Aaron, I have recently had some communication with Doug Mueller, and you are almost right.
Opening a form in Submit or Search mode should NOT grab a license, unless there is workflow that somehow contacts the server when the form is opened. There is a difference concerning the user log file, where users does not show up at all until they try to grab a licenses (i.e. by performing a search, triggering workflow that does a set-fields, etc.). Best Regards - Misi, RRR AB, http://www.rrr.se > As always with licensing it's somewhat vague, but my experience has been > this: > > > > When a user with a Floating license assigned to them logs in, they show > up in the User License list as Read(floating) immediately. > > -If they sit there without doing anything, they disappear from the User > License list after a short time (5-10 min) > > -If they open a form (in ANY mode), they are then listed as Floating. > > -If they log out, they disappear from the User License (no matter how > they were listed before) > > -If they are listed as floating and don't take any action for 1 hour, > they revert to Read(floating), and shortly thereafter disappear from the > list. > > > > As far as floating license token allocation, I tested our system with 10 > licenses, and found: > > -There could be more than 10 users marked as Read(floating) with no > problems. > > -When users opened any form, in query or submit mode, they changed to > Floating (and took a floating token) > > -Once there were 10 users marked Floating, then other users remained > marked as Read(floating) when quering or submitting. > > -Users marked as Read(floating) could not Modify while there were 10 > others marked Floating. > > -When someone logged out, the next Read(floating) user to perform an > action (query, submit, or modify) was changed to Floating. > > > > > > -Aaron > > * Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ________________________________ > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Cleereman (IT) > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 11:40 AM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Read (floating) license > > > > Hi All, > > We're using ARServer 6.3, Patch 17. > > I'm using Manage User Licenses from the Admin Tool, with the following > options: > License Category: Server > Category: Current Licenses > License Type: Floating > > I was seeing the following: > Floating - 10 users > Read (floating) - 2 users > > Another user who is assigned a Floating license just logged in, and I am > now seeing > Floating - 10 users > Read (floating) - 3 users > > I've double-checked our server licensing, and we have 25 AR User > Floating Licenses. > > I have the feeling I should know this, but it's a Monday, and I'm not > seeing it in the help file or my Admin Guide. > > Does anyone know why 3 of the users are showing a "Read (floating)" > instead of "Floating", when we should have 15 unused AR User Floating > licenses remaining? > > Eric Cleereman > > __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted with HTML in > it___ > > > SunCom is the wireless company that's committed to doing things > differently. > > Things we want you to know. > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. This communication may contain material protected by the > attorney-client privilege. If you are not the intended recipient or the > person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be > advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, > dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly > prohibited. > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org