Create averages for product life cycles in workspace
Create averages to calculate software End of Life (EOL) and End of Support (EOS) life cycles in the Software Asset Workspace.
Before you begin
Role required: model_manager
About this task
You can create averages that can be used globally for all products and publishers or you can create averages specific to a product or a publisher. These averages are used to create calculated life cycles for products.
Ensure that com.snc.samp.generate.calculated.lifecycles system property is enabled. For additional details, see Product life cycles.
Procedure
Navigate to All > Software asset > Software Asset Workspace > License operations > Software lifecycle averages.
Select New to open the Create New Software lifecycle averages page.
On the form, fill in the fields.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | The type of option you select for creating life cycles. Choose from the following options:- Custom industry average: Refers to the industry averages based on the General Availability (GA) dates. - Product: Refers to a specific product. This includes custom products too. - Publisher: Refers to a specific publisher. This includes custom publishers too. |
| Display name | A unique name for this life cycle average record. |
| Product | This field appears only if you select the value Product in the Type field. |
| Publisher | This field is automatically populated once you select a product. If you selected the value Publisher in the Type field, then you select a publisher. |
| Domain | Indicates the domain in which your instance is located. |
| Average end of life period \(months\) | Specify the number of months for the EOL life cycle. |
| Average end of support period \(months\) | Specify the number of months for the EOS life cycle. |
| Active | Indicates that the life cycle average record will be used for creating software life cycles. |
Select Save.
The record is created and appears in the Software lifecycle averages list view.
Parent Topic:Using Software Asset Workspace