Allocating Licenses; Initializing Allocations - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Reference Manual

Allocating Licenses

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There are two methods you can use to allocate a product's licenses to devices or demographics
(sites, departments, or cost centers). You can use the Initialize Allocations Wizard to automatically
create allocations based on device and purchase record data available in your Asset Management
system. Or, you can manually create the allocations. Instructions for both methods are included in
the following sections:
Section 14.1, "Initializing Allocations," on page 117
Section 14.2, "Manually Adding Demographic Allocations," on page 120
Section 14.3, "Manually Adding Device Allocations," on page 121

14.1 Initializing Allocations

You can use the Initialize Allocations Wizard to create either device allocations or demographic
allocations for a licensed product. After creating the initial allocations you can add additional
allocations or modify the initial allocations.
If you plan to create demographic allocations, you should ensure that your devices and purchase
records include the correct demographic data. For information, see
Demographic Data," on page
To initialize allocations for a licensed product:
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1 In ZENworks Control Center, click the Asset Management tab.
2 On the License Management page, click Licensed Products.
3 In the Licensed Products list, select the check box next to the licensed product whose
allocations you want to initialize.
You can select multiple products. If you do so, all selected products are initialized with the
same type of allocation (device or demographic) from the same data source (Inventory device
data or purchase records).
4 Click Action > Initialize Allocations, then click OK to acknowledge that any existing
allocations for the selected products will be removed.
5 Complete the Initialize Allocations Wizard by using information from the following table to fill
in the fields.
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Chapter 13, "Preparing
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