JTB FlexReport

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About

JTB FlexReport is a report tool for applications using the FlexNet / FLEXlm (flexlm license manager), IBM LUM (IBM License Use Management), SPLM (Intergraph SmartPlant License Manager), Solidworks SNL License Manager, Primavera from Oracle or 12D software licensing as well as any Windows application like Acrobat, Visio, single licensed AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT. Do you want to optimize your software purchases tomorrow? JTB FlexReport is an inexpensive solution that will help you. By the license tracking JTB FlexReport does and the graphic reports that can be produced JTB FlexReport will helps you to manage and forecast future license usage and license usage trends at your company.

Is SAMsuite, SAMreport or FlexNet Manager a too expensive product or SAMreport-Lite not enough? Do you want better license statistics or searching for an alternative to FlexNet Manager? Need help with your software asset management? Then take a good look at JTB FlexReport.

Contact us for a license to activate the time limited fully functional version for free.

JTB FlexReport will help you to see the license usage over the time and help to justify new purchases. This will help you to decide when and how many licenses you will need to purchase next time. Instead of guessing and purchasing more licenses than you really need you can save your money using JTB FlexReport.

Minimize software and maintenance spending.

JTB FlexReport can also produce HTML reports showing who uses the licenses right now. Basic report Sample 1. Advanced report Sample 2.

Histogram Chart that can help to determine if you need more or less licenses.

Data is also logged to a database so you can track the usage per user or host (computer) as well as work with groups of users or hosts. Great if you need help to split license costs.

Email notifications when usage is exceeding a specified level.

Lets say you have 10 licenses of your software that costs $3,000 each. Now you have 20 users that shares these licenses. Do you know if you really need these 10 licenses or if you need more now when 2 more users are coming in? If you have JTB FlexReport it will be easier to make a correct decision. If you just need to purchase 1 less license imagine your benefit of using JTB FlexReport.

Applications and companies that uses FlexNet / FLEXlm from Acresso (formerly Globetrotter Software and Macrovision), IBM LUM and applications like 12d Model from 12D Solutions are many. Over 2500 independent software vendors have used the FlexNet / FLEXlm family of products. Among them are companies and/or applications from Abaqus, Autodesk, AVEVA (PDMS), Borland, Cadence, CADopia (IntelliCAD), Cognos, EDS, I-Deas, Macromedia, Mathsoft (MathCAD), Mathworks (Matlab), Mentor, Pixar, Platform, Progman/Cadcom, PTC (Pro-Engineer), Rasterx (RxView), Rational, Softimage, Solidworks, Sybase, Synopsys, Unigraphics, WindRiver, etc. IBM LUM is used by Dassault Systemes with applications like Catia and Enovia.

Look at the PowerPoint presentation about JTB FlexReport or this Flash Player recording.

Make sure you view the show as it's animated. Press F5 in PowerPoint.
(Download Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Viewer if you don't have PowerPoint or the PowerPoint viewer)

This is an example of a detailed report created with JTB FlexReport. Every user is mapped to a group. The group can be a location, division, cost center, it's up to you. You can also see what users that are not within a group.

Chart report program that makes it easy to create charts of the usage.

This report is showing how many hours each user has used applications each month sorted with the highest usage first.

If you have cascading licenses or multiple versions of the same application, you can combine the various separate reports to get a total usage. This way it can help you to comply with that your company are not using more licenses than allowed as can be the case if you for example have AutoCAD 2009, AutoCAD 2008, etc on subscription from Autodesk.

Look at data for example of 20 months where max usage per day is showed. Notice that the available number of licenses has been adjusted up and down as in this case the licenses are rented on a monthly basis.

Or 10 months.

Or just 5 days.

Drilldown to find who might have used licenses at a specific point in time.

This is the Detailed Report that is an Access front end application. There is a multitude of reports that have been created based on users needs. Data can be filtered on weekdays, time of the day and between two dates.

Usage per User per Month.

