Software / Confirm and/or transfer software license

Objective

• To provide instruction on requesting a software license transfer or checking the validity of a software license

User

• Miami University Community

Scope

• The service offering within Institutional Software provides a path to request the transfer of a software license due to staff turnover or due to a new device deployment, as well as a method to confirm if a valid software license exists
  • Examples of software with high frequency requests include Adobe Acrobat Pro (perpetual license), Adobe subscription-based products, Visio, Filemaker,  Microsoft Project, etc.
• Provide staff, faculty, office with a way to transfer a software license
• Provide a mechanism to check on an existing software license before making a purchasing decision

Environment

• Institutional Software

Instructions 

Confirm software license

1. Go to the Confirm and/or Transfer Software License request form
2. Update the Individual and Acct/Dept field(s), if appropriate
3. Select the License Confirmation radio button
4. Complete all mandatory fields
5. Provide any additional information/comments that may help us in fulfilling the request

Transfer software license

1. Go to the Confirm and/or Transfer Software License request form
2. Update the Individual and Acct/Dept field(s), if appropriate
3. Select the License Confirmation radio button
4. Complete all mandatory fields
5. Provide any additional information/comments that may help us in fulfilling the request

Notes 

• If a purchase was made outside of Buyway or without MUIT's involvement, we may not be able to assist or track down the information
• If the software licensing agreement does not allow for transfer or reassignment of a license, we may not be able to perform the requested transfer or reassignment