Building a Usage License

Open the usage License builder.

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To build a usage license click on the Usage License button in the button bar.

• If you have a custom usage license saved under the Custom Usage License tab in the sidebar, Blinkbid will automatically fill the Usage License field with that license. You can overwrite if you wish.
• If you have a custom usage license saved in the contact card of the contact associated with the job, Blinkbid will automatically fill the Usage License field with that license. You can overwrite if you wish.

Build your usage license.

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1. Blinkbid will make an educated guess at the Licenses and Licensor of the job, however, you can override what Blinkbid enters by clicking into the fields. Then select the other criteria for the license.
2. If this is a license that you plan on using over and over again, click the Save These Settings button and name the settings.
3. When you've completed filling out all the data, click the Build the Usage License button and you'll be returned to the previous screen

Accessing a saved usage license.

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If you have previously saved a usage license or you want to rebuild the last license you built, click on the drop down menu at the top of the window and the click the Build the Usage License button.

The usage tracker.

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When you build your usage license Blinkbid does its best to guess when the expiration of the usage license is and put into the Usage License Tracker. But if you manually edit your license you may need to update the license expiry date.

1. Click the Usage Tracker button.
2. Enter the appropriate values.
3. Your expiry date will be indicated in the top right of the Usage License Field.

For more information about usage licenses go to UsageLicense.com

Tracking your usage licenses.

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Usage license tracking is a list of jobs in which the Usage Licenses have expired. Usage license expiry dates are determined in the Terms window of each job. When you create a usage license for your client, Blinkbid will determine the expiry date based on the data you enter into the usage license builder. If you write your own usage license or use a custom usage license stored in your preferences or in the notes section of a contact card, you can click on the Usage Tracker button (above) to enter an expiry date for the usage license. Clicking on a job in the Tracking window will present you with a set of options.

1. Remove From List: This DOES NOT delete the job. It just removes the job from the Usage Tracking list.
2. Show the job information: Pops up a window with the relevant information about the job, including the usage license. There you'll find a button to email the contact from the job.
3. Open the job: takes you to the job.
4. Create a followup invoice: this function creates another job based on the information from the one in the Usage License Tracking list. It enables users to quickly construct a new invoice for additional usage rights.