ArcGIS
ArcGIS Usage Monitoring
About ArcGIS
ArcGIS is a powerful geographic information system (GIS) platform developed by Esri for mapping, spatial analysis, and data management. It's used by a wide range of organizations to visualize and analyze geographic data. Monitoring ArcGIS is essential for ensuring license compliance and optimizing costs, similar to other data visualization tools like Google Analytics or Tableau.
Prerequisites
To begin monitoring ArcGIS, ensure you have the following components and permissions in place:
- OpenLM Components: OpenLM Cloud Broker and OpenLM SLM are required.
- Platform-specific Requirements: You'll need administrative privileges within your ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS instance to access API keys, tokens, or administrator roles.
Configuring data collection
Follow these step-by-step instructions to set up data collection for ArcGIS in OpenLM Cloud Broker:
- Enable API Access: In your ArcGIS administrator console, generate an API token or key with read-only permissions for user and license data.
- Add Credentials: In the OpenLM Cloud Broker dashboard, find the ArcGIS integration and input:LMAddress, Username, Password and ServiceID.
- Verify Connection: Test the connection to ensure OpenLM can communicate with the ArcGIS API.
- Approve in OpenLM: Approve the new data source within the License Servers section.
- See Data: Usage data will now be visible in the OpenLM Allocation service.
Viewing reports
Access your reports to analyze usage patterns.
- User Activity Trends: Understand who is using ArcGIS, which helps in reallocating licenses.
- Expired/Unused License Reports: Identify and reclaim licenses that are no longer being used.