the following changes: Streaming Interface: New streaming interfaces have been introduced to the FlexNet Embedded local license server. The new streaming interfaces are optimized to support retrieving large number of clients or features, allowing software producers to build a robust, custom user interface for their end users. The client and feature details are returned as individual, newline-delimited entities, in JSON. This release also includes issue fixes for the Cloud Licensing Service. There are no client kit changes for the FlexNet Embedded 2021.03 release. The release notes will be available on the Product and License Center at production and GA time. ... View more

Summary A local privilege escalation issue could give passage for exploit on Windows, has been reported on an optional service of FlexNet Publisher (FNP), usually used with trusted storage. If you do not depend on FlexNet Licensing Service, there is no impact to you and no further action on your part. Please see the Symptoms section for more details. Symptoms FlexNet Licensing Service on Windows works with an elevated privilege. The elevated privilege allows reading some information required to protect our customers against license misuse and to protect their Intellectual Property. It is possible to use the elevated privilege of FlexNet Publisher with attack vector for exploit on Windows. A local authenticated user is required in the attack vector and there is no "remote" (aka network vector) vector on this vulnerability. Through standard security measures, as applied in any local environment, the risk of this vulnerability being exploited is considered low. Originally, the vulnerability and its report utilized a vector that had been mitigated through a change in the Microsoft Windows 10 operating systems, however, we received further updates from the reporter in January 2021 to indicate the existence of more vectors and thus exposing the vulnerability. Resolution There is no resolution for this issue at this time.  We acknowledge receiving this vulnerability report and we’re working on it with highest priority. If you do not depend on FlexNet Licensing Service on Windows, there is no further action on your part. If you do, we’re working on a resolution with top priority to give you an update as soon as a mitigation is available. In the meantime, we ask customers and end customers to apply sufficient security measures to protect their applications.  Additional Information No additional information at this time. Related Documents None at this time.  ... View more

We've observed issues with the data warehouse used by the new version of reporter and the data access APIs released in FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 ALM. To avoid potential confusion, we've temporarily disabled the new reporter on UAT and the data access APIs on both the UAT and production environments. Note, there is no impact to the classic reporter. The classic reporter remains operable.   We're investigating the cause of the issues and will update this post once the new reporter and data access APIs functionalities are restored in their respective environments. Please be sure to subscribe to this post to receive further updates. If you have any questions, please contact the Revenera Technical Support team. ... View more

Big Sur is a major version of macOS and the first version to support Macs with ARM-based processors, in addition to Intel-based processors. In response to this, Revenera will deliver a Universal 2 toolkit for the FlexNet Publisher product. The Universal 2 toolkit will contain support for both Native ARM and Intel. The Universal 2 toolkit is planned for mid-2021. For Big Sur on Intel-based processors, customers can use the existing FlexNet Publisher x64_mac10 toolkits until the Universal 2 toolkit is delivered.  For Big Sur on ARM-based processors, a possible workaround is to use the existing FlexNet Publisher x64_mac10 toolkit in Rosetta 2 mode. Note we have not confirmed if the existing FlexNet Publisher x64_mac10 toolkit will work on Big Sur (ARM Emulated). For customers using Big Sur on ARM Emulated or ARM Native, we recommend waiting for the delivery of the Universal 2 toolkit. If you have any additional question about FlexNet Publisher’s Big Sur support, please contact the Revenera Technical Support team and they will assist you. ... View more

The recording and slides for February's office hours session are now available on the  Revenera Learning Center . This session includes:   SCA Updates Jenkins improvements demo Scan agent framework roadmap Open Q&A   If you have any questions about the topics above, feel free to post here or in the  Product Discussion  board. ... View more

The FlexNet Embedded 2021.02 release is now available for download from the Product and License Center. This release includes product fixes to the local license server. There are no client changes in this release.  For more information about the release, please see the FlexNet Embedded 2021.02 License Server Release Notes, which are also available in the Product and License Center. ... View more

The FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 is now in the production environment. A list of the release highlights can be found on the previous Product News: Software Monetization 2021.02 post.  For more information, please review the latest release notes on our Documentation site: FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 ALM Release Notes FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 LLM Release Notes ... View more

