FlexNet Manager Platform / Suite – SKU, PURL & Bundle updates (Release #516)

[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 be available on Monday, Jan 30^th 2023 in your time zone.

What's new in this release?

• 8,649 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	3224
Adobe	1741
Trellix	1209
Progress Software	1128
Others	1347
Total	8,649

• Three new custom SKUs have been created and released for below mentioned Oracle products.
• Exadata Storage Server
• Identity Manager
• Secure BackupFour product families from Adobe

• 765 SKUs are mapped to its respective applications.
  
  
• Four Microsoft cloud/online product’s SKU mapping with their respective applications have been refreshed.
• 1088 SKUs are linked to Teams Online for 365.
• 994 SKUs are linked to Yammer Online for 365.
• 366 SKUs are linked to Power BI Online for 365.
• 263 SKUs are linked to Skype for Business Online for 365.

• SKUs missing PURL templates have been worked upon and 6,790 SKUs (includes new and updated SKUs) are linked to its license templates. Details on number of SKUs covered across each publisher :

Publishers	# of SKUs mapped in this release
Adobe	1742
IBM	239
Autodesk	4775
Others	34
TOTAL	6,790

• Added below 4 applications to ‘Microsoft 365 E5 from SA’ bundle and revised SKU-ARL mapping accordingly

• 365 16.0 apps for Enterprise
• Endpoint Configuration Manager Client 2203
• Teams 33
• Windows 11 Enterprise

• Added below applications to ‘Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise E5’ bundle and revised SKU-ARL mapping accordingly

• Yammer Online for 365
• Sharepoint Online for 365
• Power BI Online for 365
• Endpoint Configuration Manager Client 2203
• Widows 11 Enterprise
• Teams online for 365
• Teams 33
• Added the application 'WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security 9.2' to the bundle 'IBM MQ Advanced 9.2'
  
  
• Refreshed two mentioned Autodesk bundles by replacing the existing applications with their highest versions available in ARL and adding some of the missing applications.
  • Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection
  • Autodesk Architecture, Engineering and Construction Collection

• Refreshed below mentioned 31 IBM bundles wrt vendor literature along with revising its SKU mappings with applications and license templates.

IBM App Connect Enterprise 12.0	IBM Maximo Asset Management Express Use 7.6
IBM Business Monitor 8.5	IBM Maximo Asset Management for Limited Use 7.6
IBM Business Monitor for Non-Production Environment 8.5	IBM Maximo for Nuclear Power 7.6
IBM Cognos Analytics for Non-Production Environment 11.2	IBM Security Directory Server V6.4
IBM Cúram Social Program Management Platform V7.0	IBM Security Directory Suite Enterprise Edition Non-Production V8.0
IBM Db2 Advanced Recovery Feature 11.1	IBM Security Directory Suite Enterprise Edition V8.0
IBM Db2 Developer Edition 11.1	IBM Security Directory Suite Standard Edition V8.0
IBM DB2 Workgroup Server Edition 11.1	IBM Spectrum Protect Entry 8.1
IBM FileNet Content Manager Authorized v5.5	IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 8.1
IBM FileNet Content Manager Eligible Participant v5.5	IBM Watson Explorer Advanced Edition V11.0
IBM FileNet Content Manager Employee v5.5	IBM Watson Explorer Enterprise Edition V11.0
IBM FileNet Content Manager Starter Pack Authorized v5.5	IBM WebSphere Application Server for Developers V8.5
IBM FileNet Content Manager v5.5	IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V8.5
IBM Intelligent Operations Center Consumer User V5.2	IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core V9.0
IBM Intelligent Operations Center Mobile User V5.2	IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.5
IBM Intelligent Operations Center Standard User V5.2

• Refreshed below mentioned 26 Microsoft bundles wrt vendor literature along with revising its SKU mappings with applications and license templates.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Enterprise for Sales Professional	Microsoft OneDrive for Business (Plan 1)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Enterprise Team Members	Microsoft Power BI Addon
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Customer Service Enterprise Edition for Office 365	Microsoft Power BI Pro for Office 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Financials Business	Microsoft Power BI Standard for Office 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations for Office 365	Microsoft Project Lite
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales and Customer Service Enterprise Edition for Office 365	Microsoft Project Online for Faculty Plan 1 for Office 365
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Basic for Office 365	Microsoft Project Online Plan 1 for Office 365
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Professional	Microsoft Project Online Plan 2 for Office 365
Microsoft Exchange Online (Plan 1)	Microsoft Project Online Premium for Office 365
Microsoft Exchange Online Enterprise (Plan 2) with Intune	Microsoft Project Online Professional
Microsoft Exchange Online Essentials	Microsoft Project Pro for Office 365
Microsoft Exchange Online Standard (Plan 2) with Intune	Microsoft SharePoint Online (Plan 1)for Office 365
Microsoft Lync Online (Plan 2)/Skype for Business Online	Microsoft SharePoint Online (Plan 2) for Office 365

• Library information are as follows:
• Total number of SKUs in the library is 2,014,637 across 1,458 publishers.
• Total number of PURL templates is 4,462 across 49 publishers.
• Total number of published Bundles is 4,495 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, February 24th, 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, February 27^th 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