Publisher overview for Bentley Systems in the Software Asset Workspace

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  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    Summary of Publisher Overview for Bentley Systems in the Software Asset Workspace

    The Bentley Systems publisher overview in the Software Asset Workspace provides essential insights into license usage for Bentley Systems software. Customers can access this information through the path: License usage > Publishers, and then selecting Bentley Systems. The overview includes various metrics that help assess compliance and potential savings.

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    Key Features

    • True-up Cost: Displays the cost needed to achieve compliance based on software entitlements.
    • Potential Savings: Indicates potential cost savings for engineering licenses.
    • Actual Savings: Shows the actual cost savings realized from Bentley Systems licenses.
    • Unlicensed Entities: Provides a summary of unlicensed software installations and subscriptions, including:
      • Unlicensed installs
      • Installs requiring license
      • Installs requiring action
      • Unlicensed subscriptions
    • Progress Indicators: Summarizes license compliance progress with details on:
      • Ignored installs
      • Inactive installs
      • Removal candidates
      • Health issues
    • Peak Concurrent Usage: Displays trends for peak concurrent usage of Bentley Systems products over the last 30 days.
    • Top Denied Products: Lists products that have been denied access in the last 30 days.

    Key Outcomes

    By utilizing the publisher overview, customers can effectively monitor compliance, identify unlicensed software, and recognize areas for potential cost savings. This allows organizations to manage their software assets more efficiently, ensuring that they remain compliant while optimizing their software expenditures.

    View license usage information for Bentley Systems and its software models in the publisher overview in the Software Asset Workspace.

    From the Software Asset Workspace, access the publisher overview by navigating to License usage > Publishers and then selecting Bentley Systems from the list of publishers.

    Figure 1. Publisher overview for Bentley Systems
    Publisher overview for Bentley Systems showing key metrics such as true-up cost, savings, unlicensed entities, progress indicators, peak concurrent usage, and top denied products
    Table 1. Bentley Systems Key metrics
    Report Description
    True-up cost Cost to be compliant with based on the average price of rights in your software entitlements.
    Potential savings Potential cost savings for your engineering licenses.
    Actual savings Actual cost savings for your Bentley Systems licenses.
    Unlicensed entities Summary of your unlicensed entities.
    This summary includes the following information:
    • Unlicensed installs: Total number of unlicensed Bentley Systems software installations. Select the number to view the complete list of unlicensed software installations.
    • Installs requiring license: Total number of Bentley Systems software installations that require licenses. Select the number to view the complete list of these software installations.
    • Installs requiring action: Total number of Bentley Systems software installations that you must take action on. Select the number to view the complete list of these software installations.
    • Unlicensed subscriptions: Total number of unlicensed Bentley Systems subscriptions. Select the number to view the complete list of unlicensed subscriptions.
    Progress indicators Summary of your license compliance progress.

    This summary includes the following information:

    • Ignored installs: Total number of software installations that were ignored during reclamation. Select the number to view the complete list of ignored software installations.
    • Inactive installs: Total number of software installations that are inactive. Select the number to view the list of inactive software installations.
    • Removal candidates: Total number of removal candidates. Select the number to view the list of all software removal candidates.
    • Health issues: Total number of health issues based on the health scan. Select the number to view the list of all health issues.
    Peak concurrent usage for last 30 days Peak concurrent usage for Bentley Systems products for the last 30 days.

    Select a bar to view the complete list of users that have access to the specified software product.

    Top denied products for last 30 days Top denied products for Bentley Systems for the last 30 days.

    Select a bar to view the complete list of users that have been denied the specified software product.

    You can view the key metrics on license usage information for a Bentley Systems software product by selecting the product on the list.

    Figure 2. Publisher overview for SewerCAD
    Publisher overview for Bentley Systems product SewerCAD showing key metrics such as true-up cost, savings, unlicensed entities, progress indicators, peak concurrent usage, and top denied products
    Table 2. SewerCAD Key metrics
    Report Description
    True-up cost Cost to be compliant with based on the average price of rights in your software entitlements.
    Potential savings Potential cost savings for your SewerCAD licenses.
    Actual savings Actual cost savings for your SewerCAD licenses.
    Unlicensed entities Summary of your unlicensed entities.
    This summary includes the following information:
    • Unlicensed installs: Total number of unlicensed SewerCAD installations. Select the number to view the complete list of unlicensed software installations.
    • Installs requiring license: Total number of SewerCAD installations that require licenses. Select the number to view the complete list of these software installations.
    • Installs requiring action: Total number of SewerCAD installations that you must take action on. Select the number to view the complete list of these software installations.
    • Unlicensed subscriptions: Total number of unlicensed SewerCAD subscriptions. Select the number to view the complete list of unlicensed subscriptions.
    Progress indicators Summary of your license compliance progress.

    This summary includes the following information:

    • Ignored installs: Total number of software installations that were ignored during reclamation. Select the number to view the complete list of ignored software installations.
    • Inactive installs: Total number of software installations that are inactive. Select the number to view the list of inactive software installations.
    • Removal candidates: Total number of removal candidates. Select the number to view the list of all software removal candidates.
    • Health issues: Total number of health issues based on the health scan. Select the number to view the list of all health issues.
    Peak concurrent usage trends Peak concurrent usage trends for SewerCAD for the last 30 days.

    Select a bar to view the complete list of users that have access to the specified software product.

    Denial trends Denial trends for SewerCAD for the last 30 days.

    Select a bar to view the complete list of users that have been denied the specified software product.