Usage per Feature per Day filtered to show one specific day.

Usage per Feature per Day filtered to show one specific feature.

Denied per Month. Notice how some users did not find a license within a reasonable time as well as how many times they where denied.

Concurrent Usage Per Month report showing max, min and average usage as well as standard deviation.

Find out what users have borrowed licenses but still are online and connected to the network and if needed contact them to return the license earlier.

Chart report on how many hours users have been using a feature.

JTB Process Monitor

This is a modul that expands the functionality of JTB FlexReport to be able to record and monitor usage of processes and applications.

This opens the door to monitor usage of standalone applications like Word, Excel, Outlook and AutoCAD LT.

There is a service part and a client part of the application and two separate installers. The data is saved into the main JTB FlexReport database JTBFlexReport.NET.mdb and reports on the usage can be done in the normal way. This means that JTB FlexReport also needs to be installed. The client computer does not need to be connected to the network all the time. It still can monitor the usage and when connected again it will send back the data to the server.

JTB Process Monitor is useful while preparing to covert standalone licenses to network licenses as it will help to know how much the applications are used and by what users.

Another usage scenario is to identify users that might not need a full license.

There are also applications that even though they use FlexNet or LUM they are used only a few seconds or minutes and their usage recorded with JTB FlexReport is limited because of the snapshot intervals. With JTB Process Monitor also these applications can be more correctly monitored.

If you have a need to split costs of software based on usage JTB Process Monitor will be a big help.

Get ready to optimize network license and most any software usage.

Download

  Downloads for the latest version 6.0. See also the documentation.

Main downlods

JTBFlexReportSetup.zip (6.24MB) - mandatory installer. This is the main service needed to retrieve usage and save to the database. .NET Framework 3.5 or later required.
  (license file JTBFlexReportLicense.txt needs to be in the installation folder)

JTBFlexReportChartService.zip (7.95MB) - optional but recommended installer. This is the chart service that is needed for the new chart reports. .NET Framework 3.5 or later required.
  (license file JTBFlexReportLicense.txt needs to be in the installation folder)

JTBFlexReportChartClient.zip (9.47MB) - optional but recommended installer. This is the client for the new chart reports. .NET Framework 3.0 or later required.
  (no license file is needed for the chart application) 

JTBProcessServiceSetup.zip (6.07MB) - optional installer for JTB Process Monitor. This is the service that is needed together with the JTB Process Client. .NET Framework 3.5 or later required.
  (license file JTBFlexReportLicense.txt needs to be in the installation folder)

JTBProcessClientSetup.zip (4.02MB) - optional installer for JTB Process Monitor. This is the client for the JTB Process Service. .NET Framework 3.0 or later required.
  (no license file is needed for the client application)

Contact us to get a time limited license file for free. You can try it in your environment with your real data for a few weeks with full functionality.
Full support is provided during trial period.

Other downloads

Sample database for MS Access (3.62MB) - especially useful for evaluation and demo of the report and chart features.

SPLM (SmartPlant License Manager) installers upon request.

Tracking of Primavera usage is available upon request.

.NET Framework 3.5 or later is required unless anything else is specified
   Download .NET Framework at Microsoft.com

JTBFlexReportSetupLT.zip is a limited version that only requires .NET Framework 2.0 and works with Windows 2000. Some email notifications are not supported. This version is still 5.1 until 6.0 is requested.

JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports can use Access RunTime if you don't have full Access. Download for the Access 2007 Runtime: http://r.office.microsoft.com/r/rlidAccessRuntime
Download for the Access 2010 Runtime: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=57a350cd-5250-4df6-bfd1-6ced700a6715
For the latest version of the report after the RunTime is installed you can use the link below.

You can also download an empty copy of the detailed and Graphic report.
JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.zip (Latest version is 6.0 for this file)
JTB FlexReport Graphic Reports.zip (Latest version is 6.0 for this file)

JTBFlexReport.NET.mdb.zip is an empty database if there is a need to start from scratch and you don't have the empty copy in the installation folder.

