Activations
An activation refers to a method of generating a license for a product. Licenses uses machine-specific locking criteria to identify a device. This ensures that the product can be used only on the device to which it is locked.
Prerequisites for activating a product:
>The remaining quantity of the product in your entitlement must be more than zero.
>The locking code of your machine must be available when generating a locked license.
The Activations Page
NOTE Although all activation options are described below, only the relevant options for your activation are visible on your screen.
In the navigation pane, click Activations to open the Activations page.
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| View activations or license details |
>Viewing Activations or License Details |
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Activate a product NOTE You perform these activation tasks from the Entitlements page or the Products page.
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>Activating a Product Using Standard Locking Criteria >Activating a Product Using Fingerprint Locking |
| View automatically activated products | |
| Revoke an activation |
Viewing Activations or License Details
This section describes what you can do on the Activations page.
Viewing Activation Information
For each activation, there are several details available on the Activations page.
The following table explains these activation details:
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| Activation Date |
Activation date of the product. |
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| Product Name | Name of the product activated. | ||
| AID | Unique ID that identifies the activation. | ||
| EID | Unique ID that identifies the entitlement from which the product is activated. | ||
| Activated Quantity | Quantity of the product activated | ||
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| String | License string that is generated after activating a product. | ||
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Saves the license string to a new file. | ||
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Appends the license string to an existing file. | ||
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Copies the license string to the clipboard. | ||
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Search Parameters for Activations
You can use the search bar to filter the listed activations based on the following search parameters.
>AID: Unique identifier for an activation.
>Fingerprint-Friendly Name: A friendly name for the machine fingerprint registered for the activated product.
>Locking Code: Locking information of a locked license generated for a product.
>Product Name: Name of the activated product.
>Product Suite Name: Name of the activated product suite.
For information on how to search, see Searching an Entity.
Actions for an Activation
The Actions column provides additional operations that you can perform for an activation. Some or all of the following options may be available.
| Action | Description |
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| View Entitlements |
Opens the entitlement for the selected activation in the Entitlements page. For details, see Entitlements. |
| View Downloads |
Opens the download details of the activated product in the Downloads page. For details, see Downloads. |
| View License Certificate | Displays the license certificate for the activation and enables you to send the license certificate details by email or save the license to a file. For details, see Viewing a License Certificate. |
| Revoke | Revokes the activation. For details, see Revoking a License. |
Viewing a License Certificate
The license certificate contains the details of the license generated for the product.
To view and email a license certificate for an activation:
1.Select an activation.
2.In the Actions column, click 
(More Actions).
3.Click the View License Certificate action. The license certificate appears:
4.Click one of the following buttons to perform the given action:
•Send Email: Enables you to send the license certificate details to up to 15 email addresses (separated by commas).
•Save License: Enables you to save the license certificate as a file.
•Append License to File: Enables you to append the license certificate to an existing file.
Revoking a License
If available, you can revoke an activation to return your licenses to the software vendor. When you revoke an activation, the quantity of the revoked license is immediately re-credited to the entitlement. You might want to return a license if your device is lost, stolen, or damaged.
To revoke the license for an activated product:
1.Navigate to the Activations page.
2.Select the activation that you want to revoke.
3.Under Actions, click the Revoke button. The Revoke Activation confirmation box appears.
4.Click Revoke to confirm the revocation. The revoked activation is re-credited to its entitlement.