License Configuration

On application start-up the YAKINDU License Management checks if a valid license is registered for all installed YAKINDU products. If this is not the case, a notification pops up in the bottom right corner of your screen, indicating a missing license. A similar notification pops up when a license’s expiration date is getting close.

Licenses can be set up in the YAKINDU Licenses preference page. You can navigate to this page by either clicking on the link Open Preferences in the notification pop-up or by opening the preferences of your application (e.g. Window -> Preferences on MS Windows).

The preference page shows an overview of all required and currently loaded YAKINDU licenses. The overview always shows valid licenses that are currently in use. Clicking on the header of a column sorts the table alphabetically based on the column’s content. Double-clicking a row shows further information for a license.

The checkbox in each row can be used to entirely disable a license. This is useful if a specific feature is available as limited floating license on a server that is shared amongst multiple users. Then disabling such a feature will not occupy a license from the server when others need need.

Clicking on the bell in the notification column enables or disables the notification service for the corresponding license. Thereby notification pop-ups can be suppressed at application start-up. The notification settings are stored when clicking on or . Default settings (all notifications enabled) can always be restored via .
The notifications will inform you about missing licenses or licenses which will expire soon.

The action column shows the possible actions. In case of a file based license, a button is shown. Clicking on this button deletes the associated license file. Note, that license files may contain multiple licenses in general. Therefore, before deletion, a confirmation dialog appears, listing all licenses contained in the file to be deleted.

Importing License Files

License files can be imported via . A dialog appears to select a license file from the file system. When importing a license file you can choose the target folder into which it will be stored. The file should be saved to the ".YAKINDU" folder in the user’s home directory. It can also be saved to the application’s installation folder. These are the two folders used by the YAKINDU License Management to look for valid licenses.

Floating Licenses

In case your application supports the use of floating licenses, a corresponding license server can be configured.

When changing license server settings, YAKINDU License Management will attempt to return all licenses that are currently in use and check them out from the new server location.

Floating licenses can be either borrowable or not. Borrowable licenses can be borrowed from the license server to be available for offline use. When a floating license is borrowed, the license information is stored locally for the time of borrowing, hence no connection to a license server is required.

To borrow a license, click on the button. A dialog appears where you can define the borrow time. A borrowed license is automatically returned when the borrow time expires.

However, it is possible to early return a borrowed license by clicking on the button. Please note, that returning borrowed licenses is only possible when the license server can be accessed.

External Configuration

The following settings can also be configured externally.

These settings may also be configured in file ylm.properties which is expected in the product folder or in folder '/configuration/ylm.properties', depending on the actual product.