Importing New Software Licenses

Instead of manually updating or adding individual licenses, you can also update/add several licenses at the same time by importing them via a csv file. For more information about the format of this file see the CSV Import File Format topic or click Sample Import File with Instructions in the Import License Data window.

1. Select Edit > Import License Data .
    The Import License Data windowdisplays.
2. Click the Browse button to locate the csv file containing all the license information.
    An Open windowdisplays.
3. Browse the directory hierarchy to the file's location and select it.
4. Click Open .
    The structure of the selected file will now be imported into the Field Mapping box and display all fields that were recognized in the left column.
5. To use an existing field mapping click the Save as Default arrow button and select the Load Default option.
    The default mapping will be applied to all fields.
6. To change the mapping of a field select the cell in the Destination Record column.
    The cell will change into a drop-down list box.
7. Select the desired destination field.InformationEach destination record can be mapped to only ONE source field.
8. To save the mapping as the default for further imports click the Save as Default button on top of the table.
    A confirmation windowdisplays.
9. Click Yes .
10. Click OK to confirm the mapping.
     The Select Licensed Software from List windowdisplays. It displays the list of all licenses found in the csv file.
11. If you are adding new licenses select Add imported items to licenses .InformationIn this case the licenses with the same name as already existing licenses will be added as new ones to the existing licenses software item.
12. If you are updating existing licenses select Replace all existing licenses with imported data .InformationBe aware, that in this case the import will overwrite all existing license data with the new data of the file. If you made manual changes to the license that are not included in the csv file these will be lost.
13. Select the licenses to add or update with the new data. You can select more than one entry by holding the CTRL key. To select all listed licenses click Select All .
14. Click OK .
     The Import Results appears. It provides the list of licenses that were imported togehter with their import status.
15. Click Close .