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Configure Parameters for Monitored Application

Use the Add Application for Monitoring dialog to select an application to be monitored and set the parameters for tracking the usage of that application.

To configure parameters for a monitored application

1. Select the release of the application that you want to monitor for software usage from the Application drop-down list.

   Note: You can see only those releases of the applications (software definitions) for which you have specified the software usage file name in the Recognition tab.

2. Specify the number of approved licenses for the application in the Licenses field. This number is important if you want to track online software usage.

   Note: If the number of approved licenses is greater than 0, you must select the Enable software usage on the Online tab and enter the software usage server name.

3. Select the following options to register your application on a local drive, network drive, or both:

   Register application when executed on a

   Local drive

   Registers the application when it is executed on a local drive and reduces the number of available licenses by 1.

   Network drive

   Registers the application when it is executed on a network drive and reduces the number of available licenses by 1.

4. Monitor application inactivity by specifying relevant information in the following options. The following options are meaningful, only if you have selected Prevent execution and display prevent message option in this tab.

   Note: This option is valid only when you want to track online software usage and when you configure software usage for users. Only software usage for users can monitor the inactivity of the application but only if the application and the software usage agent run under the same account. With software usage for computers, this option is not available.

   Number of minutes application may be inactive

   Specifies the number of minutes the application can be allowed to be inactive. If the application is inactive for more than the specified time, the software usage agent can prompt to save the open documents and close the application.

   Prompt for saving open documents

   Prompts for saving the open documents. This field is activated when you select more than 0 minutes. If you clear this option, the application closes without saving open documents.

5. Specify the actions you want to take when the license is exceeded. You can select one of the following actions:

   No action (Monitor only)

   Indicates that no action is required. The software usage agent records only the application start and stop time.

   Display Warning Message

   Indicates that a warning message be displayed. You can edit the warning message in the Advanced Tab of the Schedule new collect task dialog.

   Prevent execution, and display prevent message

   Indicates that the execution of the application be prevented and a prevent message be displayed. You can edit the warning message in the Advanced Tab of the Schedule new collect task dialog. This option can be used with the Put users in queue if there is no license available option in the Online tab to enable queuing.

6. Click OK.

More information:

Specify Parameters for Online Tracking

Specify Advanced Parameters for Software Usage Collect Task

Create New Release/Suite/Patch Dialog - Recognition Tab