New license mechanism – PB Docs 2022

PowerBuilder 2017 licenses are activated and managed in a totally
different way than PowerBuilder 12.6 and earlier versions.

In PowerBuilder 2017, the developer is required to activate
PowerBuilder with a valid online or offline license. For how to
activate, refer to the Appeon
License User Guide (2017) or Appeon
License User Guide (2017 R3) online help.

If you are trying out the product, you should follow the Trial
License Activation Guide (2017) or Trial
License Activation Guide (2017 R3)online help to request and
activate the trial license. The process is different.