Creating an Entitlement

Creating a LDK Entitlement

When you create a LDK Entitlement, you can:

Specify the Products for which you want to create the Entitlement.
Edit the license terms for individual Features.
Edit the content and layout of the memory data stored in Sentinel protection keys.

To create a LDK Entitlement:

From the Protection Type drop-down list, select LDK License.
(Optional) In the Customer field, specify a Customer for which you are creating the Entitlement.
Enter the first few characters of the Customer name (alphanumeric) or the Customer ID (numeric). A list of matching Customers is populated. Select a name from the list or click ADD NEW to create a new Customer. To perform an advanced search, click .
If the Customer has multiple contact e-mail IDs, you can choose one from the E-mail field. If the Customer doesn't have any e-mail ID, you can proceed by leaving this field blank.
(Optional) To specify a Channel Partner, click the Add Channel Partner link. The Channel Partner field appears. Type the first few characters of the Channel Partner name. A list of matching names is populated. Select a name from the list. To perform an advanced search, click .
If the Channel Partner has multiple contact e-mail IDs, you can choose one from the E-mail drop-down list.
(Optional) To add reference IDs, click the Add Ref ID link. The Ref ID 1 and Ref ID 2 fields appear. In these fields you can enter information that identifies the Entitlement in another system. For example, the order code in your company's ERP system.
(Optional) To add a description to the Product, click the Add Entitlement Notes link. The Comments field appears. In this field, you can enter text to provide additional information about the Product (maximum length 500 characters).
Enter Start Date and End Date for the Entitlement. To extend the end date indefinitely, select Never Expires.
In the Entitlement Type field, specify one of the following:
- Product Key—Associates the Entitlement items to one or more Product Keys.
- Hardware Key—Writes the Entitlement items to one or more Sentinel HL keys.
- Protection Key Update—Enables changes to be made to the license data stored in deployed keys.
To select the Products to be included in the Entitlement, on the Product Details pane click Add Product. The Product Selection pop-up appears.
Select one or more Products, and click Add Products to Entitlement. The selected Products are added to the Entitlement.
The Product specifications must be compatible with the Entitlement type. For example, you cannot add a Product that must be locked to a Sentinel HL key to an Entitlement for Sentinel SL keys.
- By default, only the Features for which license terms need to be defined are displayed. You can change the display option using the Show drop-down as follows:
  - All: Details of all Features in all the Products are displayed.
  - Mandatory: Only mandatory (not excludable) Features are displayed.
  - Excludable: Only the Features that were specified as Excludable at the time the Product was created are displayed.
  - Configurable: Only the Features for which license terms have not been be defined are displayed. The License Terms for such Features are shown in orange. After the values are defined, the License Terms are shown in green.
- Configure rehosting for Products for which rehosting needs to be specified during Entitlement creation. For such Products, a drop-down list appears in the Rehost column. Select a value from the following:
- - Enable—Enable rehosting for the Product.
  - Disable—Disable rehosting for the Product.
  - Leave as it is—Retain the value of rehost as is in the Protection key.
- If you want to exclude a Feature from the Product, select the Exclude check box. Only Features that were specified as Excludable at the time the Product was created can be excluded.
- Select a Product and click Memory to display the Memory pop-up. For more information about editing memory data, see Editing Memory Data during Entitlement Generation.
For each Feature for which license term values have not been defined, an orange link appears in the License Terms column. Click this link to specify the required values for the Entitlement. After the values are defined the License Terms are shown in green.

For multiple Features that require the same licensing details, select the Features and click Configure to display the Configure License Terms pop-up. For detailed information on specifying license terms, see Defining License Terms for a LDK Product.

The Entitlement can be:

added to the production queue
produced

only after the license term values have been defined for all the Features in all the Products included in the Entitlement.

Save as Draft, Queue, or Produce the Entitlement:
- Save Draft—save the Entitlement in Draft state until it is ready to be added to the production queue.
- Queue—make the Entitlement available for production.
- Produce—produce the Entitlement immediately.

