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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Miriam R. Ashton, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Randy S. Johnson, O Fallon, MO (US);
Tedrick N. Northway, Wood River, MO (US);
Jacqueline Sveda, Kronberg, DE;
Caryn L. Woodruff, Raleigh, NC (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A software license and a software installation process are managed. A status of the license can be one of at least a third party reserved status, a requester reserved status, a requester allocated status, and an available status. A first module can be operative to change the status of the license from the third party reserved status to the requester allocated status in response to receiving a mode selection. The mode selection can correspond to one of one or more modes. The modes can comprise a reserve license mode, a remove reserve mode, a request license allocation mode, a return excess license to inventory mode, an ordering mode, and an add license to inventory mode. The first module can be operative in at least one of the modes.