Upgrade tips

To upgrade uninstall the existing version first. If you want to be on the safe side make a backup of the database or the setup folder but that is not needed.

Now it's time to remember to compact the JTBFlexReport.NET.mdb database using the Database Administration tool.

A good practice is to after a while make sure everything works after the upgrade. Look for the JTBFlexReport.log file in the temporary folder (the folder can be set in JTB FlexReport Config and is as default %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\JTB World\JTB FlexReport). If there are errors in that file that you don't understand please zip and email it to us for further investigations.

System requirements

MDAC 2.8 or later - (Only required for Windows 2000 as it is included in newer Windows versions)

.NET Framework 3.5 or later - Download at Microsoft.com A limited version is available that only require .NET Framework 2.0 so Windows 2000 and older can be supported. The chart client-server solutions requires a minimum of .NET Framework 3.0 on the client side.

Operating system - Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 (SP2), Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008 Server, Windows Server 2008 R2. 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems are supported. FLEXlm or FlexNet can be installed and run on other operating systems like UNIX or Linux and is possible to report usage from but JTB FlexReport must run on a Windows OS.

For the the "old" graphical reports Excel 2000 or later (up to Excel 2010) is required either on the server or on a PC where you want to view the reports. Recommendation is to instead use the new chart report.

For detailed reports Access (up to Access 2010) is required either on the server or on a PC where you want to view the reports. If you don't have Access you can download for the Access 2007 Runtime: http://r.office.microsoft.com/r/rlidAccessRuntime or Access 2010 Runtime: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=57a350cd-5250-4df6-bfd1-6ced700a6715 

Older versions of Access might have limited functionality. If that is the case for you try the runtime or install the latest available version of Access.

If SQL Server is used to host the database the following are supported: SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server Express 2005, SQL Server Express 2008, SQL Server Express 2008 R2.

Purchase

You can always try the product first to make sure it fills your needs. Full support is provided during the trial period.

Contact us for a price quote by sending an email to info@jtbworld.com. Include what applications you have and the number of licenses each or at least the total number of licenses/modules/features/components/bundles you want to report on.

The price is ranging from around 55 EUR and up depending on the amount of network licenses it should handle (typically not more than 1000-2000 EUR for up to 500 licenses) and depending how much customization that needs to be done, if any. Enterprise license from 3200 EUR.

JTB Process Monitor is priced in relation to an estimation of number of clients. The price per license is approximately 1/5 of the price for the main JTB FlexReport application.

Price is also geography-based to make the price attractive and reasonable in some countries that typically have lower priced software. Token based licenses are priced in relation to the number of tokens and how much they are worth. Autodesk subscription customers only pay for the license count they have on subscription even if they have multiple versions. If you have a situation that you have much more network licenses than you make use of let us know as we can take that into account and lower the price.

Educational institutions like schools, high schools and universities with free or educational licenses like Autodesk Campus licenses are offered substantial discount.

The price includes installation support, support, most upgrades, bug fixes, minor customizations during the first year. The price also includes that you can increase the number of licenses to report on with around 10-20%.

Maintenance (15% of the purchase price) including upgrades and support is available on a yearly basis after the first year. Maintenance is entirely optional.

Payment methods

PayPal (info about PayPal), Mastercard/Eurocard, Visa, American Express, and Diner's Club online are accepted as purchase options. There is also support for bank transfer/wire transfer, or Checks and Money Orders through postal mail.

If you decide to purchase we will send you a hyperlink to a secure e-commerce web site that will handle the purchasing. Or we will send you details so you can make a bank wire transfer or send a check using share-it online services.

You will also receive a license file to unlock and register JTB FlexReport after the purchase is done. The license file is perpetual even if you don't need or want to pay maintenance.

If you need to purchase through a reseller see this link.

To pay by PayPal you can also send payment to the account of info@jtbworld.com at www.paypal.com.

Documentation

Read the documentation first for instructions on how to install and run JTB FlexReport.

