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Warning
This page refers to functionality that has been removed from License Statistics. This information no longer applies to License Statistics v6.3 and newer.

The Current Usage endpoint delivers current license usage metrics, as detailed below.

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 GET /api/v1/report/current-usage/on-multiple-hosts/${returnType}?(parameters, as needed)

where $ indicates a variable value that you can replace with a value that best suits your needs and . The possible parameters can be explained as followsare described below.

ParameterRequiredTypeDescription
${returnType}Yesstring
Specifies the format in which the data should be returned. The format can be one of the following: json, csv, xls, xslx or pdf.fieldsVisibilityNojson/string

Specifies field visibility settings, for example:

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{"un": "1", "hl": "1", "fns": "1", "fv":"1"}

where number "1" indicates that a specific field is visible.

Note that the order of the settings you make is important – when exported, the fields will be visible in exactly the same order you specify here.

rnNostringSpecifies the name of the report that will be displayed once the report has been exported to PDF or XLS. For CSV and JSON formats this parameter will be ignored.
If you don't pass this parameter, it will be generated automatically for PDF and XLS types. If provided, it cannot be left empty.filterNojson/string

Applies filtering license usage data on all fields.

To filter by a string column, use the following format.

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[
    {
        "type": "string",
        "field": "${ fns | fv | ftype | vn | lsn | un | hl }",
        "value": "${value}"
    }
]
To filter by a numeric column, use the following format.
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 [
    {
        "type": "numeric",
        "comparison": "${gt | lt | eq}",
        "field": "${ fid, lsid, uid }",
        "value": "${value}"
    }
]
limitNointegerDetermines the maximum number of data records that can be returned. The value must be greater than zero.offsetNointegerSpecifies the offset of the first row to return.orderByNostring

Specifies the field by which you want to order your data records. The field name can be one of the following:

 fid, fns, fv, ftype, vn, lsid, lsn, uid, un, hl

(See this section for more field-specific information.)

orderDirectionNostringDetermines whether the sorting results will be displayed in an ascending (ASC) or a descending (DESC) order

 The following code block shows an example result of a successful request.

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 {
    success: ${success},
    msg: ${message},
    data: [{
      "fid": ${featureId},
      "fns": ${featureName},
      "fv": ${featureVersion},
      "ftype": ${featureType},
      "vn": ${vendorName},
      "lsid": ${licenseServerId},
      "lsn": ${licenseServerName},
      "uid": ${userId},
      "un": ${userName},
      "hl": ${hostList},
      "uil": ${hasUserLdapDetails}
    }],
    "code": ${errorCode},
    "totalCount": ${totalCount}
}

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Standard format option. See Making an API request for details.
standard report options Novarious

See Making an API request for details.

Response

On success, this report will contain one row for each feature-user pair, where user has checked out licenses of feature on multiple hosts. Each row consists of the following columns.


ColumnFull nameTypeDescriptionVisible by default in export
fidFeature Idinteger

Internal License Statistics identification of the feature.

(minus)No
fnsFeature NamestringName of feature.(tick)Yes
fvFeature VersionstringFeature version.(tick)Yes
ftypeFeature TypeenumerationSee feature type descriptions for details.(tick)Yes
vnVendorstringName of license server vendor hosting the feature.(tick)Yes
lsidLicense Server Idinteger

Internal identification of license server hosting the feature.

(minus)No
lsnLicense ServerstringName of license server hosting the feature.(tick)Yes
uidUser IdintegerInternal License Statistics identification of the user.(minus)No
unUserstringUser name.(tick)Yes
hlHostsstringList of hosts on which the user has checked out licenses of the feature,

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FieldTypeDescription
fidinteger

Feature ID.

fnsstringFeature name.
fvstringFeature version.
ftypestringFeature type.
vnstringLicense server vendor name.
lsidinteger

License server ID.

lsnstringLicense server name.
uidintegerUser ID.
unstringUsername.
hlstringList of hostnames separated by a semicolon (;).(tick)Yes
uilUser is from LDAPbooleanIndicates whether user details have been imported from an LDAP directory. Note that you cannot filter and order data by this field.
msgstringError message returned on failure.
successbooleanIndicates wheher your API request was successfully processed.

Example

(error) Unavailable

Note that the order in the table is the default order of the columns in the exported file.

Example

The following example shows a command that obtains Say you would like to obtain information about users using features on multiple hosts. To generate this data set, enter a command similar to the following.

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curl -H "X-Auth-token: token" "http://yourdomain/api/v1/report/current-usage/on-multiple-hosts/json"

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above-n-hours

Obtaining information about usage above/below

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n hours (report Current Usage

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By Time Range

You can easily list data about features currently in use for more/less than N n hours by sending the following HTTP request

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GET /api/v1/report/current-usage/aboveby-ntime-hoursrange/${returnType}?ab=${hoursAboveinteger}&bl=${hoursBelowinteger}&(additional parameters, as needed)

where $ indicates a variable value that you can replace with a value that best suits your needs and . The possible parameters can be explained as follows: are described below.

Applies filtering license usage data on all fields.

