Provide offline users with a customized product ID file

Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool needs the activation IDs of the licenses during borrowing. When you export a product ID file ( .tpi ) in Tekla Structures License Administration Tool , the activation IDs of the activated licenses are written in the file. Then you can send the file to offline users.

Because the default product ID file lists all configurations, the offline users need to have a customized product ID file that only lists the activation IDs of the activated licenses available for borrowing. You need to export the product ID file on the license server computer using Tekla Structures License Administration Tool and send the file to the users who borrow licenses. The activation IDs are encrypted.

Warning:

Product ID files are not updated automatically. If you deactivate borrowable licenses or activate new licenses for borrowing, you need to export a new product ID file and send it to Tekla Structures offline users who borrow licenses.

To export the product ID file on the Tekla Structures license server computer:

Go to Tekla Structures Licensing > Tekla Structures License Administration Tool through the Start menu or Start screen , depending on your Windows operating system.
Click Export.
In the Save Product ID file As dialog box, enter the name of the product ID file or keep the default file name, select a folder where you want to save the file and click Save.
If the name of the file is standard.tpi and the file is saved in the ..\TeklaStructures\License\Borrow folder on the user’s computer, the file is opened automatically when the user starts Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool.
Send the product ID file to the Tekla Structures users who need to borrow licenses and inform the users about the usage of the file.
If the name of the file is standard.tpi and the file is saved in the ..\TeklaStructures\License\Borrow folder on the user’s computer, the file is opened automatically when the user starts Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool.