PowerBuilder uses the Sybase Software Asset Management System (SySAM) for product licensing. If you have purchased PowerBuilder, you have either a standalone local license or a served license.
For more information about licensing, see the SySAM Documentation.
For troubleshooting help, see “Troubleshooting SySAM issues”.
Typically, you must have a license file to install PowerBuilder on your computer. You can download a license file from the Sybase Product Download Center (SPDC)/.
If you purchase PowerBuilder from Sybase, you receive an email with a URL, your login, and your password for the SPDC. If you purchase PowerBuilder from a Sybase reseller, you receive a certificate with a Web key registration number and a download URL.
You must provide the host ID and computer name of the computer where you want to install a local license when you contact the SPDC. If you have not obtained your license information before you run the setup program, you can find them on the License Key page in the setup program.
After you install PowerBuilder, you may want to upgrade your Desktop license to Professional or Enterprise, or your Professional license to Enterprise. You can obtain an upgrade license in the same way you obtained your original license.
When you have received your new license, open PowerBuilder and select the Tools>Update License menu item. In the wizard, select the Standalone Seat - Local License radio button, click Next, click the Load button to navigate to the location of your new license file, and complete the wizard. When you restart PowerBuilder, the features enabled by your upgrade will be available.
If you did not install all features
When you install PowerBuilder, you can select all the features
available in the Enterprise edition. If you chose not to install
some features that you want to use with your new license, you need
to run the setup program again. For more information, see “What to install”.
If you are installing a served license, your organization needs a license server. The license server controls license availability and allows you to use licenses as needed. Using a served license makes license maintenance much easier for organizations with multiple workstations, since a single license for all workstations can be centrally managed.
To install a served license, you must know the server name. You may also need the TCP port number if the administrator who installed the license server defined a TCP port number that is different from the default. In this case, you must specify this user-defined TCP port number.
You can use the Tools>Update License menu item in PowerBuilder to update a served license. Contact your system administrator to find out about upgrades available at your site.
If you are responsible for setting up a license server, you can install a license server using the Standalone SySAM Installer.zip file in the Support directory on the DVD. For more information, see the chapter on license server administration in the Sybase Software Asset Management User’s Guide.
