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=Wiki Licensing Project Outline= The goal of this project is to catalog Esri software licensing resources for ArcGIS for Desktop in a manner that is easy to understand and helpful to both Esri customers and employees.

Esri Product Overview

 * List of current products
 * Links to corresponding product pages on Esri website - Products
 * Product Life Cycles
 * Details of ArcGIS Desktop/for Desktop Products
 * ArcGIS Desktop
 * Versions 8.0 - 10
 * License levels
 * ArcView (Basic)
 * ArcEditor (Standard)
 * ArcInfo (Advanced)
 * Functionality matrices – Listed in glossary
 * System Requirements – Listed in glossary
 * Link out to web help pages for previous versions of ArcGIS (x.x) Desktop – Listed in glossary (import to Wiki page)
 * ArcGIS for Desktop
 * Versions 10.1 – 10.3.1 (current)
 * License levels
 * Basic
 * Standard
 * Advanced
 * Functionality matrices – Listed in glossary
 * System requirements – Listed in glossary
 * Link out to web help pages for previous/current versions of ArcGIS (x.x) for Desktop
 * ArcGIS Pro
 * Need information on ArcGIS Online, since this is where the subscription for Pro comes from
 * Product Support
 * My Esri (obtain more info about My Esri)
 * Website
 * Customer Service
 * 888-377-4575 (8:00 am – 5:00 pm PST Monday – Friday)
 * Technical Support
 * Email: support@esri.com
 * Website
 * Esri Web Help
 * Website for ArcGIS (10.2 – 10.3) for Desktop Help
 * Website for ArcGIS (9.1 – 10.1) Desktop/for Desktop Help

Licensing Overview

 * Introduction
 * Paragraph or two dedicated to the need for software product licensing and how it helps the ArcGIS for Desktop user.
 * Graph of the ArcGIS for Desktop licensing network
 * Single Use License Single Use Network.jpg
 * Concurrent Use License Concurrent Use Network.jpg
 * How licensing has changed over time
 * Between versions 8.0 and 10, licensing was done through registration using an email file. Between versions 10.1 and 10.3.1, licensing is done through authorization over the Internet
 * Starting at version 10, ArcGIS users had the option to choose single or concurrent use licenses. Before version 10, users only had the option of a concurrent use license
 * Link to ArcGIS Licensing doc - link
 * Explanation of current changes
 * Changes in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Desktop
 * Named User (ArcUser)
 * As a named user, you can have your own secure, unique identity within the system. As a named user, you can interact with the system, be given concrete permissions, join groups, and access resources unique to your needs that may not be available to other named users
 * Named User advantages
 * Sharing items
 * Saving items and accessing them later
 * Allows the user to have favorites
 * View-only privileges
 * Full administrative privileges
 * Changes at ArcGIS Desktop 10 – link
 * Terminology
 * Link to glossary with licensing terms
 * Glossary of Esri Software Licensing Terms
 * Differentiating terms
 * Authorization vs. Authentication
 * Authorization: the process of installing license rights on a particular machine to unlock the ArcGIS Software for use
 * This is done through the ArcGIS Administrator for people with single use licenses and through the ArcGIS License Manager for people with concurrent use licenses
 * Authentication: the process of validating the identity of a user who logs on to a computer system, network, or Web site
 * This is done through Esri and the specific ID in which the user creates through their My Esri account
 * There is a difference between ArcGIS Online accounts and My Esri accounts
 * Authorization cannot occur without authentication!
 * ArcGIS Administrator vs. ArcGIS License Manager
 * ArcGIS Administrator
 * Allows the user to manage their license environment
 * Define product type
 * Setting up a license manager
 * Authorize single use licenses
 * See license availability
 * Borrow and return concurrent use licenses
 * Repair licenses
 * ArcGIS License Manager
 * FlexNet Publisher license management software
 * Link out to technical article explaining what version of the FlexNet Publisher is used in the ArcGIS License Manager
 * Only for ArcGIS concurrent use licenses
 * Functionality
 * Keeping track of the number of copies of the software product that are active/not active
 * How the license manager works
 * Link out to License Manager Guide in Esri Web Help
 * Single Use License vs. Concurrent Use License
 * Single Use License
 * This license environment is where licenses for core products and extensions are authorized locally on the end-user machine
 * Most often used for smaller organizations or personal use
 * There is no license manager – the license is installed directly
 * Receives an extra license authorization for a different machine used by the same person
 * If a computer is destroyed, has a virus, etc. then the user may complete a license appeal process through Technical Support (even retired versions)
 * Concurrent Use License
 * A license environment where core products and extensions on client machines obtain and share licenses from a pool of available licenses that reside on a networked license manager
 * Good for larger organizations that need a central location to manage licenses from
 * Do not receive extra license activations when licenses are destroyed
 * Concurrent use license customers can request a failover license in the case of a catastrophic event where their systems are destroyed

Integration

 * License Envrionment
 * Windows
 * Walkthrough of the Licensing Process
 * Link out to Esri licensing videos
 * Esri Product Licensing at 10 - link
 * Understanding ArcGIS 10.1 Licensing and Software Authorization - link
 * Link out to Esri Training via Virtual Campus – Free Training Seminar
 * ArcGIS 10 Deployment: Download, Installation, and Authorization (US) - link
 * Step-by-Step Instructions
 * Video of configuring ArcGIS Pro licenses with Portal for ArcGIS - link
 * 10.2 License Manager Reference Guide - link
 * Going through licensing online and offline
 * Licensing offline for ArcGIS Desktop 10 - link
 * Licensing single use license online for ArcGIS Desktop 10 - link
 * With images for reference
 * Student (Trial) Licenses
 * Link out to purchasing an Esri student license
 * Tech support does not cover Esri student licenses
 * Customer Service only handles student edition installation calls, not using the software

Frequently Asked Questions and Problems

 * Common topic trend within the technical articles
 * Moving the license manager from one machine to another
 * Technical articles
 * 34325
 * 40099
 * FLEXlm errors
 * Technical Articles
 * 26825
 * 32204
 * 29910
 * 17481
 * 32938
 * 32180
 * Authorization and Deauthorization
 * Technical Articles
 * 40565
 * 40627
 * 38753
 * 39515
 * 38200
 * 42549
 * 38905
 * 38499
 * 41043
 * 41133
 * 39553
 * 39230
 * 38904
 * 37742
 * Upgrading the license
 * Technical Articles
 * 40383
 * 41421
 * 43971
 * 42164
 * Problems
 * List of common errors, bugs
 * Link out to technical articles, blogs, Esri Web Help, etc.
 * 9.3 common license manager problems - link
 * 9.2 common license manager problems - link