Download the main JTB FlexReport application documentation PDF.

Download the JTB FlexReport Chart Service and Client Documentation PDF.

Download the JTB Process Monitor Documentation PDF.

SPLM (SmartPlant License Manager) documentation upon request.

JTB FlexReport FAQ

Support

JTB World regards customer support high and if you consider purchasing our software we will support and guide you for free to be able to run and try it fully.

For any support questions, feature request or feedback  feel free to contact us.

Support is most often provided via email. Skype, Messenger, phone, web-meeting are also available if needed.

Support is included with the purchase during the first year. After that support is provided if you have a maintenance agreement with us.

License agreement

The license agreement is found here.

Revision History

• 2010-05-31 - JTB FlexReport 6.0
  • SQL Server/SQL Server Express support.
  • Better performance for chart reports.
  • New chart reports and other changes to the chart client.
  • Drilldown on chart reports.
  • Copy chart to clipboard.
  • Hour chart improvements and hour filters.
  • Process Monitor improvements.
• Database structure changes.
• Bug fixes
• 2009-10-05 - JTB FlexReport 5.1.2
  • SPLM (SmartPlant License Manager) support added. Installers available upon request. Individual version for SPLM is 1.0.1.
• 2009-10-01 - JTB FlexReport 5.1.1
  • JTBProcessServiceSetup.zip is updated to version 1.0.2 to fix some issues that made reports failing as well as a problem on 64-bit systems. Only this installer is updated. Uninstall previous version first.
• 2009-09-10 - JTB FlexReport 5.1.0
  • This adds only the 1.0 version of the new feature JTB Process Monitor making usage reports on most any application possible. Existing customers that wants this feature can request a quote for the upgrade.
  • Upgrade from 5.0 to 5.1 is only needed if you want the new functionality.
  • There is a HTML report for LUM license expiry that can be activated. Contact us for details. LUMExpiryHTML Activate 32-bit.reg or LUMExpiryHTML Activate 64-bit.reg is needed.
• 2009-06-01 - JTB FlexReport 5.0.0
  • New client/service solution for chart generation that will phase out Excel as tool for generating charts.
  • HTML reports have been improved on and the aggregated usage now shows utilization as well.
  • Added fixed number of decimals to most detailed reports where needed and right justified some columns.
  • The from and to date filters are taken into account for the denial reports.
  • User, Host and server reports for borrowed licenses added.
  • "HTMLBW Activate.reg" can be used to make the HTML2 report in black and white and "HTMLBW Deactivate.reg" can be used to restore to the default colors being used.
  • "HTMLAggregateAtTop Activate.reg" can be used to put the aggregated usage of the features at the top and "HTMLAggregateAtTop Deactivate.reg" can be used to put it back at the bottom as it is by default.
  • Tools to merge databases are included.
  • "BATusage Activate.reg" can be used if for some reason CMD files are not allowed to be executed. "BATusage Deactivate.reg" restores to default setting using CMD files.
  • Fixed a problem that can arise when reading the FlexNet debug log to record denials.
  • Updated demoHTML to fix issues with creation of HTML files via VBScript.
  • Updated JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports to solve some problems when importing groups from OPT files. Now users and hosts enclosed within quotes are supported.
• 2009-01-29 - JTB FlexReport 4.4.0
  • Added sort after Feature or Feature Description if available in the HTML2 aggregated usage report.
  • Workaround added to solve problem with duplicates of licenses in the reports due to multiple vendor daemons sharing the same port.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb updated to include a text label showing when the last reload of data was.
  • Minor database addition to tblUserDetailedLogPrev that has a new field named LicenseSystem that can be FlexNet, LUM or something else. This is for internal purpose mainly.
  • Fixed some IBM LUM cluster related bugs.
  • Added support for a very detailed log table “tblUserCompleteDetailedLog” that of course also makes the database grow quickly the more users you have using features. For each snapshot all detailed user information is saved.
    A registry file is needed to activate this feature and is available upon request.
  • Other minor bug fixes.
• 2008-11-02 - JTB FlexReport 4.3.3 download
  • If you have installed 4.3.* you should install this version because of bug fixes it includes.
  • Corrects problem with borrowed licenses not always being saved to the databases as being borrowed.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports version is 3.6.1 and corrects a minor issue with user and host groups not showing all users in "Users not in User and Groups table" and not all hosts in "Hosts not in Host and Host Groups table".
