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Dgreenwood: /* Before you begin: Distributed environment advice */

2025-11-26T22:14:14Z

Before you begin: Distributed environment advice

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	Once activated a license can only be bound to '''one''' machine. For distributed Grooper environments, Grooper components are spread across multiple servers.		Once activated a license can only be bound to '''one''' machine. For distributed Grooper environments, Grooper components are spread across multiple servers.

	~~'''~~Before you begin ask yourself:~~'''~~ Which server should you activate the license on? Which server should you install the Grooper Licensing service on?		<big>Before you begin, ask yourself:</big>
			* Which server should you activate the license on?
			* Which server should you install the Grooper Licensing service on?

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	[[File:2025 DistributedEnvironment-LicActivationBestPractice.png\|thumb\|right\|600px\|Our best practice advice is to activate the license and install the Grooper Licensing service on the Grooper Web Server.]]		[[File:2025 DistributedEnvironment-LicActivationBestPractice.png\|thumb\|right\|600px\|Our best practice advice is to activate the license and install the Grooper Licensing service on the Grooper Web Server.]]
	~~'''~~Best Practice Answer:''' The Grooper Web Server		<big>Best Practice Answer:</big>

			'''The Grooper Web Server'''
	* To activate the license and to install a Grooper Licensing service, Grooper needs to be installed on the machine.		* To activate the license and to install a Grooper Licensing service, Grooper needs to be installed on the machine.
	* The Grooper Licensing service '''must''' be installed on the '''same''' server where the license is activated.		* The Grooper Licensing service '''must''' be installed on the '''same''' server where the license is activated.

Dgreenwood: /* Before you begin: Distributed environment advice */

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Before you begin: Distributed environment advice

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	** The Grooper Licensing service won't compete with resources in the same way it would if installed elsewhere.		** The Grooper Licensing service won't compete with resources in the same way it would if installed elsewhere.
	** The Grooper Web Server is unlikely to be spun down in the same way a Grooper Processing Server may be.		** The Grooper Web Server is unlikely to be spun down in the same way a Grooper Processing Server may be.
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	====Option 1 (most common): Activating a license from a serial number====		====Option 1 (most common): Activating a license from a serial number====

Dgreenwood: /* Step 2: Activate the license and bind it to your machine */

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Step 2: Activate the license and bind it to your machine

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	Next, you will activate your license and bind it to a machine where Grooper is installed (most typically the Grooper web server where Grooper and Grooper Web Client are installed). Depending on how you obtained your license you will use a different GCC command to license your install.		Next, you will activate your license and bind it to a machine where Grooper is installed (most typically the Grooper web server where Grooper and Grooper Web Client are installed). Depending on how you obtained your license you will use a different GCC command to license your install.

			==== Before you begin: Distributed environment advice ====
			[[File:2025 DistributedEnvironment.png\|thumb\|right\|600px\|A fully distributed Grooper environment dedicates each core component to a single host machine.]]

			Once activated a license can only be bound to '''one''' machine. For distributed Grooper environments, Grooper components are spread across multiple servers.

			'''Before you begin ask yourself:''' Which server should you activate the license on? Which server should you install the Grooper Licensing service on?

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			[[File:2025 DistributedEnvironment-LicActivationBestPractice.png\|thumb\|right\|600px\|Our best practice advice is to activate the license and install the Grooper Licensing service on the Grooper Web Server.]]
			'''Best Practice Answer:''' The Grooper Web Server
			* To activate the license and to install a Grooper Licensing service, Grooper needs to be installed on the machine.
			* The Grooper Licensing service '''must''' be installed on the '''same''' server where the license is activated.
			** <li class="attn-bullet"> If you are activating a license offline by importing a .lic file, this is the machine whose machine ID you need to supply as well. The machine ID encoded in the .lic file '''must''' match the machine ID where the .lic file is imported.
			* The Grooper Web Server is a good option because:
			** Grooper is installed there.
			** The Grooper Licensing service won't compete with resources in the same way it would if installed elsewhere.
			** The Grooper Web Server is unlikely to be spun down in the same way a Grooper Processing Server may be.

