License Management Wizard

The License Management Wizard provides the same licensing options as the PowerDesigner setup program. Note that you do not need to be administrator on your machine to access the License Management Wizard.

You may need to access the wizard when:

  • Moving from a trial license to a regular license - You may need to rerun the setup program before launching the wizard if you need to install additional modules.

  • Extending a trial license – After having requested your extension (which will be in the form of a time-limited standalone local license) from Sybase.

  • Obtaining a trial of a new package – You must rerun setup to install the additional modules before launching the wizard.

  • Moving from a standalone local to a standalone served license or from a standalone to a floating license – You must be able to connect to the license server to make this change.

Note: The PowerDesigner plugin for Sybase Workspace is licensed with the other components of Workspace, and the following procedure is not available for Workspace users. For more information about licensing in Workspace, see the Sysam documentation provided with Workspace.
  1. Select Tools > License Parameters to open the Wizard.
    Note: If you have taken a mobile license, you will be prompted to return it before accessing the wizard. If you are using a served license and the server cannot be contacted, an error message will be displayed and you will not be able to access the wizard.


  2. Select a type of license (see License Management) and then click Next:
    • [local licenses] You must provide a valid license key. Follow the instructions to load the key and then click Finish to validate your license and exit the wizard.
    • [if you select to use a served license] Specify the name of the license server (and if your administrator has specified one, a port number), and click Next
  3. Specify the PowerDesigner package that you want to use, and then click Finish to validate your license and exit the wizard.
    Note: The list displays all the packages that are available on the server but does not necessarily mean that a license for a particular package is available. If no license is available for the selected package, you must select an alternate package or click Cancel to restore your previous license configuration.

    • If you are in trial mode, a license agreement dialog box is displayed.

    • If you have selected a standalone local license, the license file information is added to the license folder as a new license file.

    • If you have selected a served option (standalone or floating) a new license file is created to store the server name and port number.

    • If you have selected a different package, the new models of the package will be available the next time you start PowerDesigner.

Parent topic: License Management