GridVis Startup behavior with existing license

Note

The following information is provided for users who already have an existing GridVis license. The licensing procedures GridVis Desktop and GridVis Web start with are described here.

Behavior when starting GridVis Desktop

Initial situation	Licensing procedure after starting	Explanation
Valid old license present	GridVis Desktop starts with the previous license model	GridVis automatically detects that an old license is present and starts in the corresponding mode
No license present	Starts with the current license model
Valid current license present	Starts with the current license model

To view or select the active licensing procedure, click the License Management button.

The License Manager window opens.

The active licensing procedure is selected.

If you want to change the licensing procedure, click the corresponding radio button and restart GridVis via the button.

GridVis will now always be started with the selected procedure.

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Behavior when starting GridVis Web

Initial situation	Licensing procedure after starting
Existing old license present Main project not licensed according to current license model.	The service starts with the previous license model
Existing old license present Main project is licensed according to current license model.	The service starts with the current license model
There is no project loaded. There is no license file in the GridVis installation folder or the Userdir folder.	The service starts with the current license model

To display the active licensing procedure, click the License dialog box in the System menu.

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License information; in the example, the current license model