A demonstration of the FlexNet Publisher Batch Checkout functionality is now available on the Revenera Learning Center. This demonstration explains the batch checkout functionality and how it can help improve licensing performance of your FlexNet Publisher certificate-based applications. To access the recording, please log into the Revenera Learning Center using your Revenera Community customer login and navigate to Other Resources -> Learning Center -> FlexNet Publisher. If you are unable to access this recording, please contact the Revenera Technical Support team for assistance. ... View more

This post is to inform you that the planned Reporter upgrade in the FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 ALM release will be delayed.   Note, the production release will still occur as scheduled on February 11th, however the data used by the new version of Reporter requires additional time to be migrated. We estimate the data to be complete between end of February and early March, and we will release the new Reporter version to production at that time. The current version of Reporter continues to be available.   The delay in the data availability also impacts the Data Access APIs. While the new APIs will be released to production on February 11th, users will only be able to access data prior to January 23rd.   We encourage customers to take this time to familiarize themselves with the new Data Access APIs. When the data migration is complete, we will post an update to the FlexNet Operations News blog. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your Revenera contact or the Revenera Technical Support team. ... View more

The FlexNet Publisher 2021 R1 (11.18.0) is available for download from the Product and License Center. As part of this release, customers will benefit from the following new features and enhancements: LICENSE SERVER ENHANCEMENTS: Batch Checkout: This release expands on the Batch Checkout feature introduced in the previous release. Now, batch checkout supports All the license file and options file keywords Borrow functionality Important checkout attributes Client reconnect scenarios Please refer to the FlexNet Publisher 2021 R1 (11.18.0) Release Notes for more details about this feature.   Borrow Cache: A new vendor variable allows publishers to configure the license server to retain the borrow cache, despite changes to the license and server restart. This protects publishers from inadvertent license leakage caused by the deletion of the borrow cache and helps ensure end customer license compliance. CONTAINER SUPPORT: Users can now node-lock the Docker container ID in the SERVER and FEATURE lines of a license.    DONGLE ENHANCEMENT: Users can leverage a new lmhostid command or new host ID type to display the dongle type information for FLEXID9 dongles. As FlexNet Publisher supports only limited number of dongle models, this functionality will help end customers give details of the dongle model being used so publishers can better support them. PLATFORM SUPPORT: FlexNet Publisher 2021 R1 introduces MacOS/OSX 11.0 (Big Sur) Intel support for x64_mac10 kits. Note: Support for the Universal kit for MacOS/OS X (x86-32 + x64) has been discontinued as of this release. Please see the FlexNet Publisher End-of-Life Timeline for the latest platform support schedule. For more details about this release, please see the FlexNet Publisher 2021 R1 (11.18.0) Release Notes available on the Product and License Center. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your Revenera contact or the Revenera Technical Support team for assistance.     ... View more

The impact of the global pandemic of 2020 cannot be overstated. But with crisis comes innovation and opportunity. SoftSummit 2021 will bring you together with industry analysts, experts, thought leaders and your peers to explore strategies and tactics for success. Sign up today to: Learn about software monetization trends and strategies for 2021 and beyond Hear from industry leaders about their monetization programs and why they are doing them Participate in discussions with your peers Join workshops where you can learn strategies to build better products, accelerate time to value and monetize what matters SoftSummit is a global event. The agenda is timed for the European and North American market with sessions in the earlier part of the event featuring some European speakers and references and sessions in the latter part of the event featuring more North American speakers and content. Everyone is welcome to join any and all sessions. The agenda will be published mid-February. Book your place at the conference by registering now! https://info.revenera.com/SWM-EVNT-Global-SoftSummit-2021 ... View more

