License Types

The License Types (md_md_license_type) table defines the types of licenses supported by the system. You can add, modify, copy, and delete records in the license types table. The license key limits the number of users that have a given license type on a given module.

  • Five license types are supported: External Analysis, External Editing, Web Services, Read Only, and Full.

  • Read Only is a subset of the Full license.

  • Web Services and Full or Read Only are mutually exclusive.

The following list defines every field available in the license types (md_license_type) resource in alphabetical order:

  • Created By - displays the name of the user who created the record you are viewing or maintaining. May not be overridden.

  • Created On - displays the date on which the record that you are creating or maintaining was created. May not be overridden. May also represent the creation date of the records you are attempting to retrieve.

  • Description - this field is not maintainable. An expression column that shows the text associated with the description literal key or the overridden description.

  • Description Literal Key - the literal key for the license type description. Validated against the literals table.

  • License Type Name - this field is maintainable in creation mode only, when it appears in the key subview. The unique identifier for a given license type. The following license types are supported:

    • External Analysis - allows a user the ability to run features enabling data analysis using external resources. Used by Analyze with Excel.

    • External Editing - allows a user the ability to run features enabling data editing using external resources. Used by Edit with Excel.

    • Web Service - allows a user to access a given module only through Web Services (SOAP calls, such as Edit with Excel).

    • Read Only - allows a user the ability to query business views for a module.

    • Full - allows a user the ability to access a given module, excluding Web Services access. This includes business views, inquiries, and reports.

  • Modification Counter - this field is not maintainable. The date and time a given record was last modified.

  • Modified By - this field is not maintainable. The user or system process that last modified the record.

  • Modified On - this field is not maintainable. The date on which the record was last modified.

For the functionality of each action (i.e. button) available on this view, refer to the About the Actions topic.