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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM Developer for z/OS
Categories Client Install
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 24, 2024

RELATED IDEAS

Provide License Strategy during installation for Value Unit Licensing (Host Based Licensing)

During installation of IDz the product defaults to using the Trial License and then allows for the setting of various license types.  There is currently no setting for Value Unit Licensing (host based licensing) and if the trial license in effect for a user has expired the user may be blocked from entering the application.  If the P2 licensing files and directory are missing the application is also blocked.   It would be clearer if there was a setting to have the product understand that a host login is required to obtain a current license using the Value Unit Licensing construct.  

This becomes significant if the application is repackaged by a business for deployment possibly causing an expired Trial license file to be deployed.   

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Jul 22, 2025
    Thank you for submitting your Idea! We greatly appreciate your feedback and suggestions. We're excited to inform you that your submission has been successfully processed and included in IBM Developer for z/OS 17.0.2!

    Under the covers, the licensing handling has been update to be more friendly with pre-packaging IDz. Meaning, when a shop lead downloads IDz, installs additional software - they are no longer required to package the license metadata or config.ini property because it is now handled on the fly when a developer unzips and launches IDz from the distribution. Their 90 day will then start from that moment and not from when the shop lead launches the original IDz.
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