You will receive a licence key for each combination of data and product that you purchase. You will also be sent new licence keys when you renew your data and product licences. Failure to enter a valid licence key means that the product will be unable to use data.
If you are running Pro API on Windows, you are prompted to enter your licence key(s) during the data installation process. If you are installing datasets manually, or installing additional datasets you must enter your data licence keys into the qalicn.ini file. You can edit the file manually or use the Licence Manager dialog of the Configuration Editor to add and delete licence keys.
If you are running Pro API on UNIX, you must enter your data licence keys into the qalicn.ini file. You should edit the file manually.
If you have data installed which is nearing expiry, the Dataset Expiry Notification dialog will be displayed when you first open the Configuration Editor. This dialog will also warn you if product or data licences have expired or are due to expire.
If you have an evaluation copy of an Experian product or data, evaluation licence keys are provided that set time limits on the usage of the data. You can enter the evaluation licence key as normal, but to continue using the product and data after the time limit has been reached, you must purchase a full licence.
If you are running Pro API on Windows, you can enter your full product licence key(s) via the Licence Manager dialog, which can be accessed by clicking the Licences... button on the Dataset Manager pane of the Configuration Editor.
If you are running Pro API in UNIX, or do not want to use the Configuration Editor, you can edit the licence key(s) in the qalicn.ini file. You should delete the old licence keys and enter the new ones before saving the file. Once you have saved the file, the evaluation copy will be automatically upgraded to the full product.