Usage

Introduction

Usage monitors how your organization consumes software licenses in real time and historically. This section helps you:

• Track who is using which applications, where, and for how long
• Detect idle applications
• Analyze past and current sessions
• Monitor license activity per user, workstation, or project

You can explore this data through two main interfaces:

• Currently consumed licenses (CCL) – View real-time usage
• License activity – Review historical and active session data

Prerequisites

To collect complete data, install and configure the OpenLM Workstation Agent on end-user machines. This lets OpenLM:

• Capture usernames and workstation names
• Track application idle time

tip

Without the Workstation Agent, the Usage section will show only partial data collected through the OpenLM Broker.

Configure settings

To customize how user data is processed in the Usage section, go to Settings.

Example setting:

• Support spaces in username – Allows usernames with spaces to be recognized. Useful when syncing with directories like Active Directory.

note

Enabling this option may slightly affect performance due to additional server-side processing.

Currently consumed licenses (CCL)

Use this view to monitor real-time sessions.

What you can do

• View active license usage by user and machine
• Identify idle sessions and reclaim unused licenses
• Monitor tokens and borrowed licenses
• Apply filters by server, vendor, feature, user, or license type

What you can see

Metric	What it shows
Server, vendor	Where the license is managed
Feature, version	The licensed feature and its version
Product name	Associated product
Username	Who is using the license
Workstation	Which machine is running the session
Start time	When the license was checked out
License type	License model (e.g., floating, token-based)
Client version	Version of the application used
Idle time	How long the app has been inactive (requires Agent)
Borrowed	Whether the license is used offline
Linger time / due	When the license will be released
Consumed tokens	Tokens used by the session

License activity

Use this view to generate detailed reports on completed (and optionally active) sessions.

What you can do

• Audit past license usage by user, workstation, or feature
• Group results by user, workstation, project, or other criteria
• Filter sessions by time range and session status
• Include currently active sessions in historical reports

What you can see

• Product and license type/version
• Workstation and client version
• Username and group (if configured)
• Start and end time of each session
• Status: disconnected or "still in use"
• Linger time and token usage details

Time range filters

Select a time range to view session data:

• Today
• Yesterday
• Last 7 or 30 days
• Custom range (start and end dates)
• Optionally include currently active sessions

Use cases

If you want to...	Do this
Know who is using what software	Use CCL to view usernames and sessions
Identify idle sessions	Check the Idle time column in CCL
Justify or reduce software costs	Use License activity to analyze usage trends
Avoid blocked access to tools	Free up idle licenses for others
Maintain compliance and audit trails	Use session logs in License activity