Licensing Overview
Go Up to Licensing Your Product
The following topics provide a high-level discussion of key licensing topics and directs you to sources of more detailed information.
- Viewing Your License Type and Modules
- Understanding Trial, Workstation, and Networked Licenses
- Directing Queries Regarding Licenses
Viewing Your License Type and Modules
The About... dialog, available from the Help menu, displays your license type and each license module currently registered.
| DBArtisan & Rapid SQL 2016 (or newer) License | DBArtisan & Rapid SQL Pre-2016 License | |
|---|---|---|
| Workstation | Version 17 uses the 2016 serial number. Have end users use the “Update License” function in the License Manager to generate a 17.0 license. There is no need to go to the Maintenance Portal. | Obtain your 2016 serial numbers via the Maintenance Portal. Provide 2016 serial numbers to your end users. Once they install 17.0, they will enable 17.0 and subsequent versions under maintenance by registering the 2016 serial number. |
| NNU/Concurrent | Your license server administrator must rehost the existing certificates to update the licenses for the new release. 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. |
| DB Change Manager, DB Optimizer & DB PowerStudio 2016+ License | DB Change Manager, DB Optimizer & DB PowerStudio Pre-2016+ License | |
|---|---|---|
| Workstation | 17.0 uses the 2016+ serial number. Have end users use the “Update License” function in the License Manager to generate a 17.0 license. There is no need to go to the Maintenance Portal. | Obtain your 2016+ serial numbers via the Maintenance Portal. Provide 2016+ serial numbers to your end users. Once they install 17.0, they will enable 17.0 and subsequent versions under maintenance by registering the 2016+ serial number. |
| NNU/Concurrent | Your license server administrator must rehost the existing certificates to update the licenses for the new release. End users need a new slip file from the license server administrator. | Obtain your 16.5/2016+ certificates from the Maintenance Portal. Your license server administrator must host them and send end users a new slip file. |
Understanding Trial, Workstation, and Networked Licenses
Three kinds of licenses are available: Trial, Workstation, and Networked.
|
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 licensing |
A license or set of licenses is tied to a particular workstation. The product can only be used on that workstation. |
|
Networked licensing |
Networked licenses are administered and distributed by a central License Server (Enterprise License Center or Acresso FLEXnet Publisher). There are two types of networked licenses: Concurrent and Networked Named User. With Concurrent licensing, users on different machines take turns using licenses from a shared pool. With Networked Named User licensing, licenses are pre-assigned to specific users setup on the license server's user list. Those users are guaranteed to have licenses available any time. NOTE: Concurrent licenses can be borrowed for use without a network connection. For details, see Online/Offline Mode and Concurrent License Checkout. |
Directing Queries Regarding Licenses
Questions regarding license availability, feature availability, and client or server licensing, should be directed as follows:
- If you work in an organization that uses networked licensing, direct any questions to your site’s Rapid SQL administrator.
- If you are using workstation licensing, direct licensing questions to your IDERA representative.