5.7 Licenses

The Licenses menu displays information about the currently installed license. Details of the current license, hosting server and licensed users can be viewed from this screen. A new license can also be installed.

IMPORTANT:Novell Service Desk has two editions that are differentiated by different License Keys:

  • Novell Service Desk for Incident Management: This includes Incident, Configuration, Knowledge, and Service Level Management (Basic) feature with an emphasis on internal or external customer support. This comes with single Incident Workflow, and can be configured only with single LDAP/AD source.

  • Novell Service Desk for ITIL Management: This is a comprehensive service management solution that is fully compliant with Information Technology Infrastructure Library(ITIL)standards.Novell Service Desk for ITIL Management supports eleven core ITIL processes including Request, Incident, Problem, Change; Configuration, Knowledge, Release and Deployment; Finance, Service Level Management, Service Catalog, and Service Portfolio. This enterprise-wide solution delivers complete customer service and offers support for any size organization.

5.7.1 Viewing a License

To view a license:

  1. Select Setup > License.The Licensing page appears.

    You can see the details about License information below:

    License Information

    Details

    Product

    Identifies which service management product is currently installed.

    Licensee

    The organization that holds the license.

    User Limit

    The maximum number of non-Customer users that are allowed to use the system. Value inside brackets indicates how many licenses have already been used.

    Incident Roles

    The number of individual Incident Management licenses purchased.

    Request Roles

    The number of individual Request Fulfillment licenses purchased.

    Problem Roles

    The number of individual Problem Management licenses purchased.

    Change Roles

    The number of individual Change Management licenses purchased.

    Install Date

    The date on which the license is installed.

    Status

    Indicates whether the license is currently valid.

NOTE:Highlighted fields apply in Service Manager only.

5.7.2 Host Tab

The Host Tab shows the host name and IP address for the server where the application is deployed.

5.7.3 Install Tab

The Install Tab allows a new license to be entered using a License Key and Certificate for the application.

Updating License Information

To update License Information:

  1. Select Setup > Licenses > Install. The Install Tab appears.

  2. Enter the license key for the application.

  3. Enter the Certificate details.

  4. Click Save. The License tab will show the updated license details.

5.7.4 Users Tab

The Users Tab lists all current Users of the system, including their assigned processes. Administrators can filter the list based on process by using the Filter drop-down box in the top right corner of the Users tab.

NOTE:The Process filter and columns (Problem, Change and Request Process Users) apply in Service Manager only.