License Ordering in a License File

The order of licenses in a license file can affect the order of license checkout.

For example, if Feature2 appears before Feature1 in the license file and both licenses can satisfy the license request, Feature2 would usually be checked out first, if available.

If multiple licenses are for the same feature name and each has different license attributes, the licensing software automatically sorts the licenses according to the following criteria:

  • Node-locked before floating

  • Earlier versions before later versions

You can override this order by adding the sort= attribute. For more information, refer to the FlexNet Publisher License Administration Guide published by Flexera Software.