• 2008-10-25 - JTB FlexReport 4.3.2
  • Fixed some bugs that some users found in previous 4.3.* versions where the detailed data was not completely saved to the database in some cases.
  • A limited version that still works on .NET Framework 2.0 is available.
  • Improved the detailed reports "Groups>Min Max Avg per day" and "Groups>Min Max Avg per Interval" report with an option to remove doubles. If you know that you have features that can be checked out multiple times concurrently you should select No. Otherwise Yes will give the best result.
  • Added support for LUM Clusters.
  • Added support to select if LUM features should include the version or not.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports version is 3.6.0.
  • tblUserDetailedLogPrev is a new table in JTBFlexReport.NET.mdb that acts like a cache to speed up the performance to save to the database and keep it from bloating in size. The table is automatically added to any existing database as soon as JTB FlexReport Config.exe is run or the service is started. tblUserDetailedLogPrev needs to be unioned with tblUserDetailedLog for customers that have made their own custom reports. For an example UnionUserDetailedLog is doing this in JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports 3.6.0.mdb
• 2008-10-07 - JTB FlexReport 4.3.1
  • .NET Framework 3.5 or later required.
  • Fixed some minor problems with 4.3.0.
  • Just starting JTB FlexReport Config now upgrades your existing database correctly by adding the required fields.
• 2008-10-06 - JTB FlexReport 4.3.0
  • .NET Framework 3.5 or later required.
  • Optional notification if database grows above specified size.
  • New optimization is done in how to save data to the database making each snapshot goes much quicker than before and not be affected if the database is large. This should make the NoTest setting superfluous.
  • Optional email notifications for denials or if a specified number of licenses is exceeded.
  • Optional email notifications if specified server(s) can be pinged.
  • Pinged host reports - This report is useful to find out if users that have borrowed licenses still are online in the network. They can then if there is lack of licenses available be asked to return their borrowed license earlier.
  • Run the service application with low priority as option
  • Some database additions. The database is automatically updated.
  • Correct redundant server name bug.
  • Minor fix to the HTML report to avoid script warning in Internet Explorer when running locally.
  • A special fix on customer request to solve a problem with rational and  ibmratl vendor daemons. This is an unusual case and is activated by a registry key change upon request if you find the reports showing usage that is twice as high as it should be or users listed two times in the HTML reports.
  • Some other minor bug fixes.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb version is 3.5.0
• 2008-08-27 - JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb version is 3.4.16
  •  Fixes date sort problems.
• 2008-06-25 - JTB FlexReport 4.2.0
  • Support for IBM LUM license usage reporting.
  • Fixes date problems with some locale formats that have the month and day on different locations. Like 23/5/2008 and 5/23/2008.
  • The HTML2 report uses cookies to remember the states of show/hide as well as show available number of licenses in the summary.
  • Update to improve reporting on Matlab license usage.
  • Updates to the graphic reports so they work better with Excel 2007.
  • Some other miscellaneous updates and bug fixes.
• 2008-04-27 - JTB FlexReport 4.1.2
  • If you have a 4.1.* version installed you should upgrade as soon as possible as there are several regression problems fixed.
  • Some usage in some cases in previous 4.1.* versions were not logged and is now fixed.
  • If a snapshot takes longer time than the specified interval you will be notified by email if you have set up the notification settings.
  • The debug and error log can be saved to a custom folder.
  • User and Computer groups functionality was broken in previous version and is fixed.
  • The installation add file versions to the name of JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb and JTB FlexReport Graphic Reports.xls so you can be sure to get the new version.
  • There are three reports for denied usage added to JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb.
  • JTB FlexReport Config>Properties>Advanced has a new setting: NoTest that can affect performance and database size.
  • Denied notifications works better.
  • JTB FlexReport Graphic Reports.xls now works with Excel 2000 again.
• 2008-03-19 - JTB FlexReport 4.1.1
