How to efficiently manage Software License Key in SAM Pro?

[Lionel Falk]

Hi!
I'm looking for the best practices to manage efficiently "License Key" in SAM Pro between the Entitlement field "license_key" (alm_license table) and the field "license_key" in the dedicated table "samp_sw_license_key".

Any available advise for this use case? Thank you.

[dreinhardt · Accepted solution]

Hi @Lionel Falk,

best practices are limited to the system design, but let me give you an example on how to use it (I have taken a random data set for this example, without any claim to accuracy with regard to licensing rights)

• The relationship between a software entitlement and a license key is 1:1
• A software entitlement can be linked to multiple licenses keys - 1:n 
• A new license key can be created from the related list "License key" for each software entitlement

• Provide the license key details and save the record

• Now you're able to add user/device allocations for tracking

Hope this will help you.

Best, Dennis

[dreinhardt · Accepted solution]

Hi @Lionel Falk,

best practices are limited to the system design, but let me give you an example on how to use it (I have taken a random data set for this example, without any claim to accuracy with regard to licensing rights)

• The relationship between a software entitlement and a license key is 1:1
• A software entitlement can be linked to multiple licenses keys - 1:n 
• A new license key can be created from the related list "License key" for each software entitlement

• Provide the license key details and save the record

• Now you're able to add user/device allocations for tracking

Hope this will help you.

Best, Dennis

[dreinhardt · Accepted solution]

Hello @Lionel Falk,

now I got the full question.

| Entitlement field "license_key" (alm_license table)

This field is deprecated and no longer used by SAM Pro. The new SAMP license key table was introduced to cover multiple keys and key-allocation per entitlement.

I wouldn’t recommend to use this, as this may require a form customizing to enable the field for the form view and the benefit is limited to the new feature.

Best, Dennis

[Lionel Falk]

Thank you Dennis, clear as usual.