Model Manager Web Client should release consumed licenses more intelligently.

[tbower]

(Per CS213937)

Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager Web Client doesn't free the acquired license until the Creo Elements/Direct Manager Java Services are restarted or the License Server itself

• Model Manager Web Client doesn't free the acquired license until the Creo Elements/Direct Java Services are restarted or the License Server itself
• Even if the user log off or closes the web browser Web Client still doesn't release the license
• Need restart either of the Model Manager Java Services or of the License Server itself

This seems really lame. The MM web client license(s) should be released after a (configurable) timeout or if the user logs out, or according to some other more intelligent algorithm.  The current behavior is a very inefficient use of licenses and is inexcusable.

[MaxR.Kublin]

All applications using Browsers have the same issue Opposed to a classic client application, a Browser does not keep a permanent connection

to the Server - so the license cannot be released when the Browser disconnects. Instead, the Server maintains a list of connections, and it keeps

the licenses for the situation that the next request from the same client arrives within a short time.

Of course it can be understood that you would like to have more effective handling of the licenses (freeing them after a very short time),

but this has the risk that the License Server becomes flooded with license pull/free requests - resulting in poor performance for *all*

clients using Creo Elements Direct Software.

Btw. Windchill as other Web based application does *not* use a license server for good reasons.

[tivancso]

Actually Windchill does use a license server to pull usage licenses especially when using in conjunction with Creo or we would not need to be paying support for Windchill Heavy and Light User licenses.

[MaxR.Kublin]

The "real" licenses are pulled by CREO - from the PTC (=FlexLM) License Server.
The Heavy and Light User "Licenses" are "paper licenses" - you need to have as many as you have named users.