Licensing an Adapter

To activate and use the adapter, license it separately. If the adapter is purchased after the original TA installation, you will receive a new license file authorizing the use of the adapter.

TA supports these license types:

• a demo license that is used for a specified period of time before it expires (for example, 30 days);

• a permanent license.

To license an adapter:

1. Stop the TA Master:

   Windows:

   1. Click Start, and then All Programs > Tidal Automation > Scheduler > Service Control Manager.

   2. Verify that the Master is displayed in the Service list and click Stop to halt 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 and enter the demo code in the newly created file.

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

4. Start the TA Master:

   Windows:

   Click Start in the Service Control Manager.

   UNIX:

   Enter tesm start.

   The Master reads and applies the license when it starts.

To validate that the license was applied, click Registered License from the System Configuration > Activities menu.