Problem: You would like to change the license types assigned to particular workstations
To see the available licenses for your installation, do the following:
- Launch the License Manager
- Double click on the License Company Name
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The numbers on the right-hand side in the Properties screen show how many licenses you have on your license, including
- Connector Licenses (Administrator Tool Licenses)
- Report Manager Licenses
- Report Viewer Licenses
- Financial Report Designer License (Excel Genie Enabled)
To change a license type
- Select the License Name in the list of workstations already licensed
- "Workstation License Type" shows what it is currently licensed as
- Select the dropdown and change it to the desired license
- Click Apply
Note: if there are not enough available licenses to make the change, you will need to delete a license of the appropriate type and then re-add it once more have become free. The easiest way is to note down the workstation name from the list and then manually re-add it. It can also be done by delete the license and then getting the workstation to launch any module. This will bring up a select box for available licenses again.
To delete a license and re-allocate it
- Right click on the Workstation name
- Select "Delete"
- Confirm
- Run "Perform Serialisation" again by select the License Company Name and using the "Perform Serialisation" button from the main screen
To manually add a license
- Note down the workstation name or retrieve it from the workstation itself
- Right click on the License Company Name
- Select "Add Workstation License"
- Input the Workstation Name (please note it is case sensitive)
- Select the License Type