Managing Named User Licenses

Users can have either named user or concurrent licenses. A named user license (formerly called a fixed license) can be used only by the user who has been assigned that license whereas concurrent license users share the licenses and can log on as long as there are concurrent licenses available. Users who receive the named user licenses are guaranteed access to the StarTeam Server.

You can add as many users as you choose, but access to the server is granted only to users with named user licenses or to users who receive concurrent licenses as they log on. If you have named user licenses, you must assign them to specific users in the Server Administration Tool User Manager. An anchor appears before the name of users with named user licenses. Before assigning named licenses, you must add the users.

The StarTeam Server Administrator is automatically assigned a named user license which cannot be removed. This free license is not counted against the number of named user licenses you have available. After the server is licensed, named-user licenses can be assigned.

Tip: The User Manager status bar indicates how many named user licenses and how many concurrent licenses are in use.

Click Start > Programs > Micro Focus > StarTeam Server <version> > StarTeam Server .
The Server Administration Tool opens.
Select a server configuration from the list of servers. If you have not yet logged on, you will be asked to do so.
Click the Accounts bar and then click (User Manager).
The User Manager tab opens.
Select the user to whom a named user license will be assigned.
Note: If the user is not displayed, you might need to select a particular group, or select the Show Users in All Descendant Groups check box.
Right-click and choose Assign License > Add Named User License .

Note: If you have downloaded named or concurrent license files from the license server, the context menu contains the license number for each file.

After a named user license is assigned to a user, an anchor appears before the name of the user.

Note: When you change the type of license a user has, the change does not take effect until the user logs on the next time. To make the license change effective immediately, you need to force-logout the users affected by the change.

Note: To remove a named user license, go to the User Manager, select a user, and choose Assign License > Remove Named User License . Removing a user named license automatically changes the user to a concurrent use license.