	====Option 1 (most common): Activating a license from a serial number====		====Option 1 (most common): Activating a license from a serial number====

Dgreenwood: /* Option 2 (least common): Activating a license from a license file (.lic) */

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Option 2 (least common): Activating a license from a license file (.lic)

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	** The easiest way to view your Machine ID is in GCC and entering the <code>license</code> command. Your machine ID will be listed at the top.		** The easiest way to view your Machine ID is in GCC and entering the <code>license</code> command. Your machine ID will be listed at the top.
	** '''IMPORTANT''' The Machine ID encoded in the .lic file must match:		** '''IMPORTANT''' The Machine ID encoded in the .lic file must match:
	*** ~~The~~ Machine ID activating the license (executing the <code>license import</code> command from GCC)		*** Both the Machine ID activating the license (executing the <code>license import</code> command from GCC)...
	*** ~~The~~ Machine ID hosting the Grooper Licensing service.		*** ...and the Machine ID hosting the Grooper Licensing service.
	*** '''DO NOT''' import the .lic file on any other machine. You will run into issues if you do and may need your account rep to generate a new .lic file.		*** '''DO NOT''' import the .lic file on any other machine. You will run into issues if you do and may need your account rep to generate a new .lic file.

Dgreenwood: /* Self hosted licensing */

2025-11-25T17:02:59Z

Self hosted licensing

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	[https://app.supademo.com/demo/cm87pehem001z030igkj73cwo Click here for an interactive walkthrough.]		[https://app.supademo.com/demo/cm87pehem001z030igkj73cwo Click here for an interactive walkthrough.]

	~~<big>~~Step 1: Obtain a Grooper license~~</big>~~		===Step 1: Obtain a Grooper license===

	Frist, you will need to obtain a Grooper license in order to register and activate your installation. You may receive your license in one of two ways.		Frist, you will need to obtain a Grooper license in order to register and activate your installation. You may receive your license in one of two ways.
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	#** ''The easiest way to view your Machine ID is in GCC and entering the <code>license</code> command. Your machine ID will be listed at the top.''		#** ''The easiest way to view your Machine ID is in GCC and entering the <code>license</code> command. Your machine ID will be listed at the top.''

	~~<big>~~ Step 2: Activate the license and bind it to your machine ~~</big>~~		=== Step 2: Activate the license and bind it to your machine ===

	Next, you will activate your license and bind it to a machine where Grooper is installed (most typically the Grooper web server where Grooper and Grooper Web Client are installed). Depending on how you obtained your license you will use a different GCC command to license your install.		Next, you will activate your license and bind it to a machine where Grooper is installed (most typically the Grooper web server where Grooper and Grooper Web Client are installed). Depending on how you obtained your license you will use a different GCC command to license your install.

	~~'''~~Option 1 (most common): Activating a license from a serial number~~'''~~		====Option 1 (most common): Activating a license from a serial number====

	Licensing with a serial number is done with a single GCC command. This method activates the license online. It downloads a Grooper license and binds it to the machine executing the GCC command. The machine ''must'' be connected to the internet for this licensing mechanism to work.		Licensing with a serial number is done with a single GCC command. This method activates the license online. It downloads a Grooper license and binds it to the machine executing the GCC command. The machine ''must'' be connected to the internet for this licensing mechanism to work.
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	#:* <code><serialNo></code> is a required parameter. Enter your Grooper license serial number.		#:* <code><serialNo></code> is a required parameter. Enter your Grooper license serial number.

	~~'''~~Option 2 (least common): Activating a license from a license file (.lic)~~'''~~		====Option 2 (least common): Activating a license from a license file (.lic)====

	Licensing with a license file is also done with a single GCC command. This licensing mechanism is uncommon and is typically only required for organizations with strict security protocols disallowing internet access to their servers. This method does not require a connection to the internet to activate the license. Instead, the license is effectively active when you are issued the license file. The process described below binds that license to the machine executing the GCC command. This ensures no other user may use the license.		Licensing with a license file is also done with a single GCC command. This licensing mechanism is uncommon and is typically only required for organizations with strict security protocols disallowing internet access to their servers. This method does not require a connection to the internet to activate the license. Instead, the license is effectively active when you are issued the license file. The process described below binds that license to the machine executing the GCC command. This ensures no other user may use the license.
			*<li class="attn-bullet">BEFORE YOU BEGIN: You must obtain a .lic file by contacting your account rep.
			** You will need to have your "Machine ID" ready.
			** The easiest way to view your Machine ID is in GCC and entering the <code>license</code> command. Your machine ID will be listed at the top.
			** '''IMPORTANT''' The Machine ID encoded in the .lic file must match:
			*** The Machine ID activating the license (executing the <code>license import</code> command from GCC)
			*** The Machine ID hosting the Grooper Licensing service.
			*** '''DO NOT''' import the .lic file on any other machine. You will run into issues if you do and may need your account rep to generate a new .lic file.