  • A fix of a problem with reading the license file. If you have this problem in a previous version you will not be able to use the program so you know if you are affected.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb version is 3.4.14 fixes an issue with users having names including the quote ' character. Users with this problem with this problem will have most reports not working at all.
    Make sure to rename or delete JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb before installing or download it separately.
  • If you have 4.1 and don't see the above issues there is no need to upgrade.
• 2008-03-09 - JTB FlexReport 4.1.0
  • Performance improvements with up to 3 times less strain on the server and each snapshot is quicker than before.
  • Uncounted, node-locked license usage is saved to the log table so graphs can be generated on them.
  • Nodelocked licenses locked to different IDs or increment lines can now be reported separately. Matlab has this for example.
  • Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition and Windows Server 2008 are supported.
  • Developed with Visual Studio 2008.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb version is 3.4.13 now includes Concurrent usage reports with user name groups Max Min Avg per day or per specified interval between 1 minute and 60 minutes.
  • JTB FlexReport Graphic Reports.xls version is 2.6.1 and works better with Excel 2007.
  • Some bug fixes like groups in the Access report were still for some not saved correctly between sessions.
  • It probably is needed to uninstall the old version before installing this one. To be sure the latest version of the reports are installed rename or delete JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb and JTB FlexReport Graphic Reports.xls.
• 2007-11-26 - JTB FlexReport 4.0.0
  • Support for applications like 12d Model from 12D Solutions from Australia.
  • FlexNet license denial notifications. See the tab FlexNet debug log in JTB FlexReport Config>Properties.
  • User names with the ' character are now supported.
  • Existing customers needs a new license file. The license file should be located in the installation folder.
  • Groups defined in the detailed report are now correctly saved to the JTBFlexReport.NET.mdb again. For help to migrate the groups contact us.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb version is 3.4.10. Download here if you are upgrading your installation or you can rename JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb before installing.
  • JTB FlexReport Graphic Reports.xls version is 2.6.0
  • Automatic finding of FlexNet license servers with the Find button on the FlexNet tab in JTB FlexReport Config>Properties.
  • Several other bug fixes.
• 2007-10-11 - JTB FlexReport 3.4.3
  • The installation package is not updated.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb (file ver. 3.4.9) updated with reports that includes User, Host and Server. Host Group Report per year added. Max Min Avg Concurrent Usage reports should work in older versions of Access now.
  • Version that does not require Access is available. It uses Access Runtime 2007.
• 2007-07-18 - JTB FlexReport 3.4.2
  • JTB FlexReport Config.exe updated to support other ways to configure SMTP.
  • JTBFlexReport.exe updated to solve a bug that was introduced in 3.4.0 that can make borrowed licenses not to be logged for the detailed reports.
  • Spaces in display names are better handled in some specific cases.
    A less normal display name could look like this: Z>IIZ]G k0,p-s
• 2007-07-07 - JTB FlexReport 3.4.1
  • JTB FlexReport Config.exe updated to solve a regression problem when run on Windows Server 2003 as well as a minor bug if you change the database and then try to edit the application list without closing the program in between.
• 2007-07-03 - JTB FlexReport 3.4.0
  • Logging to tblUserDetailedLog is now optimized further so the size increase of the database is minimized.
  • A new column is added to tblUserDetailedLog to take into account for multiple license checkouts that are common for features that are using tokens.
  • JTB FlexReport Config>Properties>Notifications. Select an minimum interval how often you will be notified per email. If the server is not reachable using PING an urgent email can also be sent with a separate interval.
  • JTB FlexReport Config>Applications is used to set the thresholds for email notifications.
  • Two new columns in tblAppName. EmailNotificationPercentageLevel. Use this column to set a threshold in percentage. For example if you want to be notified when more than 90% of the licenses are used. EmailNotificationLicensesLeft. Use this column to set a threshold in licenses left available. For example if you want to be notified when 2 or less licenses are available.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb updated to work with token based licenses as well as some new reports.
  • Report for Concurrent Usage Per Day or Month with Max usage, Min usage, Avg usage and Standard deviation.
    
