License Statistics version 6.7 includes the enhancements and fixes detailed below. Most of these improvements were made in response to customer feedback. For more information on how we incorporate customer feedback into our development process, see Customer-driven development. 

For information about activating your License Statistics license, see Activating a License Statistics license on Windows or Activating a License Statistics license online.

In addition to learning about the changes in this release, we highly recommend reviewing the License Statistics v6.0 Release Notes, License Statistics v5.15 Release Notes and License Statistics v5.14 Release Notes if you are upgrading from an older version.

License Statistics Agent

With this release, we're happy to introduce a new License Statistics add-on tool, License Statistics Agent. This initial version of License Statistics Agent is the first iteration of our new long-term project that will significantly extend License Statistics capabilities. License Statistics Agent is a separate service installed independently from License Statistics directly on client/server hosts, where it gathers data and delivers it to the License Statistics application.

For this first version, License Statistics Agent supports monitoring of Autodesk license usage, directly on client hosts. You can expect much more in upcoming releases.

Autodesk

Information delivered by License Statistics Agent is combined with data gathered from the Autodesk cloud platform to enable License Statistics to deliver detailed statistics about Autodesk license usage.

The immediate need to support monitoring of Autodesk licenses was driven by Autodesk's plans to change their licensing model from network licenses (FlexNet License Manager) to user licenses.


New features

License Statistics v6.7 includes the following new features.

Note that some new features are available only when using the new licensing model (2019).

Issue #DescriptionNew licensing model (2019) only
LICSTAT-17463

Introduced new Autodesk license manager type, which consists of two independent data gathering methods:

  • HTTP monitoring of the Autodesk cloud platform (https://manage.autodesk.com) to gather general license and user data 
  • License Statistics Agent, installed on end-user hosts, to gather license usage statistics  
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LICSTAT-17458

A new tool, License Statistics Agent, has been added to expand License Statistics capabilities:

  • First version supports usage monitoring of Autodesk applications on client hosts 
  • Currently available for Windows only
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LICSTAT-5760

When upgrading License Statistics on Windows from v6.6 to newer versions, there is no longer the need to uninstall the previous installation. 

Upgrading License Statistics on Windows from versions prior to v6.6 to newer versions still requires a one-time manual upgrade, as done for all previous releases, following the instructions for upgrading License Statistics, as appropriate for your installation.


Enhancements

License Statistics v6.7 includes the following enhancements.

Issue #Description
User interface
LICSTAT-17560

Added new columns to Realtime License Servers grid in Administration:

  • Anonymous Usernames
  • Anonymous Hostnames
  • Query Interval
These columns are hidden by default and can be viewed using filter controls.
LICSTAT-17559User account password length limit was extended from 32 to 128 characters.
LICSTAT-17467Added new scope (Agent) to API tokens, used to authorize data delivered by License Statistics Agent.
LICSTAT-17396Added zoom capability to Users Usage History heat map. 
LICSTAT-17246Application name length limit in Branding section was extended from 32 to 64 characters.

Application architecture

LICSTAT-17653Upgraded Java JDK to v14.0.1.
LICSTAT-17611Upgraded Go to v1.13 on Windows.
Licensing
LICSTAT-17354

Changed rules for Trial licenses:

  • 80% of the imported data is no longer removed
  • Only data newer than the trial start date is imported
  • Data older than the trial start date is ignored during the import  
Additional enhancements
LICSTAT-17526

Improvements to application uninstallation process on Windows:

  • No longer asks for confirmation that the data was backed-up
  • Asks whether the gathered data (including embedded database) should also be removed


Fixes

License Statistics v6.7 includes the following fixes.

Issue #Description
LICSTAT-17698Fixed an issue with separating username and hostname while parsing FlexNet output.
LICSTAT-17585Fixed an issue with white font color on installer exit dialog.
LICSTAT-17582Fixed an issue with Dassault query failure.
LICSTAT-17574Fixed an issue with broken directory structure in licstat-support.zip support file.
LICSTAT-17573Fixed an issue with not matching current feature and license server usage for EPLAN LM.
LICSTAT-17565Fixed an issue with username parsing issue in Dassault.
LICSTAT-17561Fixed an issue with missing sessions for Features: User History for data imported from HASP.
LICSTAT-17556Fixed an issue with broken cookie expiration check for JetBrains cloud monitoring.
LICSTAT-17542Fixed an issue with not retaining visibility settings when selecting all features on Usage Per User report.
LICSTAT-17541Fixed an issue with requiring password when creating user account authorized with LDAP.
LICSTAT-17537Fixed an issue with parsing error: "Content is not allowed in trailing section."