Integrated Environment Overview

Flexera Software’s unified application usage management solution—comprised of FlexNet Manager Suite On Premises or Cloud, AdminStudio, App Portal, and Workflow Manager—gives you a consolidated and centralized approach to maximizing software value and optimizing usage across the application life cycle.

The following diagram gives you an overview of how these integrated applications communicate—via the Flexera Service Gateway—when performing the tasks involved in a single application’s life cycle.

Note:FlexNet Manager Suite On Premises was known as FlexNet Manager Platform in earlier releases.

Flexera Software Integrated Environment Diagram

This application life cycle workflow includes the following steps:

Flexera Software Integrated Environment Workflow

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Step

Description

1.  

End user requests non-catalog item from App Portal.

Using the App Portal web site, an end user submits a request for a software item that is not currently in the App Portal catalog.

2.  

App Portal triggers the creation of a Packaging workflow request in Workflow Manager.

After the end user’s request for new software is approved, App Portal triggers the creation of a Packaging workflow request in Workflow Manager.

3.  

Workflow Manager triggers the packaging process in AdminStudio.

Workflow Manager can be configured to trigger AdminStudio tasks such as repackaging, importing a package into the Application Catalog, performing tests, and resolving issues that are found, if needed.

4.  

Application is repackaged, imported into Application Catalog, tested, and any issues found are resolved, if needed.

The package is ready for deployment.

5.  

AdminStudio queries FlexNet Manager Suite for application’s Flexera Identifier.

When the package is imported into the Application Catalog, AdminStudio automatically queries the FlexNet Manager Suite ARL and obtains the application’s Flexera Identifier.

6.  

AdminStudio publishes package to supported distribution system

After the software has been repackaged and tested, AdminStudio publishes the application to System Center Configuration Manager, Symantec Altiris Server, JAMF Casper Suite Server, or VMware AirWatch.

7.  

AdminStudio triggers the creation of a new catalog item in App Portal.

When AdminStudio publishes the application, a catalog item for that application is automatically created in App Portal, identified by the same Flexera Identifier. End user can now request this software in App Portal.

8.  

App Portal checks with FlexNet Manager Suite for license availability and reserves it if available.

App Portal queries FlexNet Manager Suite to obtain entitlement and usage data for that application including available license count and the number of licenses used. If a license is available, App Portal will automatically reserve it for the end user.

9.  

App Portal instructs deployment system to deploy software to end user’s computer.

App Portal instructs distribution system to deploy the software to the end user’s computer.