Open Test Framework  
Licensing

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The Open Test Framework is equipped with a licensing system. The licensing system is web-based. This means licensing data is located on a web server, the so-called License Portal.

Note: To activate a license an internet connection is recommended but not necessary. Note: Without an activated development license, the OTF can not run!

A license can be activated on a computer any number of times (for example, due to changing of the hard drive) or deactivated (for example, to transfer the license to another computer). If the license is used on more than one desktop, a further development license is necessary, see Terms and conditions for the transfer and maintenance of standard software. There are two license types:

  1. Evaluation version
    • An evaluation version has no limited functionality
    • An evaluation version is limited to 30 days duration
    • An evaluation cannot be deactivated or transferred to another computer
  2. Full version
    • A full version has no limited functionality
    • A full version is executable unlimitedly
    • Any updates can be installed within the maintenance period.
    • Outside of the maintenance period, only updates that were valid until the end of the maintenance period can be installed.

Activation

A license is generated by emotive and have to be activated at the target computer. Without a valid activation the OTF cannot be started. The user receives the license code inside the License Portal. The license code consists of the license ID (left part) and the password (right part).

Note. The license ID is public and the password is confidential.

Activate the OTF by the following steps. It is assumed that the OTF is already installed at the target computer, see Installation.

  1. Start the OTF.
  2. If the OTF has not yet been activated a licensing window appears.
  3. Please enter in the first field your license ID and the second field your password.
  4. If your computer is connected to the Internet just press the activate button. The activation process can take some time. After successful activation the license window disappears and the current license data are shown.
  5. If you are using a computer which is not connected to the Internet, deselect the corresponding check box and press the activate button. Another window opens which guides you through the manual activation.
  6. Activation is complete.

Note: You can manually activate your license via our License Portal.

Deactivation

An activated development license can be deactivated on the target computer. There may be the following reasons for a deactivation:

  • Transfer the license to another computer
    For this purpose, the license on the old computer must be turned off and activate on the new, see Activation.
  • Return the license
    This is necessary for such as license upgrades or for evaluation versions that are not converted to a full version.

For the deactivation is license ID and password required. Run with these data, the deactivation in the following steps:

  1. Start of OTF.
  2. Go to the tab "File" of the Ribbon (Menu Bar) and click on "License..." entry. This will open the licensing window.
  3. In the first box, type your license ID and in the second box, your password (The original data was sent to you in advance by e-mail).
  4. If you use the computer connected to the Internet, you now press the button Deactivate. The deactivation process may take some time to complete. For a successful deactivation, the license window disappears and the current license data appears in the About box.
  5. If you are using the computer which is not connected to the Internet, deselect the corresponding check box and then press the button Deactivate. It brings up another window that guides you through the manual deactivation. You receive at the end of a check code that you can send us in order to verify that you have deactivated the license on your computer.

    Note: For the deactivation without internet connection, the check code should be stored carefully! Because without it, the deactivation process can not be completed and thus no reactivation would be possible. If you lose the check code, you may run the deactivation process again to obtain a new check code.

    6. Complete deactivation.

Transferred license information

For licensing, some data must be exchanged with the licensing server. Thereby, no relevant data of data privacy is transferred. Hereinafter all transmitted data are described below:

Data Source V R A D L Description
License code PC ○ ○ ● ● ● The unique license code identifies the license. It consists of the license ID and a password.
Computer ID PC ○ ○ ● ● ● A neutralized number that uniquely identifies the PC
Session ID PC ○ ○ ● ● A random number
Product ID PC ○ ● The Product ID identifies the software product unique
License matrix Server ○ ● ● The bit-matrix for activating edition and modules
Licensee Server ○ ● ● The name and surname as well as the company name of customer
Server time Server ○ ● ● The time on the server for uniform time base
Version number Server ○ ● ● The major version number of the product, up to that the license is valid
Expiration date Server ○ ● ● The expiration date

Legend: V = DeVelopment environment, R = Runtime environment, A = Activation, D = Deactivation, L = License check