Allocate Entitlements
Once purchased, entitlements
must
be allocated to the specific application or
service for which they were purchased.To Allocate an Entitlement
NOTE:
Purchased entitlements appear in the FactoryTalk Hub View Entitlements
page within 1-2 hours.
Once purchased they must be allocated
to an organization.
However, if you have overlapping times on platform entitlements
you have the option
to decide if you want to replace the current entitlement now or in the future. This lets you
set the effective date of the new entitlement after the current entitlement expires so that
you can upgrade your license without worrying about timing. While the new entitlement is
waiting to be activated it is marked as pending. While pending you have the option to
deallocate the entitlement and use it somewhere else.Only the owner and administrator of an organization can allocate entitlements. The
Allocate
button is disabled for non-administrators.- From the FactoryTalk Hub menu, selectOrganizations.
- From the list of organizations, select the organization which you want to purchase the entitlements for.
- From the FactoryTalk Hub menu, selectView entitlements.The new entitlement appears at the top ofAll EntitlementsunderAvailable to allocate.IMPORTANT: To allocate an add-on entitlement you must first allocate a platform entitlement.
- Verify that the correct organization name appears in the breadcrumb.
- Locate the entitlement that you want to assign to your organization and selectAllocatenext to the entitlement row.
- Ensure that the entitlement, organization and allocated entitlements quantity are correct, then selectAllocate.The entitlement is allocated to the organization.
The allocated entitlement is now available in the application to
which it was allocated. Additional steps may be required for your application. See the
application documentation for details.
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