Modifying licenses in a BOM

So that you can successfully manage license risk, you may need to edit the license(s) for a component version used in a BOM so that it is different from the component's declared license identified in Black Duck KB.

You can modify a single license or include multi-license scenarios, such as "License A AND License B" or "License A OR License B". This lets you accurately represent the licenses in Black Duck for the components in your projects

If you have modified a license, you can select to revert it back to the license as defined by Black Duck KnowledgeBase.

Note: License adjustments can be made at both the project and project version levels. This behavior is controlled by the Component Adjustments project setting, which also governs other component adjustments.

To modify licenses:

  1. Log in to Black Duck.

  2. Select the project name using the Watching or My Projects dashboard. The Project Name page appears.

  3. Select the version name to open the Components tab and view the BOM.

  4. Select the single license or multi-license to open the Component Name Version Component License dialog box.


    Component license dialog box

  5. Select the Edit Mode option to enable editing.


    Component License dialog box

  6. Edit the license as described here.