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SELECTserver News includes updates on productivity-enhancing new features of SELECTserver, and tips for more effective reporting, license evaluation and more!


Tips for SELECTserver License Evaluation


As you may know, ELS subscribers can evaluate any software licenses from the ELS portfolio before deploying them for use on projects. However, evaluation licenses require a "site activation key" so they may be separated from products you pay for by reporting use to SELECTserver.

Deploying evaluation licenses to users is as easy as:

1.  Requesting a site activation key from your account manager or Ken Anderson.

2.  Checking out a license from the Evaluation Licensing Portfolio, and

3.  E-mailing the license to users in XML form.

Users can then import the XML license into the Bentley application to be evaluated.


Upgrade SELECTserver for Better Business Intelligence


The latest release of SELECTserver provides better business intelligence and insight for ELS subscribers including:

  • New license management and usage reports
  • Configurable SELECTserver dashboards
  • ELS feature level configuration for municipal products
  • Structural Passports now supported as a passport product
  • Multi-application checkout to a single machine
  • ProjectWise Passport checkout

Download the latest version of SELECTserver from the SELECTservices Center today! For more information, we encourage you to review the Be Communities SELECTserver wiki.


Consolidate Software Usage to a Single SELECTserver 

If you haven’t already, now's the time to consolidate multiple licensing servers to manage all of your sites with just one SELECTserver. By managing all sites (BPs) under your ELS with a single SELECTserver (hosted or deployed), you can:

  • Gain complete visibility into software usage across the organization 
  • Simplify license administration and reduce risk of non-compliance
  • Leverage consolidated view of software use for improved business and resource planning

Contact your account manager to learn more about consolidating your SELECTservers today. If you would like to verify if you have multiple servers running, please contact Ken Anderson.