			To activate a license from a licensee file:
	# Open GCC.		# Open GCC.
	#* GCC can be accessed from the Windows Start menu.		#* GCC can be accessed from the Windows Start menu.
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	#:** Ex: <code>"\\servername\folder path\file name.lic"</code>		#:** Ex: <code>"\\servername\folder path\file name.lic"</code>

	~~<big>~~Step 3: Install the Grooper Licensing service~~</big>~~		===Step 3: Install the Grooper Licensing service===

	A Grooper Licensing service is required to distribute licensing to client machines. The running service will distribute licensing over a URL. This URL will need to be entered into the Grooper Root for each Grooper Repository (described in more detail in "Step 4" below).		A Grooper Licensing service is required to distribute licensing to client machines. The running service will distribute licensing over a URL. This URL will need to be entered into the Grooper Root for each Grooper Repository (described in more detail in "Step 4" below).
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	~~<big>~~Step 4: License Grooper Repositories~~</big>~~		===Step 4: License Grooper Repositories===

	After installing the Grooper Licensing service, you will need to enter the connection URL it generates into the root node of each Grooper Repository that needs licensing. To do this:		After installing the Grooper Licensing service, you will need to enter the connection URL it generates into the root node of each Grooper Repository that needs licensing. To do this:

Dgreenwood: /* Cloud hosted licensing */

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Cloud hosted licensing

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	== Cloud hosted licensing ==		== Cloud hosted licensing ==
	<section begin="cloud_hosted" />		<section begin="cloud_hosted" />
			'''Network Requirements:''' All Grooper services and applications must have outbound connectivity to <code><nowiki>https://licensing.bisok.com</nowiki></code> on port 443 (HTTPS).

	To license a Grooper Repository using the "cloud hosted" method:		To license a Grooper Repository using the "cloud hosted" method:

Dgreenwood: /* Self hosted licensing */

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Self hosted licensing

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	== Self hosted licensing ==		== Self hosted licensing ==

	Self hosted licensing allows users to use a license bound to a server to distribute licensing across one or more machines. <!--- KEEP THIS CUT IF STAND ALONE LICENSING IS DEAD With one machine already running a licensed version of Grooper, you can install the '''Grooper Licensing''' service to hand out licenses to multiple other workstations. --->		Self hosted licensing allows users to use a license bound to a server to distribute licensing across one or more machines.

	'''''BE AWARE:''''' The license has to be bound to a machine before the ~~'''~~Grooper Licensing~~'''~~ service can be installed. Be ''sure'' to activate/bind the license to the ''same'' machine you will install the ~~'''~~Grooper Licensing~~'''~~ service. That machine effectively becomes a "license server", hosting licensing for client workstations.		'''''BE AWARE:''''' The license has to be bound to a machine before the Grooper Licensing service can be installed. Be ''sure'' to activate/bind the license to the ''same'' machine you will install the Grooper Licensing service. That machine effectively becomes a "license server", hosting licensing for client workstations.

	[https://app.supademo.com/demo/cm87pehem001z030igkj73cwo Click here for an interactive walkthrough.]		[https://app.supademo.com/demo/cm87pehem001z030igkj73cwo Click here for an interactive walkthrough.]
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	# From a license file		# From a license file
	#* This is much less common. A license file is a ".lic" file you can use to activate the product. This is typically used for "locked down" environments where activating online is not an option.		#* This is much less common. A license file is a ".lic" file you can use to activate the product. This is typically used for "locked down" environments where activating online is not an option.
	#* ''You must obtain a .lic file by contacting your account rep.''		#* ''You must obtain a .lic file by contacting your account rep.
			#** ''You will need to have your "Machine ID" ready.''
			#** ''The easiest way to view your Machine ID is in GCC and entering the <code>license</code> command. Your machine ID will be listed at the top.''

	<big> Step 2: Activate the license and bind it to your machine </big>		<big> Step 2: Activate the license and bind it to your machine </big>
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	# Use the following GCC command to activate the license online, using a serial number:		# Use the following GCC command to activate the license online, using a serial number:
	#: <pre>license download <serialNo></pre>		#: <pre>license download <serialNo></pre>
	#:* <code><serialNo></code> is a required parameter. Enter your Grooper ~~licensing~~ serial number.		#:* <code><serialNo></code> is a required parameter. Enter your Grooper license serial number.

