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CADminTools - Copyright 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 Edwin Muirhead. All rights reserved.
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This is an open-source project and you're welcome to contribute enhancements and documentation.
Your input will help make things better.
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License Tracker
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The key application in CADminTools is the CAD License Tracker.
It was originally designed to monitor Pro/ENGINEER usage,
and works with programs that use "floating" licenses via FlexLM.
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Database
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Linked to the license tracker, you've got database tables: users, servers, locations and product lines.
These help you look after the "who, what, where and when" of your CAD system.
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Passwords
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Default: editme/deleteme - for editing/deleting privileges
Change in the security.asp file
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REVISION HISTORY
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5.01 - Jun 2014
* Maps: define region, gather users from geographical area
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5.0 - Apr 2014
* Redesigned interface, less clutter
* Improved bulk change tool
* Removed some modules, eg: Ilink, Support, Tasks
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4.0 - Mar 2008
* New Ilink Intelligence tools: monitor Ilink servers
* Set your Application limit (no longer limited to 15 apps)
* View License users by location
* Export User table to spreadsheet or text file
* Add Custom fields to user and server tables
* Update many users via Bulk-Change tool
* More control of Application sort order
* Standards listing
* Streamlined interface
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3.3 - Jan 2007
* Blog: Release announcement
* CSV Export - get your data to a spreadsheet for graphing
* Auto-archive - user-submitted code for automating the weekly archive...
* Bulk-loading - a late addition, to help you add many new users (or set up your initial CADminTools user base)
* Clearer graphs, easier install, simpler license logging, etc... many little tweaks to improve it for newbies
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3.2 - June 2006
* Improved License Tracker : 4 TIMES FASTER than 3.1!
* New users can be included in graphs
* Map - see your users + servers by location
* Find + filter - improved user searching
* Matrix - cross-reference design teams by product + location
* Updated task interface, cleaner layout, etc.
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3.1 - March 2006
* Overall appearance upgrade... improved layout (eg: more on the page at a time!)
* License tracker - nicer popups with DHTML (Ferant)
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3.01 - December 2005
* License Tracker - added products filter box - select any sub-set or combination of users to track
* Tasks - new tasks are created with current date
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3.0 - October 2005
* License Tracker - enhanced performance
* License Tracker - "Log" button to bookmark specific License/Location/Server query
* License Tracker - "Check m/c" button to update your dB when users change computer
* All Databases - Simple sort + reverse-sort by clicking any header, and export the list of values by double-clicking
* User Database - Ability to filter by multiple combinations of products/locations
* User Database - new fields for tracking more info:
- usertype - eg: Engineer/Drafter, Manager, Sales, etc... - keep track of who's who
- training - keep track of user training + skill levels
- totalhours - rolling total of user hours on primary CAD system
* All new TASK Database - keep track of CAD management workload by user, location, etc... quickly identify the support-intensive areas...
- including filterable/sortable lists, plus colour graphs
- note: this is a separate dB file, and doesn't directly affect the main CADminTools database, eg: ignore it if you don't need it...
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2.1
* Password/security improved, displaying current access level (new file 'security.asp' for passwords, etc)
* In license tracker, included weeks now stay selected
* Help tips added to license tracker (show in status bar when mouse hovers)
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2.0
* Upgrade page - to bring your CADminTools 1.* database up-to-date... look @ upgrade.asp - then add applications/server details as required
* License Tracker - various improvements:
* Weekly license logs are now stored by date, allowing unlimited archive
* Ability to set case of usernames/mcnames - eg: lower case for users, UPPERCASE for machines. this is controlled in the info.asp settings dB
* User lists now show machine name on mouseover
* All-new license logging configurator (lic_log.htm) - helping you create the scripts to collect license data
* apps.asp - new applications dB, allowing custom CAD license tracking, eg: SolidWorks, Inventor, etc.. up to 9 different codes
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1.4
* License Tracker - various improvements:
* Ability to pick multiple weeks
* Pick up to 2 licenses to compare
* Select any combination of locations/servers to monitor
* Control threshold of users/hours graphed
* srv.asp: blank license counts replaced by "0", avoiding errors
* add "Fullscreen" buttons to database panes - to allow opening in fullscreen
* slight tweak to new user - ignores "----------"
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1.2
* New Users button operable only when new users are found.
* Click on new user gives popup "Create User" dialog with username/mcname pre-filled
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1.1 - January 2005
* minor layout changes, eg: license usage graph "Total = ??? user(s)"
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1.0 - January 2005
* initial launch
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