To filter by a string column, use the following format:

 

Parameter
Required
Type
Description
${returnType}YesstringSpecifies the format in which the data should be returned. The format can be one of the following: json, csv, xls, xslx or pdfStandard format option. See Making an API request for details.
abNointegerSpecifies the minimum Minimum number of hours a license has to be used to be listed. If not provided is defaults to value "-1" which is equivalent of no constraintconstraint not imposed.
blNointeger

Specifies the maximum Maximum number of hours a license can has to be used to be listed. If not provided is defaults to value "-1" which is equivalent of no constraint, this constraint is not imposed.

Value must be greater than value of 'ab' parameter (does not apply for "-1" values).

fieldsVisibilitystandard report optionsNo Nojson/string

Specifies field visibility settings, for example:

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{"fid": "1", "fns": "1", "fv": "1", "ftype":"1", "vn": "1", "lsid": "1", "lsn": "1", "uid": "1", "un": "1", "hn": "1", "lus": "1", "tu": "1" }

where number "1" indicates that a specific field is visible.

Note that the order of the settings you make is important – when exported, the fields will be visible in exactly the same order you specify here.

rnNostringSpecifies the name of the report that will be displayed once the report has been exported to PDF or XLS. For CSV and JSON formats this parameter will be ignored.
If you don't pass this parameter, it will be generated automatically for PDF and XLS types. If provided, it cannot be left empty.
filterNojson/string
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[
    {
        "type": "string",
        "field": "${fns | fv | ftype | vn | lsn | un | hn}",
        "value": "${value}"
    }
]

To filter by a numeric column, use the following format: 

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[
    {
        "type": "numeric",
        "comparison": "${gt | lt | eq}",
        "field": "${fid | lsid | uid | lus}",
        "value": "${value}"
    }
]
limitNointegerDetermines the maximum number of data records that can be returned. The value must be greater than zero.offsetNointegerSpecifies the offset of the first row to return.orderByNostring

Specifies the field by which you want to order your data records. The field name can be one of the following:

fid, fns, fv, ftype, vn, lsid, lsn, uid, un, hn, lus, tu

(See this section for more field-specific information.)

orderDirectionNostringDetermines whether the sorting results will be displayed in an ascending (ASC) or a descending (DESC) order.

The following code block shows an example result of a successful request.

 

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{
    success: ${success},
    msg: ${message},
    data: [{
        "fid": ${featureId},
        "fns": ${featureName},
        "fv": ${featureVersion},
        "ftype": ${featureType},
        "vn": ${vendorName},
        "lsid": ${licenseServerId},
        "lsn": ${licenseServerName},
        "uid": ${userId},
        "un": ${userName},
        "hn": ${hostName},
        "lus": ${licensesUsed},
        "tu": ${timeUsed},
        "uil": ${ldapUser},
    }],
    "code": ${errorCode},
    "totalCount": ${totalCount}
}
various

See Making an API request for details.

Response

On success, this report will contain one row for each license session, with length within specified range. Each row consists of the following columns.

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Field
Type
Description
fidintegerFeature ID.fnsstringFeature Name.fvstringFeature version.ftypestringFeature type.
vn
stringVendor name.lsidintegerLicense Server ID.lsnstringLicense Server name.uidintegerUser ID.

un

string

Username.

hn

string

Hostname.

lus

Column
Full name
Type
Description
Visible by default in export
fidFeature IDintegerInternal License Statistics identification of the used feature.(minus)No
fnsFeature NamestringName of the used feature.(tick)Yes
fvFeature VersionstringVersion of the used feature.(tick)Yes
ftypeFeature TypeenumerationType of the used feature. See feature type descriptions for further details.(tick)Yes

vn

VendorstringName license server vendor hosting the used feature.(tick)Yes
lsidLicense Server IdintegerInternal License Statistics identification of license server hosting the used feature.
(minus)No
lsnLicense ServerstringName of license server hosting the used feature.
(tick)Yes
uidUser IdintegerInternal License Statistics identification of user that checked out licenses.(minus)No

un

User

string

Name of user that checked out licenses.

(tick)Yes

hn

Host

string

Host on which licenses were checked out.

(tick)Yes

lus

Used

integer

Total number of licenses used by user on host.

(tick)Yes

tu

Time Used

string

Indicates how long

license has

licenses have been in use

, f.e

; e.g., 1d 2h 10 min. Note that you cannot filter on this field.

(tick)Yes

uil

User is from LDAP

boolean

Indicates whether user details have been imported from an LDAP directory. Note that you cannot filter and order data by this field.

msg

string

Error message returned on failure.

success

boolean

Indicates whether your API request was successfully processed. 

codeinteger

Error code for unsuccessful request.

totalCountinteger

Total number of all matching results.

(error) Unavailable

Note that the order in the table is the default order of the columns in the exported file.


Example

The following example shows a command that downloads data in CSV format

Example

 Say you would like to download data in a CSV file about features currently in use for at least 24 hours. To generate this data set, enter a command similar to the following.

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curl -H "X-Auth-token: token" "http://yourdomain/api/v1/report/current-usage/aboveby-ntime-hoursrange/csv?ab=24"