	'''Option 2 (least common): Activating a license from a license file (.lic)'''		'''Option 2 (least common): Activating a license from a license file (.lic)'''
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	<big>Step 3: Install the Grooper Licensing service</big>		<big>Step 3: Install the Grooper Licensing service</big>

	A ~~'''~~Grooper Licensing~~'''~~ service is required to distribute licensing to client machines. The running service will distribute licensing over a URL. This URL will need to be entered into the Grooper Root for each Grooper Repository (described in more detail in "Step 4" below).		A Grooper Licensing service is required to distribute licensing to client machines. The running service will distribute licensing over a URL. This URL will need to be entered into the Grooper Root for each Grooper Repository (described in more detail in "Step 4" below).

	To install a Grooper Licensing service:		To install a Grooper Licensing service:
	# Open GCC.		# Open GCC.
	#* GCC can be accessed from the Windows Start menu.		#* GCC can be accessed from the Windows Start menu.

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	== Cloud hosted licensing ==		== Cloud hosted licensing ==
	<section begin="cloud_hosted" />		<section begin="cloud_hosted" />
	To license ~~your~~ Grooper Repository using "cloud hosted" ~~licensing, perform the following steps~~:		To license a Grooper Repository using the "cloud hosted" method:

	[https://app.supademo.com/demo/cm83i4q1e02uz3h0i0jjgwiv5 Click here for an interactive walkthrough.]		[https://app.supademo.com/demo/cm83i4q1e02uz3h0i0jjgwiv5 Click here for an interactive walkthrough!]

	# ~~Open~~ Grooper ~~in a web browser~~. If a ~~Grooper Repository is unlicensed, you will see~~ "~~LICENCEE: UNLICENSED~~" ~~in the top navigation bar.~~		# Have your Grooper license serial number ready. This is a GUID that looks something like "1a2b3c4d-5e6f-7g8h-9i10-j11k12l13m14"
	# Go to the Design ~~Page to license the Grooper Repository~~.		# Open Grooper in a web browser and go to the Design page.
	# ~~From the Design Page, select~~ the Grooper Root node in the ~~node tree~~.		# Select the Grooper Root node of the Grooper Repository.
	# In the "Root" tab, select the 'License Serial# or URL property and enter your license serial number.		# In the "Root" tab, select the "License Serial# or URL" property and enter your license serial number.
	# ~~Click~~ the "Save" button.		# Press the "Save" button.
			# The Grooper Repository is now licensed! Refresh the page and the top negation bar will show your license name next to "LICENCEE."
			#*<li class="fyi-bullet"> If licensing more than one Grooper Repository you can license each one by using the "Repository" button to select each Grooper Repository. This button is found in the upper right corner of the top navigation bar.

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	When using the cloud hosted licensing method, ALWAYS keep your license serial number secure and DO NOT share it with anyone that you do not wish to have access.		When using the cloud hosted licensing method, ALWAYS keep your license serial number secure and DO NOT share it with anyone that you do not wish to have access.
	\|}		\|}
	~~#<li value=6> Refresh the web page. In the top navigation bar, "LICENSEE" will now reflect your current license. You may begin using Grooper!~~
	<section end="cloud_hosted" />		<section end="cloud_hosted" />

Dgreenwood: /* Cloud hosted licensing */

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Cloud hosted licensing

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	<section begin="cloud_hosted" />		<section begin="cloud_hosted" />
	To license your Grooper Repository using "cloud hosted" licensing, perform the following steps:		To license your Grooper Repository using "cloud hosted" licensing, perform the following steps:

			[https://app.supademo.com/demo/cm83i4q1e02uz3h0i0jjgwiv5 Click here for an interactive walkthrough.]

	# Open Grooper in a web browser. If a Grooper Repository is unlicensed, you will see "LICENCEE: UNLICENSED" in the top navigation bar.		# Open Grooper in a web browser. If a Grooper Repository is unlicensed, you will see "LICENCEE: UNLICENSED" in the top navigation bar.
	# Go to the Design Page to license the Grooper Repository.		# Go to the Design Page to license the Grooper Repository.
			# From the Design Page, select the Grooper Root node in the node tree.
	~~[[File:2024_LicenseActivation_02_CloudHosted-01.png]]~~		# In the "Root" tab, select the 'License Serial# or URL property and enter your license serial number.


