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Licensing
Details on the licensing solution of PLA 3.0, the available licensing options, and the activation and management of licenses.
Transfer your license
PLA 3.0 licenses are tied to the computer to which you apply the vendor-to-customer (.v2c) file. Before you change the hardware or operating system of this computer, you have to temporarily transfer the license to a different computer.
Generate the license transfer file
Generate the license transfer (.h2h) file to combine information about the source computer with details about the license you want to transfer and hardware information of the recipient computer.

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Explore PLA 3.0, its key features and ongoing enhancements. Learn how it fits into your environment, and how to log in and register.
User interface
PLA 3.0 supports you in your daily work by providing a set of graphical and textual user interface elements. Learn about the different elements and how to use them efficiently.
Key concepts
Details on documents and templates, the data editors and the Content editor of PLA 3.0.
Data analysis
Data analysis add-ons offer a wide range of capabilities, ranging from analytical methods over comprehensive analysis to statistical process control. PLA 3.0 also provides a set of add-ons that support and supplement data analysis add-ons.
Data import
Use data acquisition and data import add-ons to import external response values and observation data into PLA 3.0 for further processing and evaluation.
Installation
Details on the deployment and installation of licensed PLA 3.0 versions.
Licensing
Details on the licensing solution of PLA 3.0, the available licensing options, and the activation and management of licenses.
- Licensing options
  The licensing option determines the number of users who can access PLA 3.0 at the same time. It also determines the number of computers on which you can install PLA 3.0.
- Information packages
  Information packages play a central role in the installation and licensing process. They contain key data required to get PLA 3.0 up and running in your environment.
- Activate your license
  To activate your PLA 3.0 license, you install a software key on the computer or license server that should hold the PLA 3.0 license. Activating the PLA 3.0 license automatically activates the license keys for your add-ons.
- Transfer your license
  PLA 3.0 licenses are tied to the computer to which you apply the vendor-to-customer (.v2c) file. Before you change the hardware or operating system of this computer, you have to temporarily transfer the license to a different computer.
  - Collect recipient information
    Create a recipient information (.id) file to collect information about the computer to which you want to transfer the PLA 3.0 license (recipient computer).
  - Generate the license transfer file
    Generate the license transfer (.h2h) file to combine information about the source computer with details about the license you want to transfer and hardware information of the recipient computer.
  - Apply the license transfer file
    Apply the license transfer (.h2h) file to the computer that should receive the license (recipient computer).
- Manage existing licenses
  Learn how to increase the number of concurrent users, replace a hardware key with a software key, or cross-upgrade from a Seat license to a Concurrent use license.
- Licenses on a license server
  By default, clients can access all Sentinel license servers running in the same subnet. If you operate several subnets or want to restrict the access of clients to a license server, you have to control the access accordingly.
- Legacy protection keys
  We recommend software keys for license activation. However, we also support legacy protection keys, namely hardware-based Sentinel protection keys and hardlock keys.
Administration
Details on system administration tasks such as setup and maintenance of databases and add-ons, user accounts, access rights, and migration and update procedures.
Regulatory compliance
PLA 3.0 supports you in achieving compliance with regulations such as ISPE GAMP^® 5 and 21 CFR Part 11. It also provides options to validate PLA 3.0 in your environment.
PDF downloads
Download PDF guides of current and previous framework and add-on versions.
Sample lab
Meet the team of Stegmann Labs Inc. and use our sample laboratory to explore core features and functions of PLA 3.0.
Glossary
Find definitions of terms.

Generate the license transfer file

Generate the license transfer (.h2h) file to combine information about the source computer with details about the license you want to transfer and hardware information of the recipient computer.

Important: Once the license transfer (.h2h) file has been generated, the source computer does not have a PLA 3.0 license installed anymore. PLA 3.0 can be used again only after you applied the license file to the recipient computer.

Procedure

To create the license transfer (.h2h) file:

Start the PLA License Key Manager on the source computer.
On the Transfer license tab, under Generate the license transfer file, complete the following steps:

Figure 1. Generate the license transfer file
1. Select the license you want to transfer.
2. Select the recipient information (.id) file: Select … next to Read the recipient information file from, navigate to the directory where you have saved the file, select it, and then select Open.
3. Generate the license transfer (.h2h) file: Select … next to Generate the license transfer file to, navigate to the directory where you want to save the file, enter a file name, and then select Save.
Select Generate license transfer file.
Make the resulting license transfer (.h2h) file available on the recipient computer.