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Adobe Creative Cloud VS standalone Adobe products license management

OlCeriM
Tera Contributor

3 weeks ago

I am looking for some insight into how you manage Adobe Creative Cloud entitlement (alm_license) and user allocations.

For example, we have purchased 20 licenses for Adobe Photoshop, which make up our Adobe Photoshop entitlement.

However, some users have Photoshop, Acrobat, and Illustrator assigned. In those cases, they should consume an Adobe Creative Cloud entitlement rather than standalone Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Illustrator entitlements.

I am trying to determine the best way to:

  • Accurately count entitlements

  • Track which products (Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, etc.) trigger consumption of an Adobe Creative Cloud entitlement

  • Avoid double-counting between single product  and Creative Cloud entitlements.

We do not have the Adobe connector implemented, and the Software Subscription table is not populated. I am unsure whether importing data into the Software Subscription table is the right approach.

How are you managing Adobe bundle product license management (entitlements and user allocations) in this scenario?

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dreinhardt
Kilo Patron

3 weeks ago

Hi @OlCeriM , is there any reason not to connect to the Adobe portal? The integration will help to handle your challenges and giving recommendations to adjust license consumption for cloud and single apps.

 

Best, Dennis

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OlCeriM
Tera Contributor
In response to dreinhardt

3 weeks ago - last edited 3 weeks ago

Hi @dreinhardt , 
Thanks for jumping in. 
We're in company's policies to install the Adobe plugin for SAM, it takes some time before it's validated and purchased.
However, even the Adobe console indicates consumption per model ( from what I understand). That is to say, I cannot get from the Adobe portal the products covered by Adobe Creative Cloud license, can I?

I would like to have not only information about licenses but also per products installed.

Do you have any feedback on how Adobe plugin populates the Software Subscription table for the Creative Cloud bundle and the components installed, please?
Meanwhile I'm going to manage entitlements by software model to avoid the mess.

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MikeW0609686430
Giga Guru
In response to OlCeriM

3 weeks ago

The products covered by CC All Apps are represented as suite components on the CC All Apps software model.

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OlCeriM
Tera Contributor
In response to MikeW0609686430

3 weeks ago

Hi Mike, 
Thanks, I can trace the components in the software model parent suite record, indeed.

 

Is there a way to get details about product covered by the parent suite (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat) the user is subscribed when they have Adobe CC entitlement, please?

Use case: Adobe CC model comprises 5 products (Photoshop, IIllustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Premiere).
User A is subsribed to 3 products (Photoshop, IIllustrator, InDesign) and has Adobe CC entitlement.

User B is subsribed to 4 products (Acrobat, Premiere ,Photoshop, IIllustrator) and has Adobe CC entitlement as well.


Can the adobe plugin populate information about "Inferred suite" and "Inferred suite product" on the [samp_sw_subscription] table?


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