License the MAN Modules

License Option

Note that only the “Manipulation Conversion” process off the main menu will require a valid Source IT license code to proceed.
The rest of the MAN processes may be utilised without the need for a license.

If the user wishes to license MAN or re-license MAN, the program is found under the “Source IT MAN Conversion System” menu as per Figure 1

Figure 1

This process will show all the license details relating to the SYSPRO company that the selected manipulation module is currently running from.

 

MAN License Screen

 

Figure 2

Module – select the associated module from the drop down will load any existing license information for the associated module.
Licensing – selecting this button will invoke the license entry screen (figure 2.4.5.3) where license details may be updated as supplied by the Source IT offices.

If it’s the first time MAN is being run, Figure 3 will be displayed.

 

System Not Licensed

 

 

 

Figure 3

Contact your SYSPRO distributor or Source IT to obtain license codes.
To contact Source IT, you may email your request to cotact us via the Source IT Contact page or alternatively phone +27 11 781 4000.

By clicking on OK, Figure 4 will be displayed.

 

Source IT License Screen

 

Figure 4

Expiry date – enter the license expiry date as. To ensure correct date format, make use of the date browser to select the expiry date.
New Code – enter the license code as issued by the Source IT offices.
Save – will validate the entered values and verify if the license code is valid for the expiry date based on specifics pertaining to the SYSPRO registered company currently logged into. If deemed valid, the information will be stored as entered.
Close – will exit the program without validating the information on the screen. If the “Ignore warnings” tickbox status was modified, the new setting will be applied to the license validation process in the future.

The license process is written to provide a warning message each time it is run in the expiry month indicating the number of days until the license expires (see figure 5).

 

License Expiry Warning

 

 

 

Figure 5

The following information needs to be relayed to the relevant person who will be obtaining your license codes with the exact spelling and case (upper/lower)

• Company
• System
• SYSPRO users
• Platform (ISAM)
• SYSPRO version (7.0)

Ensure that both the “Ignore warnings” and “Evaluation License” tickboxes have been UNTICKED.
The relevant “Expiry date” and “New Code” values must be entered and the “Save” button selected.

 

Import Licenses – SYSPRO 8 upward

From SYSPRO 8 and later, you may import the licenses via a supplied .CSV file.
Copy the SourceITLicenses.csv file as supplied by Source IT into the SYSPRO\Work folder on the SYSPRO server.
When you run the MAN Relicense option from the MAN Setup menu, you will observe an “Import” button below the “Variable Details” as per Figure 6 below.

Figure 6

When you click on the “Import” button, the process will attempt to import the licenses as per the SourceITLicenses.csv file and a summary will be displayed showing how many licenses were imported as per Figure 7.

Figure 7

If the SourceITLicenses.csv file is not in the SYSPRO/Work folder, the following message as per Figure 8 would be seen.

Figure 8

If the import process encounters errors on the import file, a message as per Figure 9 will be displayed and the import process will prompt the user whether to continue importing or not. Note that all the preceding valid licenses would have been updated into the MAN license file and if the user selects “No”, the displayed license and subsequent licenses would not be updated. Selecting “Yes” to continue the import would proceed with the subsequent licenses but the license as displayed in the error message would not be updated.

Figure 9

Once errors have been encountered during the import, the message as per Figure 10 would be displayed.

Figure 10

Video Tutorial

You will find a video tutorial showing how to license our products HERE