Activate license window
The Activate license window installs a license key. It shows what a key will install before you activate it, and restores or removes a license.
Opening it
- Select Activate… in the License block of the Home page.
- Select Help › Enter License… in the Control Panel or a workspace window.
| # | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Current | The installed license and its status, such as Current: License · Valid until …. With no key installed it reads No license · No license key; with a key that does not validate, License key · Not valid. |
| 2 | ⋯ | More options: restore the previous license or remove this one. See Restore or remove a license. |
| 3 | New license key | Paste the whole key you received from Statical. Line breaks and spaces are removed as you paste. Your company's license administrator finds the keys on MyPages. |
| 4 | Key preview | What the key will install. See Key preview. |
| 5 | Activate | Installs the key. It reads Activate anyway when the key gives you less than you have, and stays disabled for a key that is rejected. |
| 6 | Cancel | Closes the window and leaves the installed license as it is. Esc does the same. |
Activate a license key
Activate a key when you have bought a license, renewed one or received a trial key by email.
- Open the window with Activate… on the Home page.
- Paste the key into New license key. The preview shows what the key installs.
- Select Activate, or Activate anyway if the preview warns of a step down.
The window closes, and an Activation dialog says License activated. or Trial license activated. The Home page shows the new license, and the open workspace windows get its features without a restart.
Key preview
Prism checks a key as soon as you paste it, before anything is saved. The preview shows what the key would install:
| # | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Key preview | What the key would install, in amber. |
| 2 | Reasons | Why the key gives you less than you have. |
| 3 | Activate anyway | Installs the key despite the warning. |
- In green, for a key at least as good as your current one: Activates … or Replaces it with …, the license holder, and Valid until ….
- In amber, for a step down, with the reasons, such as It's a trial license., It expires on …, earlier than your current license. or It's licensed to …, not …. The button then reads Activate anyway, so you do not replace a better license by mistake.
A key that is already installed shows This key is already installed.
Rejected keys
A key that cannot be installed is never saved, and your installed license stays in place. The window says why:
| # | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Message | Why the key cannot be installed; listed below. |
| 2 | Activate | Stays disabled. |
| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| This key expired on …. | Use a current key. |
| This key isn't valid. Check that you copied all of it. | Copy the whole key again. |
| This key is for Prism for AL, not Prism for C/AL. | Enter the key in Prism for AL, and use a Prism for C/AL key here. |
| This key isn't for Prism for C/AL. | Use a Prism for C/AL key. |
| This key isn't valid on this computer. | The key is bound to another computer; contact us. |
| This key has no license type. Contact Statical. | Contact us. |
| This key isn't valid. | Check the key, or contact us. |
Restore or remove a license
Prism keeps the valid licenses you replace, so you can undo a change. Select ⋯ at the end of the Current row:
| # | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Restore the previous license (until …)… | Restores the license you had before. |
| 2 | Remove license… | Removes the installed license. |
Without a valid license, a Previous license card shows the license you had before, with its holder and expiry date. Select Restore on the card to activate it again.
License status texts
The license status on the Home page and the About page is one of these:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Unlicensed, No license installed | No license is installed. Activate a key or start a trial. |
| Trial expires today / tomorrow / in N days | A trial license is running. |
| Trial expired … | The trial has ended. Subscribe to Prism for C/AL to keep all features. |
| Invalid trial license | The installed trial license cannot be used. |
| Valid until … | The license is valid. |
| Up for renewal | The license expires within 32 days. |
| Expires … | The license expires within 16 days. |
| Expired … | The license has expired. |
| Not valid on this machine | The license is bound to another computer. |
| Invalid | The installed license cannot be used. |
License changes while Prism runs
Prism adopts a license that changes from outside while it runs, without a restart: a key installed with the command-line tool, or a license that passes its expiry date. Prism shows no message for such a change. The License block on the Home page updates, and each workspace window rebuilds the object it shows with the features the new license grants.