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FUNCTIONALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Introduction
Atlas Copco Functionality Management System (FMS) is our new licensing
platform and it is a completely new way of delivering and administering
functionality available on Power Focus 6000 controllers. FMS is meant as
a way to simplify the way that functionality is added and removed from a
controller based on the actual needs on a station.
The customer portal is used for activating controller functionality, for getting
an overview of previous purchase orders and to map available features
to a USB license device or a functionality management system server. All
features that has been purchased is easily available from the customer
portal. This gives traceability of the functionality that has been bought and
also easy access in case a license has been lost.
Main benefits
• Flexible rebalancing
• Customizable and upgradable
• Instant delivery
• Trial licences
Order and distribute licenses to customer portal
There are two ways to distribute features and licenses to the customer
portal, electronic or physical delivery. The electronic delivery is made
automatically once the order is put in the local CC system and the features
is automatically linked to the customer account in the customer portal. The
physical delivery is carried out from PTD as a physical license paper from
PTD and a manual registration is required to link the features to the account
in the customer portal.
Distribution from customer portal
Once the licenses and features are delivered and linked to the customer
portal there are two ways to distribute the features to the controllers; a
server based solution (electronic way) and a non-network required solution
(physical way). The network based solution is meant for production facilities
where it is needed to re-balance and move functionality quickly and
efficiently between virtual stations. The physical way is the FMS USB license
device solution and is perfect for customers where an IP-based network is
not available and the need for rebalancing is not as big.