Manage Activation codes and Product Licenses

After adding the activation codes for the Proficy product licenses to the Local License Server, you can manage them by performing actions listed in the overflow icon of the License Server-Administration panel.

Add and Manage a License

  1. Add a server in the License Server-Administration panel.
  2. Add an activation code to the server.
  3. Click the overflow icon to perform the above actions and manage the activation codes of the product licenses.
    Note: Ensure that you have connectivity to both the Cloud Server and the Local License Server . Otherwise, the link to perform the actions will be disabled.

Remove Licenses

You can remove licenses from the Local License Server that are no longer in use.

  • Select Remove Licenses.

    The Remove Licenses from Server window appears listing all the activated licenses.

  • For each activation code, enter the number of licenses to delete from the server in the Remove column.
  • Select Remove.

    The Activation code removed successfully message appears.

Reserve Licenses

You can reserve available licenses on a Local License Server to use at a later time. After you reserve a license, it is no longer accessible to any client.

  • Select Reservation Licenses.
    The Reserve Licenses from Server window appears displaying the following columns:
    • Total: The total number of licenses on this server.
    • Available: The number of available licenses for clients connected to this server.
    • Reserved: The number of licenses currently reserved on this server for later use. Expired licenses remain in this column until you remove them.
    • Desired Reserve: The number of licenses that you plan to reserve on this server.
  • In the Desired Reserve column, enter the number of licenses that you want to reserve for each desired product.
    Note: You can increase and decrease this number as well as enter a zero to clear the license from the reservation list.
  • Optional: Select the overflow icon , and then select:
    • Clear All Reservations to remove all reservations.
    • Reserve All to reserve all available licenses for all products.
  • Select Reserve Licenses.

    The Activation code reserved successfully message appears.

Refresh Licenses from Cloud Server

You can refresh the licenses on the Local License Server to update them with any modifications made in the Cloud Server. Refreshing also retrieves any new licenses from the Cloud Server.

  • Select Refresh licenses from cloud server.

    The Refresh from Cloud Server was updated successfully message appears.

Clean

You can permanently remove all license information from the Local License Server. If you remove a license that is currently in use, you can no longer extend the lease on that license.

  • Select Clean.

    The Clean licenses on Server window appears with a following message.

    Cleaning is irreversible. By clicking on the Clean Button, you agree on removing all existing licenses from your computer. These licenses will have to be reconfigured once the process is completed.

  • Select Clean.

    The Your server was reset successfully message appears.

Export List

You can download license information from the Local License Server.

  • Select Export List.
    The Export Licenses window appears with the following export options:
    • Export As Text and
    • Export As CSV
  • Select the export option as required and select Export.

    The license information is downloaded at <location:\License_List.txt or csv> and status message File exported successfully appears.

View Logs

You can view and download error logs as well as access logs from the Local License Server.

  • Select View Logs.

    The Server Administration - Logs window appears, listing log-level types, message descriptions, and date and time stamps, with options to download logs.

  • Select Error, Access, or Transaction log types separately, or choose all log types from the Download drop-down list.
  • Select Download.

    The logs will be downloaded to <location:\License Server Logs.zip>.

  • Select Close.

Generate Offline Activation Request

A Request file and a Response file are used as a medium between a computer having internet access and the Cloud Server to activate the licenses on the offline computer. Refer to the steps mentioned in Generate Offline Activation Request.

Generate Response File

Collect the request file from the offline computer and generate a response file from an online computer. Refer to the steps mentioned in Generate Response File.

Update Licenses from Response File

After generating a request file from your offline computer and a response file from an online computer, you can activate licenses on the offline computer. Refer to the steps in Update Licenses from Response File.

Column Chooser

The Column Chooser option helps you customize the columns in the table according to your preferences.

  • Select Column Chooser.

    The Column Chooser window appears.

  • Choose the columns that you want to view in the table by selecting the check boxes next to them (Activation Code, Description, Total, In Use, Available Licenses, Expiration, and Product Name) or clear the check box if you do not want to view it.
  • Select to close the Column Chooser window.

    The selected columns will be displayed on the table.