EA FAQ’s: Problems with EA floating license?
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Some of you don’t like the way Enterprise Architect handles their floating license. It also occurs that user have problems with Enterprise Architect when they are trying to use it offline.
Q: Is a floating license configurable to allow check out a key for offline-working?
A: Yes, the floating license system is configurable to allow you to checkout a key and hold it for offline use if needed. If you planned on using a laptop system for example and knew you would need to work away from the office the next day, you could checkout the key before leaving the office and be able to use it the next day without having to re-connect to the network.Q: How can i configure a period for a floating license?
A: The period that the license can remain checked-out for is configurable by the license administrator using SSKeyStore.Q: What is the Auto-Check-In-option?
A: An Auto Checkin option configurable which forces EA clients to automatically return the key to the license pool upon closing EA. With this option enabled, the maximum possible unused licenses should always be available. To hold a license for offline use while operating in this mode, the user must disconnect from the network while EA is still running, or otherwise prevent access to the shared key file before EA is shut down.
If you choose to have the Auto Checkin option disabled, then the license will always be held by the user until it’s expiry is reached. The license ‘lease’ will be renewed each time the user connects to the keystore (automatic upon opening EA).Q: How do other users handle the floating license?
A: “We have configured it for automatic release and a 1 day retention period (although we might extend this if we ahver a lot of off-site work).”
Basic information of the EA license and floating license can be found on Sparxsystems Europe.