This post includes the release highlights and other important release dates related to the Software Monetization 2021.02 products. To stay informed of upcoming releases, be sure to subscribe to the Software Monetization Release Schedule page on the Revenera Community. FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 ALM FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 ALM is available on UAT (released January 28th) FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 ALM production is planned for Thursday, February 11th (no outage required) This release includes the following changes: Data Access APIs: A new set of Data Access REST APIs grants producers direct access to the data within the FlexNet Operations data warehouse. These APIs unlock the ability for producers to create their own custom reports by tapping into the data below: Accounts Users Entitlements Fulfillments Devices Served Devices Reporter Upgrade: This enhancement will be delayed. Please see the latest announcement for more information. For more details about what to expect with the new reporter, please see this knowledge base article. We are also preparing a set of training videos to help familiarize you to the new user interface. We will announce these when they are available. Additional Enhancements: AWS: This release also resolves the login issues reported by customers using FlexNet Operations Cloud AWS environments. The fix is available in the UAT environment and will be release to production during the production release. Documentation: As of FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 the Documentation site has changed to always display only latest set of FlexNet Operations Cloud ALM product documentation. You can access the latest documentation by selecting 'CURRENT' under the "Version" field. This applies to all FlexNet Operations Cloud ALM product documentation except the release notes, which will continue to be versioned. These changes help streamline the distribution of the product documentation and ensures our customers always have the most-up-to date version. For more information about the release, please refer to the release notes on our Documentation site.  FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 LLM FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 LLM is available on UAT (released January 28th) FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 LLM production is planned for Thursday, February 11th (no outage required) This release includes the following enhancements: Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) The Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) APIs enable producers to retrieve information about products and their downloadable files. This is particularly useful for producers who wish to implement a self-service portal for their end customers. The Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) APIs returns the following information: The list of products entitled to a specific account The list of files for a specified product, that an account is entitled to. (A compliance check is carried out before the list of files is returned.) The Swagger documentation provides details about the Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) APIs. This release also resolves the login issues reported by customers using FlexNet Operations Cloud AWS environments. The fix is available in the UAT environment and will be release to production during the production release. Additional Enhancements: Documentation: As of FlexNet Operations Cloud 2021.02 the Documentation site has changed to display the current year's FlexNet Operations Cloud LLM release notes under the 'CURRENT' option of the "Version" field. Previous release notes, starting from the FlexNet Operations Cloud LLM 2020 R3 SP2 release, will display under the year selected within the "Version" field. For more information about the release, please refer to the release notes on our Documentation site.  FlexNet Embedded 2021.02 Cloud Licensing Service 2021.02 is available on UAT (released January 28th) Cloud Licensing Service 2021.02 production is planned for Thursday, February 11th (no outage required) FlexNet Embedded Local License Server 2021.02 GA is planned for Thursday, February 11th The FlexNet Embedded 2021.02 release includes fixes to Cloud Licensing Service and the FlexNet Embedded local license server. There are no client kit changes for the FlexNet Embedded 2021.02 release. For more information about the release, please refer to the release notes which are available on the Product and License Center. ... View more

We’ve prepared this article to help you navigate the coming changes to the new version of Reporter and how they impact your day to day use of the product. Do I have to use the new reporter or can I continue to use the existing reporter? You can continue to use legacy reporter, though we recommend customers familiarize themselves with the new reporter and ensure it continues to support their day to day operations. When will the switch over to the new reporter happen? Barring any issues after the rollout of this new reporter, the plan is to have the legacy reporter available for at least 3 months. We will monitor customer feedback during that time and as we near the end of the 3 months, we will assess the feedback we received and adjust the target as needed. We will communicate any change in schedule. Will all my reports be migrated before the switch over? All existing reports in legacy reporter, as of February 1, 2021, will be migrated to the new reporter. Once we've finalized the switch over date, we will communicate a blackout period where customers should cease adding new reports on the legacy reporter. We will then migrate any reports created prior to that period to the new reporter. Any reports created after the blackout period will not be migrated. Will there be changes to the functionality? The new version of reporter updates the look of the user interface and may include minor navigation changes. There is no change to the supported functionality. Is there a difference between the data in the legacy reporter and the new version of reporter? No, there is no difference between the data available in the legacy reporter and the new reporter. Previous concerns about device fact and addon data not being available have been addressed. What is the frequency of the data refresh and when will the data be available? Like the current version of reporter, the data used by the new reporter will be refreshed daily and is scheduled to be available at 5AM Pacific Time. Will I be able to see when the data refresh is complete? At this time, the new reporter will not display the refresh date. We are looking at possible solutions to offer customers visibility into when the data was last refreshed. How do the reporter logins differ between the Production and UAT environments? On the Production environment, the new reporter will utilize the FlexNet Operations login of individual users who have the permission to access reporter. On the UAT environment, all users with the reporter permission will utilize a shared UAT login. Who can I contact is I need assistance with the new reporter? If you have any questions or encounter any issues with the new reporter, please reach out to the Revenera Technical Support for assistance. ... View more