Steps to apply maintenance or subscription key (BDL)

You apply a maintenance key (also known as a subscription key depending on your contract) when you are installing a license for a product and thereafter when you renew your maintenance contract.

An active maintenance or subscription contract is required to license a product. The maintenance key determines which version of the Genero product you are authorized to use with your license, and the date that the maintenance contract expires.

Before you begin applying a maintenance key:
  1. Decide which tool (GUI or command line) you are using to install the key:
    • Genero BDL Licenser (GUI application)
    • fglWrt (command line tool).
  2. Determine if you have internet access from the machine you are licensing the product.
  3. Use Table 1 to choose your licensing option, and select the procedure to follow.
Table 1. Options for licensing
You are using ... Procedure to follow
Genero BDL Licenser with internet See Install or update the maintenance key (BDL) with UI (via internet).
Genero BDL Licenser without internet. See Install or update the maintenance key (BDL) with UI (no internet).
fglWrt command line tool with internet. See Install or update the maintenance key (BDL) with fglwrt (via internet).
fglWrt command line tool without internet. See Install or update the maintenance key (BDL) with fglwrt (no internet).