Generate a new license key for MiniSAP Submitted by Jimbo on Wed, - 22:00 The MiniSAP 6.2 Web Application Server software included with the book The Official ABAP Reference from SAP is very easy to install, but comes with a license that expires after just 30 days.

Link to this page: Purpose To help with license key installation. Overview Digitally signed (new type) SAP license key cannot be installed due to the error: This system's installation number is ', but there is a license key for installation number ' in the license key file Background, steps of resolution. Background • Digitally signed (new type) license key already exists in the system with different installation number than defined in the new license file • 24 digit (old type) license key still exists in the system Steps of resolution 1. Delete all existing licenses in SLICENSE transaction (both New Licenses and Old Licenses). As of basis 7.3 the 'New Licenses' and 'Old Licenses' buttons do not exist, only a Digitally-Signed tab. This way deleting of existing 24 digit license is not possible form SLICENSE. 2. Check whether old license (24 digit) exists. Command 'saplicense -show' can be used for this.

Saplicense -show LICENSE system: hardware key: expiration_date: i nstallation no: key: u serlimit: productid: system-nr: *** license expired *** 3. Delete the old licenses with 'saplicense -delete'. Follow the instructions. 4. Install the new license via SLICENSE or on operating system level with saplikey command. 'saplikey pf=/usr/sap//SYS/profile/ -install ' (e.g. 'saplikey pf=/usr/sap/XYZ/SYS/profile/XYZ_DVEBMGS00_xyzhost -install /home/xyzadm/XYZ_multiple.TXT' Related Content Related Documents Related SAP Notes/KBAs SAP KBA - License with new installation number cannot be installed.

[ ] [ ] saplicense - How does it work? The SAP Tool for the Installation of a new SAP License. The Tool for the installation of a new SAP License. This is needed when the license expires e.g. Because of a hardware change. • • • saplicense is the SAP tool, that is mostly used for installing a new SAP license.

This tool is command line based. In the easiest way, you just issue the following command: saplicense -install For the new digital licenses: saplicense '-install ifile=/tmp/license_file.txt' Then you are asked for the SID, the installation number, the license key etc.

The SAP License can be ordered online in the SAP Service Marketplace at: You should order it there and mark that you want the license mailed to your inbox. Then you will receive it in a few minuntes and can proceed. It os pretty easy - at least when you order the license for the correct SAP Release, because it is sometimes SAP Release dependent. As SAP detected, that this command line tool was not as easy to handle as an SAP transaction, the new transaction SLICENSE was born. This handles all stuff, that can be done with saplicense as well.

When no license is installed, you can log on with the user SAP*. This one is always allowed to logon - even without a valid license. Tip for users of Cluster/High Availability Solutions: In order to not need to install a new license when you switch the system (the APPL Server where the Message-Server resides) you can do this in advance already. You can install as many licenses for other systems as you like. Then this data in table MLICHECK becomes replicates as well and you will not need to enter the license when switching the system.

You can download the latest version of all the SAP Executables in the SAP Service Marketplace. As the binaries are different for each platform, you should have a look at the following link: If you have some more ideas to this topic, please let us know via the. Usage: saplicense function [. ] These functions are possible: -delete delete installed license -get get hardware key (hardware key) -help [option] display help information option: get/install/temp/show/test -install [ifile=] install license key (especially for new digital licenses!) -pinstall [ifile=] install product license key -uinstall [ifile=] install license with userlimit -number get installation number -show show license table -temp install temporary license -test test license -version show version of saplicense ¬. optional SAP command line parameters e.g. NAME= TRACE=2 pf= To get an SAP License you have to complete the following steps: 1) Find out the machine on which the SAP message server is running. 2) Get your hardware key by running 'saplicense -get' on the machine where the SAP message server is running. 3) Logon to SAPnet and request a license.