Creating a Cloud Entitlement

When you create a Cloud Entitlement, you can:

Specify the Products for which you want to create the Entitlement.
Edit the license terms for individual Features.

To create a Cloud Entitlement:

From the Protection Type drop-down list, select Cloud License.
The Sentinel LDK License option is displayed as default. The Cloud License option is available only when your Batch Code is cloud enabled.
In the Customer field, specify a Customer for which you are creating the Entitlement.
Enter the first few characters of the Customer name (alphanumeric) or the Customer ID (numeric). A list of matching Customers is populated. Select a name from the list or click ADD NEW to create a new Customer. To perform an advanced search, click .
You can leave this field blank if you want to save the Entitlement as Draft. If you intend to deploy the Entitlement, ensure the following:
- You must specify a Customer.
- The Customer you specify must have at least one Contact e-mail.
If the Customer has multiple contact e-mail IDs, you can choose one from the E-mail field.
(Optional) To specify a Channel Partner, click the Add Channel Partner link. The Channel Partner field appears. Type the first few characters of the Channel Partner name. A list of matching names is populated. Select a name from the list. To perform an advanced search, click .
If the Channel Partner has multiple contact e-mail IDs, you can choose one from the E-mail drop-down list.
(Optional) To add reference IDs, click the Add Ref ID link. The Ref ID 1 and Ref ID 2 fields appear. In these fields you can enter information that identifies the Entitlement in another system. For example, the order code in your company's ERP system.
(Optional) To add a description to the Product, click the Add Entitlement Notes link. The Comments field appears. In this field, you can enter text to provide additional information about the Product (maximum length 500 characters).
Enter Start Date and End Date for the Entitlement. To extend the end date indefinitely, select Never Expires.
From the Provisioning Container radio button, select New. This will create a new Provisioning Container ID for the Entitlement.
The Update Existing option is used to modify an existing Cloud Entitlement. See Creating an Entitlement for details.
In the Deployment Mode field, specify whether your protected application will be hosted on cloud or will be installed locally. See Define Deployment Mode and Other Details for details.
To select the Products to be included in the Entitlement, on the Product Details pane click Add Product. The Product Selection pop-up appears.
Select one or more Products, and click Add Products to Entitlement. The selected Products are added to the Entitlement.
- By default, only the Features for which license terms need to be defined are displayed. You can change the display option using the Show drop-down as follows:
  - All: Details of all Features in all the Products are displayed.
  - Mandatory: Only mandatory (not excludable) Features are displayed.
  - Excludable: Only the Features that were specified as Excludable at the time the Product was created are displayed.
  - Configurable: Only the Features for which license terms have not been be defined are displayed. The License Terms for such Features are shown in orange. After the values are defined, the License Terms are shown in green.
For each Feature for which license term values have not been defined, an orange link appears in the License Terms column. Click this link to specify the required values for the Entitlement. After the values are defined the License Terms are shown in green.

For multiple Features that require the same licensing details, select the Features and click Configure to display the Define License Terms for a Cloud Entitlement pop-up. For detailed information on specifying license terms, see Defining License Terms for a Cloud Product.

The Entitlement can be deployed only after the license term values have been defined for all the Features in all the Products included in the Entitlement.

Save as Draft or Deploy the Entitlement:
- Save as Draft—save the Entitlement in Draft state until it is ready to be deployed.
- Deploy—the Entitlement is deployed at Sentinel Cloud Connect server.
If the Sentinel Cloud Connect server is temporarily unreachable, you may save the Entitlement as draft and deploy it later.

After the Entitlement is deployed, the new Entitlement is displayed as the first item in the Entitlements list. A corresponding Provisioning Container with a unique Provisioning Container ID (PC ID) is created for the Entitlement. You can view the PC ID as a link in the Entitlement Details pane. Click the link to view the PC ID details. (See also Managing Provisioning Containers).