IBM System Dashboard for Enterprise Content Management, Version 5.0.0.2

Generating license compliance reports

By using the IlmtReporter script file, you can run a report that is based on the data that is stored in the Derby database. The reporter can generate both CSV format files (for viewing by using a spreadsheet program), and IBM® License Metric Tool slmtag files that are read by the IBM License Metric Tool agent.

You can run the IlmtReporter script file as often as needed for whatever period you want to cover. However, to correctly compute the number of regular users and infrequent users for UVU-type licenses, run the IlmtReporter script file to cover the previous 12 month period. For example, you can run the script file on the same day each year.

The IlmtReporter.bat (Windows) and IlmtReporter.sh (UNIX) script files are located in the installation directory where you installed IBM System Dashboard for Enterprise Content Management.

The IlmtReporter script file only reads data from the Derby database. It does not change or update data. Therefore, the script is safe to run any time. Run the reporter at least one time each year to correctly report User Value Unit (UVU) data to the IBM License Metric Tool agent.

The syntax and the options for the IlmtCollector script are as follows:
Usage: IlmtReporter CONFIG_FILE -s START_DATE -e END_DATE
Where:
  CONFIG_FILE - is the location (path and file name) of the IlmtReporter.conf file
  START_DATE  - is the starting date for the report (MM/DD/YYYY), inclusive.
  END_DATE    - is the ending date for the report (MM/DD/YYYY), inclusive.

Note: If the path or file name contains spaces, the parameter must be enclosed with double quotes.

To generate a license compliance report:

Open a command-line prompt and enter the command for your operating system:
Option Description
UNIX installation_directory/IlmtReporter.sh configuration_file -s start_date -e end_date
Windows installation_directory\IlmtReporter.bat configuration_file -s start_date -e end_date
The following Windows command reports user history data for the year of 2015. In the example, the configuration file is named IlmtReporter.conf and is located in the directory where the command is run.
IlmtReporter.bat IlmtReporter.conf -s 01/01/2015 -e 12/31/2015


Last updated: March 2016
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