SAP Installing a Temporary SAP License

In the following cases, it could be necessary to use a temporary license to bridge the time until the SAP license has arrived by fax:

• If the hardware configuration of the host on which the message server is running changes, the customer key of the host can also change.

• If the message server is moved to another host.

• If the license has expired. The expiry date can be extended by 3 weeks with the temporary license.

Procedure

1. Log on to the host on which the central SAP instance is running as user
adm (UNIX and NT) or OFR (AS/400) at operating system level.
2. Enter saplicense -temp (AS/400: saplicense '-temp').

Enter the SAP System ID when it is requested.

The following message shows that the program has terminated successfully:

saplicense: Temporary license successfully installed

Rejection of a Temporary License

SAPLICENSE rejects installation of a temporary license in certain cases:

• A temporary license can only be installed if a valid license existed and has been used recently (within the last 3 weeks).

The following message tells you that a temporary license cannot be granted because the date of the last successful license check was more than 3 weeks ago:

saplicense: Temporary license NOT installed, *** Old license older than 3 weeks

• If the R/3 System is set up from a copy of an existing R/3 System, it is not possible to install a temporary license for the first time.

Apply for a license before you want to work with an R/3 System that has been copied.