Concurrent Licenses

Following are the basic Meridian concurrent licenses:

• Meridian Enterprise PowerUser Client licenses are claimed by each computer when opening a vault document regardless of the client application used. These licenses are released when the client application is closed. In addition to these licenses, one Database Connection license is claimed per user. Multiple Meridian client sessions on the same computer only claim one each of these licenses. The same user may log on to Meridian from any number of computers and the same license will be claimed.

  The Database Connection licenses can be used for Hypertrieve, SQL Server, or Oracle hosted vaults. In PowerUser, these licenses are released when the application is closed or when the time period specified for the MinutesToSleep registry value (timeout) is exceeded as described in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cyco\AutoManager Meridian\CurrentVersion\Client. In PowerWeb, licenses are released immediately when the user explicitly logs off. Otherwise, they are released after 15 minutes of inactivity.

  When used with the SQL Server or Oracle database management systems, each Meridian Database Connection license requires a corresponding SQL Server or Oracle client access license. Meridian does not include licenses for the SQL Server and Oracle database management systems. Refer to your Microsoft or Oracle software license agreement to determine the required number of SQL Server or Oracle client access licenses.

• Optional module licenses are claimed whenever a vault is opened in which the optional module is enabled, such as the Asset Management Module, Advanced Project Workflow Module, and so on. Some modules require client licenses, other modules only require server licenses. If the server license of a module is claimed by a client application as the result of opening a vault that uses that module, the license will continue to be claimed even after a different vault is opened in the same client session that doesn't use the module. To release the server license, the client application must be restarted. For information on the license requirements of a particular module, consult a Accruent sales representative or your AccruentPartner.

• The Shared Workspace Support server license is required for any Meridian application server that hosts vaults that have folder types defined with the Can be used as a shared workspace option enabled. The license is claimed regardless of whether the folder type is actually used or shared workspaces are defined. If the license is absent, the vault cannot be opened by the client applications and documents cannot be opened or saved in the vault from other applications. For information about configuring folder types and shared workspaces, see the Accruent Meridian Enterprise Configuration Guide.

• Special licenses are available for use only in development and test environments. The licenses are provided so that such environments can be isolated from computers that are used for production purposes and so that licenses that are needed for production are not claimed by other users. These Not For Production licenses have product codes that include the letters NFP, for example, 010.MN-PURNFPI001.

  Special ways that these licenses behave as opposed to production licenses are that they:

  • Do not expire.

  • Do not need to be authorized by Accruent. The licenses are available immediately after registering in the Accruent License Server.

  • Display a message when they are used.

  • Cannot be registered together with production licenses on the same Accruent License Server.

Client licenses are assigned on either a first-come, first-served basis or are automatically assigned to specific users (named licenses). For information about how named licenses work, see Named Licenses.

For more information about the features supported by each Meridian license, consult a Accruent sales representative or your Accruent Partner.