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Overview

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. The following functions are available on the License Management page.

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Accessing the License Management page

There are 2 ways to access the License Management page:

• Via the Administration menu in the left-side navigation pane.
• Via the Admin Console.

To access the License Management page from the left-side navigation pane:

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   The License Management Page will be displayed
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To access the License Management page from the Admin Console:

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2. Click License Management from the right-hand side Administration menu on the Admin Console
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   The License Management page (as above) will be displayed

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Viewing current license information

Expand the Current License section on the License Management page

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license parameters for the Yellowfin instance. 

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Uploading a new license

Upon receiving a new or regenerated license key, admins can upload the new license to Yellowfin by following the steps below.

1. Expand the Upload License section and click the Choose file button to select the license file you wish to upload
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   Click the Preview button to compare the parameters of your existing license, to your new license
   The parameters of both licenses will be displayed in the Upload License section 
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2. Click the Submit button to upload the license file
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Invalid license message

If the license is invalid, a license error message will be displayed. Confirm the license

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You will then be shown the licence parameters of the file you selected and asked to confirm that it is correct to complete the upload.

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Invalid Licence Message

If your licence is invalid you will be presented with a licence error message. Confirm the licence is valid (dates, hostname) by viewing the parameters in a text editor. If all parameters appear to be valid, contact Yellowfin for support.

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host message

New license files must be uploaded To load a new licence file you must do so from the server on which Yellowfin is installed. If you do not do so an error is displayed.

, otherwise an error message will be displayed.

Automated mechanism to update license

Use the code provided below to query a license file from a central server and specify the time interval for updates. The system will automatically update the license if a new version is available.

Add a snippet in the web.xml to enable license auto provisioning servlet.

<servlet>
        <servlet-name>LicenceAutoProvision</servlet-name>
        <servlet-class>com.hof.servlet.LicenceAutoProvision</servlet-class>
        <init-param>
            <param-name>Enabled</param-name>
            <param-value>true</param-value>
        </init-param>
        <init-param>
            <param-name>TaskPeriodInterval</param-name>
            <param-value>360</param-value>
        </init-param>
        <init-param>
            <param-name>Protocol</param-name>
            <param-value>http</param-value>  
<!--            <param-value>https</param-value>--> 
<!--            <param-value>sftp</param-value>-->
        </init-param>
        <init-param>
            <param-name>Hostname</param-name>
            <param-value>localhost</param-value>
        </init-param>
        <init-param>
            <param-name>Port</param-name>
            <param-value>8100</param-value>
        </init-param>
        <init-param>
            <param-name>PathToLicenceFile</param-name>
            <param-value>/static/licence.lic</param-value>
        </init-param>
        <init-param>
            <param-name>Username</param-name>
            <param-value>demo</param-value>
        </init-param>
        <init-param>
            <param-name>Password</param-name>
            <param-value>demo</param-value>
        </init-param>
        <load-on-startup><!-- can use 9 or greater, as long as its one of the last servlet initialised --></load-on-startup>
    </servlet>

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Scheduling a license reminder

1. Expand the Reminder Schedule section on the License Management page
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2. Select the preferred reminder frequency by clicking on the Schedule links; in this instance we'll choose '90 Days'
   The License Reminder dialog box will be displayed
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3. Click the +Add Recipients link to add users or external recipients to the reminder schedule
   You can search for a user by typing their name in the field, or click People at the bottom of the dropdown to view all available users
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4. Click the name of the user to add them to the schedule
   The user will be displayed in the People section
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5. To add an external recipient, type an email address in the field and press the enter or return key on your keyboard
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   The external recipient will be added to the Email Addresses section
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6. Hover over a user or an email and click the X on the right-hand side of the dialog box to remove a recipient
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7. Click the X in the top right-hand corner of the dialog box to close the dialog box and save the license reminder settings
   The License Management page will be displayed, showing the total number of recipients for the reminder frequency
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8. Check the checkbox to activate the reminder schedule
   Recipients will be notified accordingly at the selected frequency schedule
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