# Configuration guide: Adobe Acrobat licensing

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The configuration options on this page are only accessible to [administrators](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/administration/account-management/roles#roles-administration).

Refer to the [Usage guide: Adobe Acrobat licensing](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/library-packs/software-asset-management/adobe-acrobat-licensing/usage-guide-adobe-acrobat-licensing) to use library content as a standard user.
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## Prerequisites

This library pack contains content from the following required expansion products:

* [​Employee Engagement - Campaigns​](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/campaigns)
* [​Flow - Workflows](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/workflows)
* [Applications](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/applications)
* [Software metering](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/software-metering)

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Some of these products offer default access to their respective content and can still be used without [expansion products](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/overview/products).\
To learn more about default thresholds for expansion products, [visit the extended documentation](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/library-packs/software-asset-management/adobe-acrobat-licensing/broken-reference).
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## Included content and dependencies <a href="#operatingsystems-stability-security-andcompliance-configurationguide-contentlistanddependency" id="operatingsystems-stability-security-andcompliance-configurationguide-contentlistanddependency"></a>

This library pack contains the following content and dependencies:

| Type                                                                                 | Name                                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                  | Dependencies                                                                                           |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Live dashboards](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/live-dashboards)     | **Adobe Acrobat licensing**             | Helps improve visibility into Adobe Acrobat presence and usage to optimize licensing costs by removing unused copies and downgrading Pro editions where they are not needed. |                                                                                                        |
| [Remote actions](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/remote-actions)       | **Get Adobe Acrobat Entitlement Level** | Retrieves the Adobe Acrobat DC entitlement level from user registry keys.                                                                                                    | <ul><li>Required to populate specific dashboard widgets.</li></ul>                                     |
| [Campaigns](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/campaigns)                 | **Adobe software usage assessment**     | Asks users whether they are using the advanced features of the Pro version of that application or if they are ready to downgrade to the Standard version.                    |                                                                                                        |
| [Applications](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/applications)           | **Adobe Acrobat**                       | Required for the Adobe Acrobat software metering rule to monitor usage of Adobe Acrobat application instances                                                                | <ul><li>Required to populate specific dashboard widgets.</li></ul>                                     |
| [Software metering](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/software-metering) | **Adobe Acrobat**                       | It is necessary to monitor the utilisation of Adobe Acrobat application instances, specifically the desktop\_focus\_time property.                                           | <ul><li>Required to populate specific dashboard widgets.</li><li>Must be configured manually</li></ul> |

## Configuring Adobe Acrobat licensing pack <a href="#operatingsystems-stability-security-andcompliance-configurationguide-configurationguide" id="operatingsystems-stability-security-andcompliance-configurationguide-configurationguide"></a>

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Adapt these suggested configuration steps to edit and customize content according to your organizational needs.
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Follow these steps to install and configure content:

* Before configuration - Install library pack content from [Nexthink Library](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/nexthink-library)
* [​Step 1 - Configure remote actions](#step-1-configure-remote-actions)
* [​Step 2 - Edit campaigns​](#step-2-edit-campaign)
* [​Step 3 - Configure software metering rule](#step-3-configure-software-metering-rule)

### **Step 1 - Configure remote actions**

Navigate to the [Managing Remote Actions](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/remote-actions/managing-remote-actions) administration page to review and edit your remote actions.

We recommend the following configurations for these remote actions:

<table data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Trigger</th><th width="453">Schedule query</th><th>Parameters to edit</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Get Adobe Acrobat Entitlement Level</strong></td><td>Scheduled, weekly</td><td><pre data-full-width="false"><code>1 devices
2 | where operating_system.platform == windows
</code></pre></td><td>N/A</td></tr></tbody></table>

### **Step 2 - Edit campaigns**

This library pack contains one Engage[ campaign](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/campaigns), "Adobe software usage assessment." This campaign asks users if they are using advanced features of the Pro version or if they want to downgrade to Standard.

This campaign should be modified before use to ensure it meets corporate communication guidelines. Navigate to the [Managing Campaigns](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/campaigns/managing-campaigns) administration page to review and edit this campaign.

Remember to:

* Customize the sender name and image.
* Review and adjust questions.
* Publish the campaign when you are ready to use it.

### **Step 3 - Configure software metering rule**

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Note that this library pack requires manual configuration of the [software metering](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/software-metering) rule for the Adobe Acrobat application. This software metering rule is necessary to provide you with visibility of Adobe Acrobat desktop focus time over the extended period of the past 90 days.
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Navigate to the [manage software metering rules](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/software-metering/managing-software-metering) administration page to review and create this software metering rule with the following settings:

| Setting                | Value          |
| ---------------------- | -------------- |
| Software metering name | Adobe Acrobat  |
| NQL ID                 | adobe\_acrobat |
| License type           | User based     |
| Applications           | Adobe Acrobat  |

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The `desktop_focus_time` metric used in this dashboard requires manual configuration.

Refer to [Focus time metric configuration](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/references/database-information-and-organization/focus-time-metric) for instructions on manually configuring `desktop_focus_time` in your tenant.
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RELATED TOPICS

* [Adobe Acrobat licensing](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/library-packs/software-asset-management/adobe-acrobat-licensing)
* [Usage guide: Adobe Acrobat licensing](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/library-packs/software-asset-management/adobe-acrobat-licensing/usage-guide-adobe-acrobat-licensing)
* ​[Manage Campaigns](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/campaigns/managing-campaigns)​
* ​[Manage Remote Actions](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/remote-actions/managing-remote-actions)


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