In the portal it is possible to add metadata to a product. I am able to sucessfully query this metadata using GetProductMetadata with the LexActivator library for node based licence but there doesn’t seem to be any equivalent function in the LexFloatingClient library for on premise floating licence - is there a way to query the product metadata with this library?
Thanks!
Hi @Helen,
Thanks for reaching out!
You’re right, while GetProductMetadata() is available in the LexActivator library but is currently not supported in the LexFloatingClient library yet. That said, we do plan to support this in the future.
In the meantime, please note that product metadata is associated with the product itself, so any license linked to the product will have access to this metadata.
Thank you Anees,
When you say you plan to support this in the future - do you have an idea of the timescale? - will it be in the next version?
The license linked to the product may have access to this metadata but there doesn’t seem to be any way to retrieve it via the API with an on-premise network licence - the GetHostLicenseMetadata function can’t see it either…
Thanks!
Hi @Helen,
Just to clarify, retrieving license metadata is already supported through the LexFloatClient via the GetHostLicenseMetadata() function. However, at present, there is no function in the LexFloatClient for retrieving product metadata. Once this capability is added, all licenses associated with a given product will be able to access the corresponding product metadata.
Could you please clarify if you want to retrieve the license-metadata which is specific to license or the product-metadata which is specific to product?
Hello Anness,
Yes, we already use the GetHostLicenseMetadata function to get licence metadata and we wish to also retrieve the product metadata.
When you had said " product metadata is associated with the product itself, so any license linked to the product will have access to this metadata." I had thought you meant we could get the product metadata using the licence metadata function but this is not the case so yes we would need the new function you plan to implement.
Thanks very much.
Hi @Helen,
Thank you for confirming. The estimated timeline for the product metadata retrieval functionality in LexFloatClient is approximately 4–5 weeks. I’ll keep you updated as we make progress.
In the meantime, if you have any further questions or need any assistance, please feel free to reach out to us via support@cryptlex.com.
Thank you very much Anees, that is great!
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You are welcome! 
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Hi Annes, I have downloaded the latest version of the LexFloatClient library (4.11.0) but it doesn’t look like the functionality to retirieve the Product metadata has been included yet in this release - can you confirm?
There is a new function GetFloatingClientMetadata() but this is for other metadata I think, not the product metadata.
Is it still planned to include this functionality like you mentioned in April?
Regards, Helen
Hi @Helen,
I would like to assure you that support for retrieving product metadata in the LexFloatClient has already been taken up and is scheduled for inclusion in an upcoming release. I understand this is a feature you have been anticipating, and I sincerely appreciate your patience as we work towards delivering it.
To clarify, Floating Client Metadata refers to the activation metadata for a floating client, which can be set using the SetFloatingClientMetadata() function and retrieved using GetFloatingClientMetadata().
I will keep you informed as soon as this functionality becomes available. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@cryptlex.com if you have any questions or require further assistance.
Ok, thank you Anees.
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