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title: SlickEdit
description: You must have OpenLM Broker installed and reporting to OpenLM Server before starting this configuration.
product: OpenLM Version 25 / v26 (legacy)
---

> **OpenLM Version 25 / v26 (legacy).** This page documents the legacy product, not OpenLM Platform.

:::note
You must have OpenLM Broker installed and reporting to OpenLM Server before starting this configuration.
:::

## Scope

[SlickEdit](https://www.slickedit.com/) is a cross-platform, multi-language source code and text editor. It provides various coding tools and time-saving programming features. SlickEdit 2014 supports over 40 languages across 9 different platforms.

Usage of SlickEdit is licensed and managed by a proprietary license manager. This guide explains how to configure OpenLM to monitor the SlickEdit license manager, track license usage, and collect license statistics.

There are two options for querying the license server:

1. Directly query the license server from OpenLM Server.
2. Query the license server locally with OpenLM Broker and propagate the information back to OpenLM Server.

## OpenLM Server direct method

### Activating OpenLM Server to work with SlickEdit

To configure OpenLM Server to work with SlickEdit:

1. Download and install OpenLM Server.
2. Open **EasyAdmin**.
3. Go to **Start → Administration → License Manager Servers**.
4. Select the **LM Tools** tab. Select **SlickEdit**.
5. Copy or install the SlickEdit **selicutil.exe** executable to  
   `C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\LM\`.
6. In the **SlickEdit executable file** text box, type the full path to the file, for example:  
    ```
    C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\LM\selicutil.exe
    ```
Select **Apply**.
7. Restart the OpenLM Server service in Windows Services.

*Configuring EasyAdmin to work with SlickEdit.*

### Adding a new SlickEdit server

1. In EasyAdmin, go to **Start → Administration → License Manager Servers**.
2. Select the **LM Servers** tab and select **Add License Manager**.
3. From the **Type** drop-down menu, select **SlickEdit**.
4. Enter a descriptive text in the **Display Name** field (for example, *SlickEdit license server*).
5. Set the **Time zone** to where the license server is located.
6. Enter the **Hostname** and **Port** number of the license server.  
*Default port is `27100`. This port must not be used by any other application and must be open through all firewalls.*
7. Leave **Is Triad Configuration** unchecked. Multiple server redundancy is not supported for SlickEdit.
8. Leave **Use Broker** unchecked.
9. Select **Save**. Restart the OpenLM Server service in Windows Services.

*Adding a SlickEdit server in EasyAdmin.*

## Monitoring with Broker

### OpenLM Broker configuration for SlickEdit

OpenLM Broker is optional but recommended. It should be installed and configured on the SlickEdit license manager machine. Broker provides:

- More accurate license statistics  
- Reliable communication between OpenLM Server and the license manager  

To configure Broker:

1. Download and install the latest OpenLM Broker version from the [Downloads page](https://www.openlm.com/downloads/).
2. In Broker, select the license manager node. Select **Add Port** if Auto-Detect did not find SlickEdit.
3. Configure Broker to monitor the SlickEdit license server (for example, `slickedit_license_server`) on port `27100`.
4. Set the vendor name to **SlickEdit**.
5. In the **Commands** node, enter the full path to the `selicutil.exe` executable. Select **Update** and **Apply**.
6. Set the SlickEdit commands for **Status** and **Data_inquiry** as shown in the following image, replacing `<fullpath>` with the actual path to `selicutil.exe`.

*Configuring Broker commands for SlickEdit.*

7. Select **Restart Broker**.
8. You can also configure Broker through the [Broker web UI](https://www.openlm.com/knowledge-base/openlm-broker-webui/).

*Configuring SlickEdit in Broker web UI.*

## Verifying configuration

To verify the SlickEdit configuration:

1. Open **EasyAdmin**.
2. Select the link for **Pending Approval** and approve the SlickEdit server.
3. Confirm that the license manager appears in the server list.  
A green circle node indicates an active connection.

*Approving SlickEdit in EasyAdmin.*

*SlickEdit license server approved in EasyAdmin.*

*SlickEdit license manager active connection indicator.*