Points Rule Set Properties / Points Rules Tab
The Points Rules tab lists the points rules that are currently part of this points rules set.
Actions
On the Points Rules tab you can perform the following actions.
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Create a new points rule | You can create a new points rule to add to this set, either working from scratch or by copying an existing rule and modifying it (see Add a Points Rule) |
| Review rules | You can review the properties of individual rules. These are visible in the list, but you can also select a rule in the list and click Open . |
| Delete a points rule | You can delete a points rule that has been added within your enterprise (see Delete a Points Rule). You cannot delete any points rules that were supplied by the Application Recognition Library. |
Properties
The columns that appear in the list vary, depending on the license type to which this points rule set applies. (For a listing of which license types support which control, see What Are Points Rule Sets?). Possible controls are listed here alphabetically. For details about editing these values, see Add a Points Rule.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Computer model no | Servers with matching model numbers may consume from the linked license. |
| Earliest purchase date | Earliest hardware purchase that can consume from the linked license. |
| Applies to | Displays a comma-separated set of values that may be matched against an inventory device's Hosted in setting. If an inventory device's current setting is included in this set, this points rule may be used to calculate license consumption for the device. Special values include On\-premises , matching inventory devices hosted locally within your enterprise; and Any cloud service provider , matching whatever (current or future) cloud service provider's name may be set for the inventory device. Editable in the Points rules tab of the points rule set properties (while creating or editing a points rule). |
| Latest purchase date | Last date for hardware purchases that can be linked to the attached license. |
| Max. clock speed (MHz) | The fastest processor allowed to consume from the linked license. |
| Max. cores | Highest cores count for servers permitted to consumed from the linked license. |
| Max. cores per socket | The highest value of (cores/sockets) for a server to consume from the linked license. |
| Max. processors | Highest count of processors on a server allowed to consume from the linked license. |
| Max. resource | Highest count of the named resource that allows consumption from the linked license. |
| Max. sockets | Highest count of sockets on a server that can consume from the linked license. |
| Max. users | Summary for list descriptions |
| Min. clock speed (MHz) | The slowest processor that can consume from the linked license. |
| Min. cores | Summary for list descriptions |
| Min. cores per socket | Minimum value of (cores/sockets) for a server to consume from the linked license. |
| Min. processors | The server must have at least this count of processors to consume from the linked license. |
| Min. resource | Minimum of a named resource to allow consumption from the linked license. |
| Min. sockets | Minimum processor sockets on server for installation to match this rule. |
| Min. users | The minimum count of users to match this rule (IBM UVU only). |
| Points | Points consumed from the license when an installation matches this rule. |
| Points rule name | The name of the points rule. |
| Processor type | An expression used to test for matching processors. (A single asterisk matches all processors.) |
| Source | Whether this points rule came from Flexera, or from your enterprise. |