License metrics dominate the jungle of licenses. Every software producer is free to modify agreements and licenses at his own will. The most common metric is “Client PC”. The Lan-Inspector creates a license balance by confronting the number of installations with the number of allowed clients in the purchased license. There are various other models. Usually common software producers include methods that limit the usage of their products technically. However, the Lan-Inspector offers various possibilities to map license metrics into a license data entry, see 6.5.1 License Pool / License Entry:
The button “?“ shows how metrics will be used in a license balance. Please note that license metrics are subject of change and software producers like to change their pattern frequently. We recommend that you consult a license expert if questions arise.