Includes all the capabilities of a Read license, and also enables users to modify and save data for requests that they did not submit based on the groups to which they belong. Multiple users can use the same Floating licenses, one user at a time: they are available on a first-come, first-served basis. This type of license is designed for users who occasionally need to modify and save requests.When a user who is assigned a Floating license logs in to AR System , the user is given a Read license. When the user attempts to perform a search, modify, or submit operation, AR System checks for an available Floating license, and the following occurs:
- If a Floating license is available, the user is granted write access to requests. The user retains write access until the Floating license is released.
- If no Floating licenses are available, the user is notified and continues to use the Read license until a Floating license becomes available.Generally, Floating licenses are shared by all AR System users. You can, however, define license pools to reserve a set of Floating licenses for a group of users. This enables you to prioritize the availability of Floating licenses. For example, you can allocate a number of licenses to department managers to make sure that they can immediately approve essential requests. Users who do not belong to this group cannot acquire any of the reserved licenses.
A license pool consists of a number of floating licenses reserved for a group, subject to the number of floating licenses available in the database. When a member of a group logs in, a license from the license pool for that group is granted. When the user finishes using the license, it is released back into the pool.
If no licenses are available in the pool, a check is made to see if the user is a member of any other group that has a license pool. If no licenses are available in any pool the user is a member of, a check is made for floating licenses not associated with any pool. A user is never granted a floating license from a pool of which the user is not a member.
License pools enable you to give priority to a group that needs licenses more urgently. The group with the smallest group ID has the highest priority. When a non-reserved floating license becomes available, it is granted to the next user who needs it, regardless of the priority of that user's access to the system.
For more information about user groups, see Creating and modifying users and User and group access. See also Assigning application licenses to users and Releasing floating licenses to a license pool.