• 2007-06-08 - JTB FlexReport 3.3.3
  • Fixed some small regression bugs in 3.3.0 and 3.3.1.
• 2007-06-07 - JTB FlexReport 3.3.1
  • JTB FlexReport Database Administration updated to solve a bug.
• 2007-06-07 - JTB FlexReport 3.3.0
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb updated. Some bugs fixed. Settings, filters are retained between sessions as well as after future upgrades. Performance increase. Time is showed as both decimal as well as hours and minutes. Compare 5.50 with 5:30 for example. You can see between what dates you have data available. Crashes in some cases in older versions of Access have been fixed.
  • JTB FlexReport Graphic Reports.xls updated.  A fuzz factor is added to not show gaps if there are temporary dips in the line for the number of licenses. You can see between what dates you have data available.
    
  • JTB FlexReport Database Administration is a new application that let you compact, move and delete data from the main database.
  • If you have created your own reports based on the tables Log or tblUserDetailedLog in JTBFlexReport.NET.mdb notice that the Compact in JTB FlexReport Database Administration will delete the obsolete table tblUserLog.
  • A bug is fixed that in some rare cases made the logging of detailed data to stop working.
• 2007-05-16 - JTB FlexReport 3.2.10
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb includes a new report for Max Min Avg Concurrent Usage Per Day. It even respects the filters a "second time". That means when you reload the data the filters are used and if you then want to filter further on that data you can do so (only showing less information though), just reopen the report or press Shift+F9.
• 2007-05-11 - JTB FlexReport 3.2.9
  • Some minor documentation updates.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb is updated so that the information for the groups and host groups are saved in JTBFlexReport.NET.mdb. This way there is no need to transfer that data when JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb is updated.
• 2007-05-09 - JTB FlexReport 3.2.8
  • JTB FlexReport Graphic Reports.xls can automatically have the data refreshed when opened using the Auto refresh option set to -1.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb has fixed an issue with the end date not being included on the reports.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb reports includes a column for user and host groups.
• 2007-04-26 - JTB FlexReport 3.2.7
  • Some minor bugfixes for problems that some customers found in 3.2.6.
• 2007-04-22 - JTB FlexReport 3.2.6
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb updated to support international date formats.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb includes reports per server for borrowed licenses.
  • A new type of HTML report is available. See Sample 2.
  • More and better support for Windows Vista and the UAC.
• 2007-02-06 - JTB FlexReport 3.2.5
  • OPT files import is supporting extended rows as well as both GROUPS and HOST_GROUPS.
  • JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb with reports for usage grouped on Host Groups.
• 2007-01-18 - JTB FlexReport 3.2.4
  • Minor bug fixed that can affect some customers due to the syntax of the lmutil status file.
• 2006-12-24 - JTB FlexReport 3.2.3
  •  JTBFlexReportDetailed3.mdb renamed to JTB FlexReport Detailed Reports.mdb and updated with some new reports as well as easy access to compact the main database.
  • support for timeout and retry of snapshots to solve if the license server temporary cannot be reached
  • JTB FlexReport Config>Properties updated
  • JTBFlexReport.NET.xls renamed to JTB FlexReport Graphic Reports.xls
• 2006-12-20 - JTB FlexReport 3.2.0
  • JTBFlexReportDetailed3.mdb updated. Filter on weekday, time and date interval added.
  • JTBFlexReport.NET.xls updated to handle other intervals than 10 minutes. This must match the settings in JTB FlexReport Config.
• 2006-10-12 - JTB FlexReport 3.1.8
  • Minor fix
