Workbench licensing
Workbench for Eclipse features are licensed using one of three BMC licensing mechanisms:
BMC License Providers
Feature | Licensing Mechanism | Description |
|---|---|---|
Workbench for Eclipse base features | License Management System (LMS) | Hosted on the mainframe. Host Explorer requires at least one BMC AMI mainframe product license. All other features interface with a BMC AMI mainframe product, requiring that product to be licensed. |
Topaz features
| Options:
| Licenses are leased for a defined time period. Refer to Leased licensingfor more information. |
File-AID/EX | Distributed License Management | Distributed client or server-based licensing. |
Leased licensing
The following Workbench for Eclipse features use leased licenses that expire after a certain period:
- Code Insights
- Data Studio
- Total Test
Licensing of these features can be done through BMC cloud licensing or on-premise using CES. If you are interested in leveraging BMC cloud licensing service for Workbench for Eclipse's licensed features, contact your BMC sales representative or contact BMC Support. If you want to use on-premise licensing through CES, configure the connection to CES.