Configuration IDs

With the implementation of the new Business Administration System, PTC will be replacing serial numbers and installation (install) numbers with Configuration IDs. Customers will first see Configuration IDs on License Packs instead of install numbers. After the integration of FLEXlm, Configuration IDs will replace serial numbers as the primary way of identifying your software and identifying yourself to PTC Technical Support.

Configuration IDs have been assigned to your existing licenses and will be referenced on all License Packs instead of install numbers. They are not, however, a significant factor in licensing and code generation under PTCLM.

Configuration ID Notes

1. PTC will continue to use serial numbers to license software until the implementation of FLEXlm.
2. Serial numbers will continue to be used to identify your software and yourself to PTC Technical Support until the integration of FLEXlm.
3. Configuration IDs will now be listed on all License Packs instead of install numbers.
4. Effective October 20, 1997, all software configurations will now follow Configuration ID business rules (defined later in this section).
5. For software licensed under FLEXlm, Configuration IDs will be used to identify software instead of serial numbers.
6. Configuration IDs have been given to your existing licenses. Your serial numbers and license configuration did not change as a result of adding the Configuration IDs.

What are Configuration IDs and how do they work?

A Configuration ID is a number used for administrative and ultimately, licensing purposes to identify and track your software. Each Configuration ID represents a single configuration of products in a PTC product family for a single machine.

It is important to understand four basic rules surrounding Configuration IDs. It is recommended that you read the following rules, then review the examples showing how the rules are applied.

Example of Configuration ID Rule #1: A unique Configuration ID will be given to each configuration of PTC software on the same machine or license server.

Example of Configuration ID Rule # 2: A single Configuration ID can not span cpu_ids (for floating products).

A customer purchases six floating licenses of Pro/ENGINEER; each license configured with the same set of optional modules. The six licenses are to be split between two different license servers.



In the example above, two unique Configuration IDs are given because two license servers are being used even though the software configuration is the same. Note that both configurations have the same serial number.

 

Example of Configuration ID Rule # 3: A single Configuration ID can not span product lines.

The customer purchases three licenses of PTC’s Advanced Designer Package III that includes licenses of Pro/ENGINEER, Pro/FLY-THROUGH, Pro/PDM, and Pro/INTRALINK. All products are to be installed on a single license server.



Four unique Configuration IDs are given because the four different product families are licensed on the same server.

 

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Configuration IDs and Locked Licenses

Locked licenses are the exception to Configuration ID Rule # 2 that states a Configuration ID can not span cpu_ids. PTC will allow a single Configuration ID to be licensed to multiple machines for a single locked software configuration. In other words, the number of locked licenses on a single Configuration ID represents the number of independent workstations listed for that Configuration ID.

Please note the example above applies to locked licenses only.

Conversion of Your Licenses to Configuration IDs

In order to implement the new Business Administration system, your existing licenses where carefully transferred to the new system. Your serial numbers were not changed and should continue to be used to identify yourself to PTC Technical Support.

Configuration IDs have been given to your existing licenses. In most cases your license configuration did not change as a result of adding the Configuration IDs. However it is important to note that your licenses will now follow the Configuration ID rules outlined in the previous section.

Migrating from Install Numbers to Configuration IDs: How Will Your Existing License Change?

The following examples compare the install number licensing to the new Configuration ID licensing scheme for the same given software configuration. The column on the left shows how you identify your software currently, while the column on the right shows how the same software configuration will be represented in the new Business Administration System.

Locked Licenses

Floating Products