Desktop Administrator

Individual users may access the Desktop Administrator to checkout licenses of ArcFM Solution products.

The License Manager tab displays the number of licenses installed on the server and the number available for use by individual users. There are two licensing options: Floating License Server and Single User Mode.

The Floating License Server option allows users to access licenses from a common server or multiple servers. Users with this licensing option may change the computer's license server on the License Manager. Simply click the Change button and type in the name of the license server.

The Single User Mode option allows a mobile user to utilize a locally installed license file. If the file doesn't exist, the option will remain disabled.

Multiple servers can be listed in the License Manager field. Separate multiple license servers by a semi-colon (;). ArcFM will attempt to access license servers in the order listed until it connects to one. The Desktop Administrator displays information from the primary (first in the list) server only. To query secondary servers, change the order of the list.

Check the "Show license expiration warnings to all users" to allow users to see all expiration warning messages. If this box is not checked, no users will see warning messages. This box is checked by default.

The Software Product tab displays the ArcFM Solution applications installed on the local machine and which of those applications are in use. In the example below, the computer has ArcFM, ArcFM Viewer, and Designer installed. If you select a value of <No Product>, all ArcFM Solution tools are disabled when ArcMap is open. This tab is not visible with ArcFM Viewer for ArcGIS Engine or ArcFM for Server installed because these applications have only a single license option.

You can select extensions in ArcMap using the Tools | Extension menu. The exception is the Redliner Extension. You can select this when you have ArcFM Viewer selected in the Desktop Administrator.

The System and Current User settings determine which application and extension(s) are available to the user. The System settings apply to any user who logs on to the machine for the first time or who never changes the settings using the Desktop Administrator or a script. The Current User settings apply to the user currently logged in. When a user opens the Desktop Administrator or runs a script to set the values in these fields, the user profile is created. Each subsequent time the user logs on to the machine, the Current User settings are applied.

If you have selected ArcFM in the Desktop Administrator and have Designer installed, Designer tools (e.g., analysis tools, Workflow Manager) will be disabled.

Licenses aren't in use until ArcMap is opened. For example, 100 users can have Designer installed on their machines. If there are only 75 licenses for the company, only 75 users can access Designer at one time. Also, using a Designer license, does not require access to an ArcFM license as well. If a user has both ArcFM and Designer installed, she can elect to access either an ArcFM license or a Designer license.

Override Desktop Administrator License Server

You may use an environment variable to override the license server selected in the Desktop Administrator. To do this, follow the steps below to create an environment variable called: MINER_DEFAULT_LICENSE_SERVER. Environment variables are case insensitive, so it must be spelled exactly as shown, but can be lower case or a mix of lower and upper case.

Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
Select the Advanced tab.
Click the Environment Variables button at the bottom of the Advanced tab.
You may enter a User variable or a System variable. Click New for the appropriate variable type.

Enter MINER_DEFAULT_LICENSE_SERVER as the Variable Name. This value is NOT case sensitive. However, it must be spelled exactly as shown.
Enter the name of the server you wish to use as a license server in the Variable Value field.