Upgrading From Single To Floating License

Follow these steps to upgrade to a Floating License from a Single-User license:

1. Run the application and select File --> License Manager. This will display the License Manager interface (Figure 1). The Status field should display SINGLEUSER.

Figure 1. The License Manager screen shows SINGLEUSER status.

2. Click on the Upgrade to Floating License control button (Figure 2). You are prompted (Figure 3) with the dialog "Upgrade this single-user license to a floating license?" Click Yes. This displays a new section of the interface.

Figure 2. Click on the Upgrade to Floating License button.

Figure 3. Click Yes to begin the upgrade process.

3. Before upgrading to a floating license, you must purchase a floating license upgrade. Click on the blue hyperlink (Figure 4) to place your order from the Blue Marble Geographics website (Figure 5).

Figure 4. The License Manager screen expands to show additional fields required for the license upgrade. Click on the hyperlink www.bluemarblegeo.com on Step 1 to purchase a license upgrade.

Figure 5. The floating license upgrade.

4. Enter your floating license order number into the Order Number field (Figure 6). This is an optional step.

Figure 6. Please fill in the order number field, Step 2.

5. Remove the existing license by clicking on the Remove button (Figure 6, Step 3). You are prompted with a confirmation dialog (Figure 7). Click Yes.

Figure 7. You must first remove the SINGLEUSER license before you can install the FLOATING license.

6. You will then be presented with a dialog (Figure 8) that verifies the license removal, and an uninstall code. Record and report this code to Blue Marble for proof of license removal. Click OK.

Figure 8. Record your case sensitive uninstall code to report to Blue Marble Geographics.

7. Click on the blue hyperlink (in Step 4 on the interface) to directly access the Blue Marble website (Figure 9) and request a Floating License code.

Figure 9. Go to the Upgrade to Floating License Request web page to obtain a floating license code.

8. When you have received the Floating License code, enter it into the License Code field (Figure 10) and click on the License button.

Figure 10. Fill in the License Code field in Step 5 with your newly acquired license code.

9. If you have a valid code, you will receive a dialog (Figure 11). Click OK.

Figure 11. The application has been successfully licensed if you see this dialog box.

Notice that the Status (Figure 12) field now reports FLOATING as the current license status.

Figure 12. Note that the License Manager screen now shows SINGLEUSER status.