Licensing an Adapter

Each TA Adapter must be separately licensed. You cannot use an Adapter until you apply the license file. If you purchase the Adapter after the original installation of TA, you will receive a new license file authorizing the use of the Adapter.

You might have a Demo license which is good for 30 days, or you might have a Permanent license. The procedures to install these license files are described below.

To license an Adapter:

1. Stop the TA Master:

   Windows:

   1. Click Windows icon and choose Tidal Automation > TA Service Manager.

   2. Verify that the TA Master is displayed in the Service list and click Stop to stop the Master.

   UNIX: Enter tesm stop.

2. Create the license file.

   • For a Permanent license, rename your Permanent license file to master.lic.

   • For a Demo license, create a file called demo.lic, then type the demo code into the demo.lic file.

3. Place the file in the C:\Program Files\TIDAL\Scheduler\Master\config directory.

4. Restart the Master.

   Windows: Click Start in the TA Service Manager.

   UNIX: Enter tesm start.

   The Master reads and applies the license when it starts.

5. To validate that the license was applied, choose Registered License from Activities main menu.