Tracking and reporting compiler usage

You can use the utilization tracking and reporting feature to record and analyze which users in your organization are using the compiler and the number of users using it concurrently. This information can help you determine whether your organization's use of the compiler exceeds your compiler license entitlements.

For detailed information about using this feature, see the following sections:

Understanding utilization tracking and reporting
The utilization tracking and reporting feature provides a mechanism for you to detect whether your organization's use of the compiler exceeds your compiler license entitlements. This section introduces the feature, describes how it works, and illustrates its typical usage scenarios.
Preparing to use this feature
Before enabling utilization tracking within your organization, you must consider certain factors related to how the compiler is used in your organization.
Testing utilization tracking
Before you begin to track the compiler usage for all users in your organization, you can test the feature with a limited number of users or with a separate compiler installation. During this testing, you can try different configurations so as to decide the best setup for your organization.
Configuring utilization tracking
You can use the utilization tracking configuration file to enable and configure the utilization tracking functionality.
Understanding the utilization reporting tool
You can use the utilization reporting tool to generate compiler usage reports from the information in one or more usage files, and optionally prune the usage files when you generate the reports.
Generating usage reports
You can use the utilization reporting tool to generate compiler usage reports based on the usage information stored in the usage files.
Pruning usage files
Usage files grow with each compiler invocation. You can prune the usage files with the utilization report tool.
Diagnostic messages from utilization tracking and reporting
The compiler generates diagnostic messages to indicate utilization tracking issues. These messages can help you to fix the associated problems.
Tracking compiler usage with Software License Metric Tags logging
In addition to the utilization reporting tool, you can enable IBM® Software License Metric (SLM) Tags logging in the compiler so that IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) can track compiler license usage.

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