Assura run from SKILL code

Hi all

I was able to run Diva decks from SKILL code in my previous life. I am
using Assura now and very disappointed because officially there is no direct
method to run Assura decks from SKILL code. So 3 questions:

1) why?
2) is there any method to run Assura deck from SKILL without creation rsf
file
3) is it possible to run Diva DRC using Assura DRC licenses?

Thanks
Dionis

 

Dionis:
You need to set the following environment variable at the UNIX prompt
prior to invoking either
icfb or layoutPlus:

setenv ASSURA_MASTER_KEY

It is not important to set the variable to "nothing", or to any
particular value or string. The binaries check for the existence of
the environment variable only, not for what it is set to.

By setting the above variable you will be able to use an Assura
license to run a Diva job, provided the following criteria
is satisfied:

- The Diva product license feature already exists in the license file.

- The Assura product license corresponding to the respective Diva
product license also exists
in the license file.

Be advised that setting this enviorment variable does *NOT* grant you
extra free Diva licenses.

The purpose of the ASSURA_MASTER_KEY environment variable is to allow
users to temporarily run Diva jobs using the corresponding Assura
license in order
to compare the output from Assura to Diva to make sure that no real
errors were missed or
false errors generated when converting rules files over from Diva to
Assura without having
to tie up your current Diva licenses.

Here's a typical scenario of how the ASSURA_MASTER_KEY variable is
designed to be used:

Let's say I have 3 Diva LVS licenses and 1 Assura LVS license.

Users A, B, and C are all running Diva LVS jobs. Thererfore, all 3
Diva LVS licenses are checked out and no more Diva LVS jobs will be
allowed to run until one or more of the
checked out licenses are checked back in.

User D is an Assura user who is in the process of converting a Diva
LVS rules file to Assura and wants to compare the LVS output from
Assura
to make sure the results are the same as the base Diva LVS deck. Since
all the Diva LVS licenses
are currently in use, User D can open a new xterm window, type 'setenv
ASSURA_MASTER_KEY'
at the UNIX prompt in that xterm window and then invoke either icfb or
layoutPlus. Provided
the Assura LVS license is available (i.e. it's not been checked out by
another Assura user),
User D can now run a Diva LVS job via the Assura LVS license.

This will only work with the icfb or layoutPlus session that was
invoked in that local xterm window.

It is strongly recommended that you do NOT add 'setenv
ASSURA_MASTER_KEY' to your .cshrc file because doing
so will restrict you to running Diva jobs using the corresponding
Assura licenses. If all
your Assura licenses are checked out, your Diva job will queued to
execute, even if you have
Diva licenses available.

Also, be advised that the functionality of the ASSURA_MASTER_KEY
environment variable is only available wiith Assura 2.0. Although no
official decision was
been made at the time this solution was written, but there is strong
talk of withdrawing this
feature when Assura 3.0 is released.

 

Thank you very much. That was exactly what I desperately wanted