How to Add Software Usage Monitoring to a Shell Script Program Executable Command Line

1. Using the editor of your choice, open the shell script to which you wish to add the software usage monitoring commands.

2. Locate the command line in the script that calls the program.

3. Add the following arguments to the program executable command line.

   swu_rpt -p product-name [-I identifier] [-s server] [-a attr1=val1, attr2=val2,...] -ccommand

   In this command,

   -p product-name	Indicates the name of the product that software usage is being recorded for; this option must always be included.
   -I identifier	Specifies a unique, numerical identifier for usage records; swu_rpt will provide its own identifier if one is not specified.
   -s server	Specifies the server to which the usage records are to be sent. The default is the host aliased to swusage_host.
   -a attr1=val1, attr2=val2,...	Allows the user to give the software usage entry unique or more descriptive information.
   -c command	Specifies the program executable command.

4. Exit the script, saving your changes. Verify that it is executable.

Example of Adding Software Usage Monitoring to a Shell Script Program Executable Command Line

The following example shows the software usage monitoring command added to a program executable command line that executes FrameMaker.

swu_rpt -p Frame -I 295836 -s sherlock -a "Command=maker,Version=4.0" -c maker

In this example, the software usage report entry looks like this: