License borrowing makes managing your floating licenses more versatile. You can check out a license from the server, disconnect from the network, and then run Solid Edge offline. This is helpful when working off-site.

1. From the Windows Start menu choose All Programs→Solid Edge ST6→Licensing →License Borrowing.

   The License Borrowing dialog box appears.

   Note:

   Note: The dialog box displays information about the available licenses and the licenses that are currently being used. It allows you to control the length of time you want to borrow the license and allows you to return the license early.

   

2. Do the following:

   1. In the Base product section, from the Available Licenses list, select an application to borrow.

   2. (Optional) in the Add-on products section, from the Available Licenses list, select one or more licenses to borrow.

      Caution:

      You must select a base license in order to use the borrowing capability. Also, be sure to select all the licenses you may need before running the Borrow Licenses command. Otherwise, you will need to repeat all the steps that follow in order to borrow the additional licenses.

3. From the Borrowing period list, select an expiration date.

   

4. Click Borrow Licenses.

   A message appears indicating that license borrowing is enabled and you can disconnect from the server.

5. Click OK to dismiss the message.

   The License Borrowing dialog box updates to display information about the license(s) being borrowed. If you review the debug.log or perform a status on the server, the license is displayed as being checked out on the server.

   Tip:

   To confirm if the borrow process was successful, disconnect from the network and start Solid Edge.

6. To return the borrowed licenses, do one of the following:

   • Before the borrowing period ends, click the Return All Licenses command.

     All users receive an alert message 30 days prior to the license termination date.

   • Let the license expire.