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Appendix B - License File Format
License File Syntax
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Order of Precedence
FEATURE/INCREMENT license file lines are automatically sorted when they are processed
by FLEXnet Licensing; the default sorting rules are is as follows:
1. License file. Automatic sorting does not occur across files in a license-file list.
2. Feature name.
3. FEATURE before INCREMENT.
4. Uncounted before counted.
5. Version, higher versions before lower versions.
6. Issued date, in reverse order, newest first. The date is taken from ISSUED= or START=.
7. Original order is otherwise maintained.
To turn off automatic ordering add
sort=nnn to the FEATURE/INCREMENT line, where
nnn is the same on all lines; nnn specifies the relative sort order. The default sort order value
is
100. Lines with a sort order value of less than 100 are sorted before all lines without this
attribute, and lines with a sort order value greater than
100 appear after all unmarked lines. All
lines with the same number are sorted as they appear in the file.
FLEXNET LICENSING VERSION NOTES
• Pre-v7.1 FEATURE/INCREMENT line format uses license_key:
{FEATURE|INCREMENT} feature vendor feat_version exp_date
num_lic license_key [optional_atributes]
The pre-v7.1 format is understood by the current client library and vendor daemon.
• The SIGN= keyword introduced in the v7.1 client library and vendor daemon.
• For v7.1 through v8.0 client libraries and vendor daemons, the FEATURE/INCREMENT
line must have a SIGN= signature and, for backward compatibility with pre-v8.1, can
contain a license_key:
{FEATURE|INCREMENT} feature vendor feat_version exp_date \
num_lic [license_key] SIGN=sign \
[optional_attributes]
• license_key obsoleted in v8.1 client library and vendor daemon
• The keyword “permanent” for exp_date introduced in v6 client library.
• The keyword “uncounted’ for num_lic introduced in v6 client library.
• BORROW keyword introduced in v8.0 client library and vendor daemon.
• FLOAT_OK keyword introduced in v8.0 client library and vendor daemon.
• TS_OK keyword introduced in v8.0 client library and vendor daemon.
• AUTH keyword introduced in v10.8 client library and vendor daemon.