Overview

License activation determines which modules and products will be available in APM. You require license activation for each module or feature that you want to use (that is, you cannot use a module or a feature until the associated license is activated).

Other types of content, such as Catalog items, may be available even if the license for the associated module is not activated. However, this content will not be functional because it requires specific families that must be activated.

To activate APM licenses, you must supply a license file that will be provided to you with your APM distribution package. In this documentation, we provide instructions for activating licenses. This documentation assumes that you have already obtained your license file, which is required to complete the activation process.

For production versions of APM, after you have activated your licenses, you should be able to continue using the associated modules and products until you upgrade to a new version of APM. After you upgrade, the licenses will no longer be valid. Any modules that were previously available will no longer be accessible in the APM application. You will need a new license file in order to reactivate the licenses on the new version.

If you use temporary licenses for demo or trial purposes, your licenses will expire after a certain period of time, as determined by your trial agreement. After the licenses have expired, you will no longer be able to log in to the APM system. However, if you are a Super User, you will receive a prompt on the log in page that will allow you to load a new license file.