===== Licenses =====

==== Purpose ====
  * You need an appropriate license for each type of system that you want to monitor
  * Pro.Monitor has 3 license types
    * **License for HANA**
    * **License for NetWeaver (JAVA, ABAP and Web Client)**
    * **License for Business Object**

  * A license will define the following:
      * The type of systems
      * The maximum number of systems that you can monitor
      * The owner of the license
      * The host on which Pro.Monitor is allowed to run
      * Its expiration date
  * If a license is expired or if it is installed on an unregistered host, the monitoring will stop.

**Note:** Pro.Monitor will generate alerts in case of such situation. It will also warn you if the license is about to expire.

==== How to add a new license ====
  * From the top right side of the screen, click on the **Settings icon**
  * Select the sub-menu Licenses
  * Copy paste the license in the text-area
**Note:** If a license already exist, the last license is replace by the new license of the same type.

==== How to update a license ====
  * From the top right, click on the setting icon
  * Select the sub-menu **Licenses**
  * Copy paste the new license in the text-area

**Do not delete the previous license, else systems of same type license will be deleted**

If a license already exist, the last license is replace by the new license of the same type.

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