Before issuing a license, it might help to know how our data model is organized:
A License can belong to an order. An order can have zero to many licenses.
An Order can belong to a customer. A customer can have zero to many orders.
A Customer can belong to an account. An account can have zero to many customers.
A License will belong to an order. If you do not specify an orderID, a random orderID will be generated.
Orders do not need to belong to customers. However, it can be useful to have this association for analytics or customer support.
Issuing New Licenses Manually Through the Vendor Platform
We are assuming you have already created a product within your vendor account.
To issue a new license for your product, follow these steps:
1
Open the Licenses tab and create a new order
Click on the "Licenses" tab on the left, then click "create new order" on the right of the screen.
2
Add order identifiers and (optional) customer information
The next screen allows you to add order identifiers and customer information; these fields are optional. Click Next.
3
Configure the licenses to issue
Click "Add Product" and use the configuration screen to set the entitlements for the license.
Select the product and configure the licenses. You can choose a license policy (if previously created) or select "use custom values" to fully customize the license entitlements.
You can specify options such as:
License type: Perpetual, Time-limited, Subscription, or Consumption-based
Which features are included in the license
Maximum activations (how many devices can node-lock to the license)
Unique values for license custom fields
Etc.
4
Confirm and create the order
When finished configuring entitlements, click "Confirm". Review the configuration on the "Confirm Order" screen and press "Create order". The Order detail page will appear where you can retrieve your new licenses.
