Serving SAP Named User Licenses

Named User licenses are floating licenses that are served by SySAM and allow a specific person to use PowerDesigner on any computer where it is installed. You must create a special SySAM option file to correctly assign Named User licenses.

  1. Create a new text file with the name SYBASE.opt in the SYSAM-2_0\licenses directory and enter your Named User license information using the following format:
    GROUP GroupName Member [Member...]
    INCLUDE PackageCode GROUP GroupName [GroupName...]
    The following parameters are available:
    Parameter Description
    GroupName Specifies the name by which you will identify a group of users who should have access to the same PowerDesigner package.
    Member Specifies the login name (without any domain) of the user to whom the Named User license is assigned. To assign multiple users, separate their names with spaces.
    PackageCode Specifies the PowerDesigner package to which the group is assigned. The following codes are permitted:
    • PD_EAR - PowerDesigner EnterpriseArchitect with Repository
    • PD_IAR - PowerDesigner InformationArchitect with Repository
    • PD_DMR - PowerDesigner DataModeler with Repository
    • PD_DM - PowerDesigner DataModeler
    For example:
    GROUP EnterpriseUsers Jane Bill Harry
    GROUP DataUsersA Phil Jack Sally
    GROUP DataUsersB James Thomas Percy
    INCLUDE PD_EAR GROUP EnterpriseUsers
    INCLUDE PD_DMR GROUP DataUsersA DataUsersB
  2. Save the file and then restart the SySAM license server to enable it.
    The Named User licenses are now available for use.
    Note: Users to whom a Named User license have been assigned should select the Floating License option when installing PowerDesigner or using the License Management Wizard. SySAM detects the user's login name and serves the license accordingly.