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Roadmap step overview:
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integrate
LicenseControl
into your application
These steps will integrate
LicenseControl
into your application. The delivery model that's most conveniently
supported is the following:
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your application is freely downloadable and will operate in Trial mode
until it is licensed
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you decide which Trial-mode limitations make sense for your application
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these should match your philosophy and objectives for revenue from
your product
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when executing, your application uses the
LicenseControl
mechanisms to determine the application's operational mode
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when a customer purchases a license, they can license your application
... the same one they've been using in Trial mode, for evaluation
Get the
LicenseControl
framework
LicenseControl
's capabilities for Mac OS X are delivered as a framework. When you
get the
LicenseControl
Framework a unique version of the
LicenseControl
framework is created specifically for your use.
Build
LicenseControl
into your application
Integrating
LicenseControl
into your application and completing any changes you make to your
application to implement Trial-mode limitations, is outlined in these
development steps:
Create and Post a License ID to Use During
Your Product Testing
Use the
Create and Post Testing License IDs
page to generate and post a License ID that you will use as a
Testing License ID to perform execution testing on your
LicenseControl'd
product. You should create only a small number of Testing License IDs
(whatever is appropriate for the size of your development/test team)
as these License IDs are only applicable to pre-delivery testing.
Test the operation of your
LicenseControl'd
product
Aside from testing your application's Trial-mode and Licensed-mode operation,
you should test the operation of
LicenseControl
by testing the following capabilities and, initially, viewing the
Posted Licenses report after each testing step so you gain a better
understanding of the licensing operation and reporting capabilities:
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validate that the product operates in Trial mode and that the Trial-mode
limitations operate correctly
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generate a Testing License ID containing a single license then activate
a license for your product and validate that it operates correctly in
Licensed mode and that none of the Trial-mode limitations are present
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de-activate the license and verify that your product now operates in Trial mode
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install your product on another system, license it (using the same License ID
as you'd used, above) and test it
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on the original system, attempt to use the "Re-Activate" button
to "re-license" the application and verify that this is not
possible because all the licenses are in use
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on the second system, the one that's currently licensed, delete the
application
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on the second system, (re)install your application (choose another hard
disk if you want to simulate a user losing their disk)
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use the "Re-Activate" button to "re-license" your
application without having to supply the License ID (this is possible
because the licensing server knows that this system is currently licensed
for your application)
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generate a Testing License ID containing 2 licenses then activate
a license for your product on 2 different systems
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use the "Show Licensing Information" operation to examine the
licensing information for the multiple-license License ID and for the
single-license License ID
If you are going to be using add-on licenses, you should also:
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generate a testing Add-On ID containing 2 add-on licenses and apply
one of the add-on licenses to add a single license onto the 1-license
License ID
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using the License ID that has been added onto, license a fourth/different
system (or de-activate the existing license on one of the currently licensed
systems, then license it using this License ID)
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use the Add-On ID to add one additional license onto the 2-license License ID
and use the "Show Licensing Information" operation to verify that
that License ID now supports 3 licenses
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license another system with the added-onto License ID to verify that it
now supports 3 licenses
If you are going to be using upgrade licenses, you should also:
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generate a testing 1-license License ID and a testing 2-license License ID
for one or more of your upgradable products/versions
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generate a testing Upgrade ID containing 3 license upgrades and apply
one of the license upgrades to upgrade the license in the upgradable
1-license License ID
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verify that the license in the upgraded License ID can now be used to
license the product/version that requires the upgraded license
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apply two of the license upgrades to upgrade both licenses in the upgradable
2-license License ID and verify that it can now be used to license the
product/version that required the upgraded license
You might also want to perform additional tests to:
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verify that an older License ID, one that requires an upgrade before it
can be used to license the current product/version, can't be used to
license that current product/version (prior to having its licenses upgraded)
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verify that an upgraded License ID can also be added onto
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verify that that an Upgrade ID only applies to the upgradable products
you've defined via Vendor Services
At this point, your application is looking like it's "ready to go."
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