• 2006-10-01 - JTB FlexReport 3.1.5
  • There is not a 64 bit version of 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0'. Forced the application to use 32 bit and target cpu to x86. Fixes the error message: The 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0' provider is not registered on the local machine.
• 2006-09-30 - JTB FlexReport 3.1.4
  • Support for more types of FLEXlm/FlexNet type of status logs.
  • Bug fixes.
  • Recommended upgrade for all users.
• 2006-08-17 - JTB FlexReport 3.0.5
  • Stabilized some processes that in rare cases could halt the program if the debug log is activated.
  • Added 90-days detailed reports.
  • JTBFlexReportDetailed3.mdb updated.
• 2006-08-08 - JTB FlexReport 3.0
  • Now based on .Net Framework 2.0.
  • Minor additions and updates.
• 2006-05-25 - JTB FlexReport 2.3
  • Support for groups defined in the FlexNet/FLEXlm options files (OPT).
  • JTBFlexReportDetailed3.mdb has several detailed reports.
  • Reserved license groups or hosts are reported correctly. Users using reservations should upgrade.
• 2006-03-27 - JTB FlexReport 2.2
  • More granular and better detailed reports
• 2005-05-14 - JTB FlexReport 2.1
  • The time on the file name on the HTML backup files is more correct now. It was off 10 minutes before.
  • Some special cases of the FlexNet/FLEXlm status file syntax that generated an error are fixed upon users notification.
  • Spaces in the user name are now handled correctly.
  • There is a undocumented registry fix so the temporary files can be saved in another folder than %temp%. Contact us if needed.
  • There is a separate Access database (JTBFlexReportDetailed.NET.mdb) that helps you with detailed reports on user usage.
  • Some issues with grouping of users in the graphic report have been addressed.
• 2005-04-11 - JTB FlexReport 2.0
  • Built using .Net Framework 1.1.
  • Advanced grouping of features, users or servers.
  • Separate usage per server.
  • Detailed user usage logging.
  • Borrow usage is logged.
  • Ability to run as a service.
• 2004-08-01 - JTB FlexReport 1.4
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes related to different date formats.
  • Some improvements on the Excel reports to make it easier to navigate between the sheets.
• 2004-07-17 - JTB FlexReport 1.3
  • The logs are saved in an Access Database instead of CSV to improve the reporting functionality.
  • Improved reports with better flexibility.
• 2003-12-28 - JTB FlexReport 1.2
  • Launched at the internet.
• 2003-11-10 - JTB FlexReport 1.1
  • Report tool added
• 2003-08-20 - JTB FlexReport 1
  • CSV reporting added
• 2002-03-10 - JTB FlexReport Beta
  • HTML reporting

Support

The support of JTB FlexReport is included in the price during the first year.

Maintenance (15% of the purchase price) including upgrades and support is available on a yearly basis after the first year. Maintenance is entirely optional.

Most often support is given within 24 hours even though we cannot guarantee it.

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• http://rndr4food.blogspot.com/2004/02/highs-and-lows.html

Some JTB FlexReport reference customers:

"I am very happy with LUM support. It is very good tool. I would recommend to anyone to use this tool." - Jorma at Metso

“JTB FlexReport is dynamite. Expect tech support very quickly. Fantastic graphing and reporting tool for license usage. I liked it so much I personally paid the annual fee so I can keep using it here. And no, I am not a paid spokesman, it’s just that good……….” – Phil Endrizzi, CADD Coordinator

"JTB FlexReport is a must have utility for anyone with more than a handful of licenses if they truly want to understand where they stand with their software license inventory and usage. In addition to license inventory and usage, JTB Flex Report allows us to troubleshoot issues with our license server that would otherwise have likely went unnoticed."

"Your product has been invaluable to me and to the business."

Several hundreds more customers are found here.