Borrow on-premises licenses for Tekla Structures offline use

You can borrow an on-premises license from the license server when you work offline. The borrowed license is transferred from the on-premises license server to your computer, so it is not available for other users during the borrowing period.

Install Tekla License Borrow Tool to borrow on-premises licenses

On each computer where you want to borrow on-premises licenses, install and set up the Tekla License Borrow Tool.

The information on this page is not valid for Tekla subscriptions.

To download the latest Tekla License Borrow Tool, go to Tekla Downloads.
1. At the site, click All downloads.
2. Scroll down to the On-premises license tool section.
3. Download the latest version of the Tekla License Borrow Tool.
Double-click the installation file to run the installation.
Follow the steps in the installation wizard to complete the installation.
On the Windows Start menu, go to Tekla License Borrow > Tekla License Borrow Tool.
In the Setup dialog box, enter the port number and the hostname (computer name) of the license server in the Server box in the format port@hostname, for example, 27007@server_hostname.

Use the same port and host name as in the licensing dialog box when starting Tekla Structures.
Still in the Setup dialog box, click Browse, then select the product ID file.

You can use the default product ID file (standard.tpi) or ask your administrator to send you a customized product ID file that contains only the configurations that you are allowed to use.
Click OK.

The Products area in the Tekla License Borrow Tool is updated. Now you can borrow licenses.

Borrow a Tekla on-premises license

Close Tekla Structures.
On the Windows Start menu, go to Tekla License Borrow > Tekla License Borrow Tool.
In the Products area, click the Borrow Until box and select the expiration date for the borrowing period from the calendar.

The maximum borrowing period is one month.
Click the Borrow button.

The borrowing progress is displayed. After successful borrowing the Borrowed Licenses area shows the borrowed license.
Disconnect your computer from the on-premises license server and start Tekla Structures with the borrowed license to ensure that the borrowing succeeded.

Return a borrowed Tekla on-premises license

Return the borrowed on-premises license when you do not need to use it anymore.

You can return a borrowed Tekla Structures on-premises license back to the Tekla license server at any time before the expiration date. A borrowed on-premises license is automatically available on the on-premises license server one day after the expiration date.

However, you need to return the expired on-premises license to the license server to update the Borrowed Licenses area in Tekla License Borrow Tool.

Ensure that your computer is connected to the license server.
Close Tekla Structures.
On the Windows Start menu, go to Tekla License Borrow > Tekla License Borrow Tool.
Select the Return check box in the Borrowed Licenses area to select the license to return.
Click the Return button at the top.

After successful returning, the Borrowed Licenses area is updated.

Tekla License Borrow Tool options and settings

Tekla License Borrow Tool shows information about licenses that are available for borrowing and the licenses that have been borrowed. You can also borrow and return licenses

Products

The Products area shows information about licenses, and allows you to set the expiration date for the license borrowing:


Option/Setting	Description
Borrow Until	Select an expiration date for a borrowed license. The maximum is one month.
Configuration	The name of the configuration that you are borrowing.
Version	The version number of the configuration.
Activation ID In Use	Indicates whether the activation ID is used for borrowing. The box is selected only if you are using a customized and exported product ID file.
Start Date	The date when the license became active.
Expiration Date	The date when the license expires.

Borrowed Licenses

The Borrowed Licenses area shows information about borrowed licenses, and allows you to return borrowed licenses.


Option/Setting	Description
Return	Return licenses.
Trust Status	The Host (H), Time (T) and Restore (R) Trust Status. A green symbol indicates that information is trusted. A red symbol indicates that information is not trusted. If any of these are not trusted, the license cannot be used. Host indicates whether the server has been moved from one computer to another or the computer hardware has radically changed. Time indicates whether the system clock has been tampered with. Restore indicates whether the license is obtained from a backup copy.
Enabled	Indicates whether the license is enabled or disabled. For example, a license might be disabled if there is a disconnection during the borrowing. A disabled license cannot be used.
Configuration	The name of the configuration.
Version	The version number of the configuration.
Borrow Until	The date when the borrowing expires.
Borrowed From	The license server from which the license is borrowed.