Licensing ER/Studio Business Architect
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ER/Studio Business Architect requires a license in order to run.
ER/Studio Business Architect supports three types of licenses:
- Trial licenses: A license for a 14-day, full-featured trial version of the product. The trial license must be registered before you can use the product.
- Workstation licenses: A license or set of licenses that is tied to a particular workstation. If licensee has purchased a single seat license, licensee may install the product on one computer for use by one end user.
- Networked licenses: Networked licenses are administered and distributed by a central License Server (IDERA License Center, Appwave or Acresso FLEXnet Publisher). There are two types of networked licenses:
- Concurrent licensing: Users on different machines take turns using licenses from a shared pool.
- Networked Named User licensing: Licenses are pre-assigned to specific users that are set up on the license server's user list. Those users are guaranteed to have licenses available any time.
Upgrading Your License
ER/Studio Data Architect Editions, Enterprise Team Edition 2016 (or later) and pre-2016, and ER/Studio Business Architect Licenses
| Type / Version | ER/Studio Data Architect Editions and Enterprise Team Edition: 2016 (or later) Client License | ER/Studio Data Architect Editions and Enterprise Team Edition: Pre-2016 Client License | ER/Studio Business Architect: All Licenses |
| Workstation | ER/Studio 18.0.x uses the version 2016 serial number. Have end users perform the “Update ...” function in the License Manager to generate an 18.0.x license. Note that version 18.0.x must be installed on the same machine as 2016 and 2016+. There is no need to go to the Maintenance Portal. | Obtain your 2016 serial numbers from the Maintenance Portal. Provide 2016 serial numbers to your end users, and they will install and activate 18.0.x products by using the 2016 serial numbers. | Version 18.0.x uses the same serial number as the 2016+ version. If you have a 2016+ serial number, register it again on the same machine. The updated license will include the 18.0.x version. If you do not have a 2016+ serial number, obtain it from the Maintenance Portal. |
| NNU/Concurrent | Your license server administrator must update the existing 2016 license certificates to obtain the 18.0.x license. End users need a new slip file from the license server administrator. | Obtain your 2016 certificates from the Maintenance Portal. Your license server administrator must host them and send end users a new slip file. | Version 18.0.x uses the same certificates as version 2016+. If needed, obtain your version 2016+ license certificates from the Maintenance Portal. Ask your license server administrator to host the new license certificates. |
If you encounter a discrepancy with license counts or have issues retrieving your licenses, please email EMBTProductUpgrade@embarcadero.com.
ER/Studio Team Server 2016 (or later) and Pre-2016 Licenses
| Type / Version | ER/Studio Team Server: 2016 (or later) License | ER/Studio Team Server: Pre-2016 License |
| Workstation | Version 18.0.x uses the version 2016 serial number. There is no need to go to the Maintenance Portal. | Obtain your 2016 serial number from the Maintenance Portal. Use that serial number to activate Team Server version 18.0.x. |
If you encounter a discrepancy with license counts or have issues retrieving your licenses, please email EMBTProductUpgrade@embarcadero.com.