Creating Licenses from Filesets

SinceUse license tracking from a Fileset when you want FileWave to count where a deployed application appears and alert you when usage exceeds the license watermark you set. FileWave Client inventory can deep scan yourmanaged Clientcomputers systems,for it can find any filefiles that meetsmatch the criteriaFileset youdefinition, wish to be aware of. This functionality also exists in the primary Inventory pane inand FileWave Admin; but theCentral License Management sectioncan allowsuse youthat todefinition tagas the querytracking with the watermark triggers.criteria.

For example, if you might have purchased or just deployeddeploy a few systems running an application that is being tested for later widespread deployment. You want to keep an eye on thattrial application to make sure unauthorized copies of it don't leak out. Since you created a Filesetsmall forpilot the application to deploy it,group, you can easily create a license tofrom trackthat it.application Fileset and watch for copies outside the expected device count.

InsteadYou ofdo havingnot need to createrecreate anythe application criteria forby locatinghand. The Fileset definition becomes the applications,basis for the license, and FileWave usesreports the Fileset definition. At the same time, it will key in on any copies ofwhen that specificpackage package, should it show upappears on more devices than specified.the configured license count.