Online activation – PB Docs 2022

Note

This section talks about PowerBuilder
IDE activation only. If you want to activate PowerServer, please follow the Activating
PowerServer (2021, 2022, or later) section in the Appeon
License User Guide; and if you want to activate SnapDevelop, please follow the Activating
SnapDevelop section in the Appeon License User Guide.

To activate PowerBuilder IDE using an account assigned with an
online license, follow these steps:

Step 1 — Launch PowerBuilder IDE. When you launch PowerBuilder
IDE for the first time after installation, the Log in to PowerBuilder window displays
automatically.

Step 2 — Click Activate in the
Log in to PowerBuilder window.

Step 3 — Enter the user name and password for your account, and
then click Log In.

Make sure the current machine can connect to Internet, as your
account will be validated and the binding license will be activated by
the Appeon license server immediately. Once validation and activation
are successful, you will be logged in to the PowerBuilder IDE.

To view the account and license information, click your account
name on the right top of the PowerBuilder IDE and then click Account Management in the popup menu.

When your online license is renewed or upgraded by your license
administrator, you will need to refresh the online license information
in the PowerBuilder IDE accordingly.

You refresh an online license by clicking the Refresh license link in the account information
window (available by selecting the Account
Management popup menu). Internet access is required.

Once you log in to PowerBuilder IDE successfully, which also
means your online license is activated successfully, you should stay
logged in unless you absolutely need to log out to de-activate the
license (for example, you need to move PowerBuilder IDE to a different
machine).

To de-activate an online license, you log out of PowerBuilder
IDE by clicking the Sign out link in
the account information window (available by selecting the Account Management popup menu). Internet access
is required.

Once logout is successful, you will be shown with the Log in to PowerBuilder window again.

When you uninstall PowerBuilder IDE with Internet connection,
you will be automatically logged out of PowerBuilder IDE when the
uninstall process starts; when you uninstall PowerBuilder IDE without
Internet connection, you will be prompted to contact your license
administrator to de-activate your license on the website and then the
uninstall process starts.