Developing an Oracle estimated license position

The diagram below details the recommended approach for developing estimated license positions within License Optimizer; this diagram includes additional guidance for developing Oracle estimated license positions. Click the highlighted sections in the diagram for more information.

Add Install-based Inventory

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Import, or manually create install-based inventory

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Check Software Teaching for new or unrecognized products

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Run recognition

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Is install-based inventory complete?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Add usage-based inventory

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Import, or manually create, usage-based inventory

 

 

 

 

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For any program licensed by a user or usage metric, corresponding usage-based inventory is imported or manually created. For more information, see Add Usage-based Inventory.

 

 

Is usage-based inventory complete?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Add License data

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Import, or manually create, entitlement

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Match entitlement to DSL

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Check metrics and paths
(Downgrades, maintenance, etc)

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For Oracle, see Oracle license data.

 

 

Is entitlement complete?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Run reconciliation

 

 

 

 

 

 

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