Specifications

lsusage - Display the SentinelLM Usage Log File
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tem. (For information on creating reports from log file CSV-format output,
see “Creating License Server Use Reports” on page 93.)
Creating License Server Use Reports
SentinelLM provides the ability on Windows computers to use Microsoft Access
97 to create graphical reports of license server use. To use this feature, you will
need to use the lsusage -c option to create a comma-separated values (CSV) file
from the license server log file. See the section above for information on this
option. By use of other lsusage options, you can create an output file with use
data for specific features and for specific time periods. Once you have created
the CSV file, here is how to create graphical reports:
Note You must have Microsoft Access 97 on the computer on which you want to
run reports. Also, keep the number of features for which you are generating
reports to a reasonable number (15 to 20) or the reports may not be very
easy to read because there simply won’t be room for a clear display.
To Import the CSV File
1. Within Microsoft Access, open the MDB file provided with SentinelLM:
ReportDB.mdb.
2. Select the Table tab.
3. Click New.
4. Select Import Table.
5. Select the CSV file you created with lsusage and click Import.
Tip In Microsoft Access, not all file types are installed by default. If you do not
have the text file type installed, run the Access Setup program, click Add/
Remove, then select Data Access and Change Option to install the text
file type.
6. The Import Text Wizard is displayed. Continue to click Next until it
asks “Where would you like to store your data?”