Product (in the Guardant Station system)— is a set of separately licensed parts of software. It is an abstract entity, which is necessary for representation and communication with the user's commercial solution
The Guardian Station system users are in general software developers, whereas the products are distributions of functional applications.
The product must contain at least one feature.
Product statuses:
Draft. The license for this product has never been shipped to a customer. All settings of such a product including the set of features can be edited.
On Sale. The license for this product has been shipped to at least one customer. Not all settings for this product can be edited.
Archived. This status means that the vendor does not sell this product.
To open a list of the vendor's current products, select the Products menu item.
The Archive tab displays products that have been moved to the archive.
Edit a product
The product modify options depend on its status.
If the product status is "ON SALE", it is possible to change the product description.
If the product status is "DRAFT", it is possible:
change the product description;
select settings for features;
add, delete or restore features;
select a binding scheme.
Edit a product with the status "ON SALE"
Select the Products menu item.
Click on the line with the product.
If it is necessary to change the product description, follow the steps below.
Next to the product name, click the three dots and select Change product description
In the Edit Product window, make your changes.
Click Save.
Edit a product with the status "DRAFT"
Select the Products menu item.
Click on the line with the product.
If it is necessary to change the product description, follow the steps below.
Next to the product name, click the three dots and select Change product description
In the Edit Product window, make your changes.
Click Save.
If it is necessary to deletea feature, clickin the line with the feature name.
If it is necessary to restore a deleted feature, click the Return link in the line with the feature name.
If it is necessary to select settings for a feature, follow the steps below.
Click the triangle to the left of the feature name. A list of feature settings will open.
Select settings.
If it is necessary to add a feature, follow the steps below.
Each product must include at least one feature.
On the Features tab, click Add feature.
Select features from the suggested ones (tick the checkboxes next to their names) or create your own.
If you select a suggested feature, click Submit.
If you decide to create your own, follow the steps below.
Click Add feature. This will display the New feature window.
In the Feature name field, enter the name of the feature (for the vendor's convenience it must be unique).
In the Feature number field, enter the feature number (it is used when Guardant API is embedded into the protected application and for protection of executable files with Guardant's automatic tools).
If necessary, enter the CRM ID and description.
Click Create.
In the window with feateres, click Submit.
After that you should select the settings for the features as specified earlier.
If it is necessary to select a protection way, follow the steps below.
Go to the Settings tab.
In the Protection way section, select the switch next to the desired protection method.
If it is necessary to select a binding scheme, follow the steps below.
On the Settings tab.
In the Software license binding scheme section, click Change scheme. The Select binding scheme window will open. The computer hardware to which the license is linked at the time of activation should be selected here.
Select a binding scheme from the suggested ones (click on the binding scheme name) or create your own.
If you selected the suggested binding scheme, then proceed to the process of adding features.
If you decide to create your own, follow the steps below.
Click Create new scheme.
In the Scheme name field, enter the scheme name (for the vendor's convenience it must be unique).
Tick the checkboxes next to the names of the required equipment.
Next to the equipment names, set the switches to the required position:
If the switch next to the equipment is set to the On position, then such equipment can be replaced;
If the switch next to the equipment is set to the Off position, then such equipment cannot be replaced.
Use + and - to specify the maximum number of elements to replace that will not lead to the license being blocked (this action is available only when the number of switches in the On position is more than two).
Click Create.
To select the created binding scheme, click on its name.
Product Modification
The product modification procedure can be used for created products in any status. To modify a product follow the steps:
Select the Products menu item.
Click on the line with the product.
If it is necessary to change the product description, follow the steps below.
Next to the product name, click the three dots and select Change product description
In the Edit Product window, make your changes.
Click Save.
To start modification, click on the three dots next to the product name and select Modification. A page with all product parameters and settings will open.
In the Product name field, enter a new product name (it does not have to be unique, as it serves only for the convenience of the vendor).
In the CRM ID field, specify the product ID to link it to a similar object in CRM.
In the Product description field, enter a new product description (it is also set for the vendor's convenience).
In the Protection way section, set the switch next to the required license protection method.
In the Software license settings section, set the switches to the required positions.
This section is available for products created after July 12, 2022. If you need to configure this section settings for the product, you should create a new product.
If it is necessary to select a binding scheme, follow the steps below.
In the Software license binding scheme section, click Change scheme. The Select binding scheme window will open. The computer hardware to which the license is linked at the time of activation should be selected here.
Select a binding scheme from the suggested ones (click on the binding scheme name) or create your own.
If you selected the suggested binding scheme, then proceed to the process of adding features.
If you decide to create your own, follow the steps below.
Click Create new scheme.
In the Scheme name field, enter the scheme name (for the vendor's convenience it must be unique).
Tick the checkboxes next to the names of the required equipment.
Next to the equipment names, set the switches to the required position:
If the switch next to the equipment is set to the On position, then such equipment can be replaced;
If the switch next to the equipment is set to the Off position, then such equipment cannot be replaced.
Use + and - to specify the maximum number of elements to replace that will not lead to the license being blocked (this action is available only when the number of switches in the On position is more than two).
Click Create.
To select the created binding scheme, click on its name.
Add feature.
Each product must include at least one feature.
On the Features tab, click Add feature.
Select features from the suggested ones (tick the checkboxes next to their names) or create your own.
If you select a suggested feature, click Submit.
If you decide to create your own, follow the steps below.
Click Add feature. This will display the New feature window.
In the Feature name field, enter the name of the feature (for the vendor's convenience it must be unique).
In the Feature number field, enter the feature number (it is used when Guardant API is embedded into the protected application and for protection of executable files with Guardant's automatic tools).
If necessary, enter the CRM ID and description.
Click Create.
In the window with features, click Submit.
Tick the checkboxes next to the names of the required features and click Submit.
If it is necessary to select the settings for the features, follow the steps below.
Click the triangle to the left of the feature name. A list of feature settings will open.
Select settings.
Click Create product. This will create a new product in the system with the Draft status.
If the product is in the "DRAFT" status, it can be deleted permanently.
If the product is in the "ON SALE" status, it can be moved to the archive and restored if necessary.
Remove a product
To remove a product follow the steps:
Select the Products menu item.
In the line with the product name, click on the three dots and select Move to archive.
Restore a product
To restore a product follow the steps:
Select the Products menu item.
Go to the Archive tab.
In the line with the product name, click on the three dots and select Move from archive.
in the line with the feature name.