License Checkout Behavior in .cdsenv
Applications such as Virtuoso Analog Design Environment (ADE), Virtuoso Schematic Editor (VSE), and Virtuoso Layout Suite (VLS) have tiered functionality levels.
You can specify the following environment variables in the .cdsenv, file to specify the order of checkout of available licenses.
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VLSLicenseCheckoutOrder -
VSELicenseCheckoutOrder -
VLSAdvOptLicenseCheckoutOrder -
EADLicenseCheckoutOrder -
maestroCheckoutOrder -
VIVALicenseCheckoutOrder
For information on specifying these environment variables, see CheckoutOrder Variables.
Use Next License Variables
The following .cdsenv variables can also be set to specify how to use the next available product license:
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VSEL_UseNextLicense -
VLSL_UseNextLicense -
VLSXL_UseNextLicense
These environment variables can have the following values:
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Value
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Use
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prompt
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Displays the Next License dialog each time a requested license is not available.
During a Virtuoso session, the Next License dialog gets displayed only once for each application.
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always
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Commands Virtuoso to always check out another license if the requested license is not available.
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never
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Commands Virtuoso to never check out another license.
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The default setting for all of these variables is prompt.
For more information, see UseNextLicense and Use Next License Dialog Box.
When prompt is set as the current value, the Next License dialog box is displayed asking you to select the next license in the specified checkout order list.
Here are the options that you can select:
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Option
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Action
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Session
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Virtuoso attempts to check out another license. If the requested license is not available. It is applied inside of the current session. The Next License dialog box is displayed again when Virtuoso is restarted.
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Skip
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Skips the next license and tries to check out next license in check out order.
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Always
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Virtuoso always attempts to check out another license and the appropriate next license environment variable (for example, VLSL_UseNextLicense) is updated in the .cdsenv (to always). The Next License dialog box is not displayed again when Virtuoso is restarted.
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Never
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Virtuoso does not try to check out another license and the appropriate next license environment variable (for example, VLSL_UseNextLicense is updated in the .cdsenv to never). The Next License dialog box is not displayed again when Virtuoso is restarted.
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