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Editing the Options File

The options file template created during installation allows you to tailor the installation 

to your particular environment. The default options file contains two lines that read:

REPORTLOG +"C:\Program 

Files\flexnet\licensing\ptcreport.log"

TIMEOUTALL 7200

Figure 7: Example of a FLEXnet status report.

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If you purchased a 5-seat floating Mathcad license, you could edit the options file to 

add the lines:

INCLUDE MATHCAD HOST Eng1

INCLUDE MATHCAD HOST Eng2

INCLUDE MATHCAD HOST Eng3

INCLUDE MATHCAD HOST Eng4

INCLUDE MATHCAD HOST Eng5

where 

MATHCAD

 is the metered application, or feature, and Eng1, Eng2, ... are the 

specific workstations allowed to use Mathcad. If you purchased two licenses for the 

Signal Processing Extension Pack, and wanted to deny them specifically to Eng2 and 

Eng3, you would add the following lines to the options file: