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Leasing Subtab

On the Deployment > Leasing tab of the Catalog Item Properties dialog box, you can specify software leasing options.

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To be able to specify software leasing options, you first need to select the Allow user defined scheduling? option in the Scheduling Options section of the General > Global tab of the Catalog Item Properties dialog box.

The Deployment > Leasing tab includes the following properties:

PropertyDescription
Enable Leasing (Requires Uninstall Program)Select to activate Software Leasing to show lease options on Checkout page.
Allow leasing up to X daysDetermine the maximum number of days to allow a lease.
Default lease duration X daysSpecify the default lease duration.
Notify users X day(s) before lease endDetermines when the notification email that the lease is expiring is sent to the user.
Disable Permanent InstallationForces the requester to select a lease period and disables the Permanent Installation option during checkout.
Allow user to extend lease when approval is not requiredAllows the user to extend the lease of this catalog item without requiring any approval.
If this option is selected for a catalog item, a user who has this catalog item installed would receive the following email shortly before the lease expiration date:
"Your lease for Orca 5.0.7069.0000 lease will expire on 4/9/2016 7:49:02 PM for User Don (UserDon) on AS2012R2-NB1. To extend the lease for Orca 5.0.70690000 lease, please visit This Link"
To extend the lease of this catalog item, the user must perform the following steps:
  1. Click on This Link in the notification email you received. The My Requests page opens.
  2. Click on the catalog item with the expiring lease. The Request Details dialog box opens.
  3. Open the Status tab.
  4. Change the Lease Expiration date.
  5. Click Save.
Allow user to extend lease when approval is requiredAllows the user to extend the lease when an approval is required for the catalog item to be requested.
Allow extension only up to maximum days allowedIf lease extension is enabled, this setting will allow a lease extension only up to the maximum number of days allowed to lease.