	#~~<li value=3>~~ From the Design Page, select the ~~'''~~Grooper Root~~'''~~ node.
	# In the "Root" tab, select the ~~''''~~'License Serial# or URL~~'''''~~ property and enter your license serial number.
	# Click the "Save" button.		# Click the "Save" button.

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	When using the cloud hosted licensing method, ALWAYS keep your license serial number secure and DO NOT share it with anyone that you do not wish to have access.		When using the cloud hosted licensing method, ALWAYS keep your license serial number secure and DO NOT share it with anyone that you do not wish to have access.
	\|}		\|}
			#<li value=6> Refresh the web page. In the top navigation bar, "LICENSEE" will now reflect your current license. You may begin using Grooper!
	~~[[File:2024_LicenseActivation_02_CloudHosted-02.png]]~~


	#<li value=6> Refresh the web page. In the top navigation bar, "LICENSEE" will now reflect your current license. You may begin using Grooper!

	~~[[File:2024_LicenseActivation_02_CloudHosted-03.png]]~~
	<section end="cloud_hosted" />		<section end="cloud_hosted" />

Dgreenwood: /* Self hosted licensing */

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Self hosted licensing

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	'''''BE AWARE:''''' The license has to be bound to a machine before the '''Grooper Licensing''' service can be installed. Be ''sure'' to activate/bind the license to the ''same'' machine you will install the '''Grooper Licensing''' service. That machine effectively becomes a "license server", hosting licensing for client workstations.		'''''BE AWARE:''''' The license has to be bound to a machine before the '''Grooper Licensing''' service can be installed. Be ''sure'' to activate/bind the license to the ''same'' machine you will install the '''Grooper Licensing''' service. That machine effectively becomes a "license server", hosting licensing for client workstations.

	~~===~~ 1. Obtain a Grooper license ~~===~~		[https://app.supademo.com/demo/cm87pehem001z030igkj73cwo Click here for an interactive walkthrough.]

			<big>Step 1: Obtain a Grooper license</big>

	Frist, you will need to obtain a Grooper license in order to register and activate your installation. You may receive your license in one of two ways.		Frist, you will need to obtain a Grooper license in order to register and activate your installation. You may receive your license in one of two ways.
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	# From a license file		# From a license file
	#* This is much less common. A license file is a ".lic" file you can use to activate the product. This is typically used for "locked down" environments where activating online is not an option.		#* This is much less common. A license file is a ".lic" file you can use to activate the product. This is typically used for "locked down" environments where activating online is not an option.
	#* ''~~At this point in 2024 beta you~~ must obtain a .lic file by contacting your account rep.''		#* ''You must obtain a .lic file by contacting your account rep.''

	~~===~~ 2. Activate the license and bind it to your machine ~~===~~		<big> Step 2: Activate the license and bind it to your machine </big>

	Next, you will activate your license and bind it to ~~your~~ machine where Grooper is installed (most typically the Grooper web server where Grooper and Grooper Web Client are installed). Depending on how you obtained your license you will use a different GCC command to license your install.		Next, you will activate your license and bind it to a machine where Grooper is installed (most typically the Grooper web server where Grooper and Grooper Web Client are installed). Depending on how you obtained your license you will use a different GCC command to license your install.

	~~====~~ Option 1 (most common): Activating a license from a serial number ~~====~~		'''Option 1 (most common): Activating a license from a serial number'''

	Licensing with a serial number is done with a single GCC command. This method activates the license online. It downloads a Grooper license and binds it to the machine executing the GCC command. The machine ''must'' be connected to the internet for this licensing mechanism to work.		Licensing with a serial number is done with a single GCC command. This method activates the license online. It downloads a Grooper license and binds it to the machine executing the GCC command. The machine ''must'' be connected to the internet for this licensing mechanism to work.
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	#:* <code><serialNo></code> is a required parameter. Enter your Grooper licensing serial number.		#:* <code><serialNo></code> is a required parameter. Enter your Grooper licensing serial number.

	~~====~~ Option 2 (least common): Activating a license from a license file (.lic) ~~====~~		'''Option 2 (least common): Activating a license from a license file (.lic)'''

	Licensing with a license file is also done with a single GCC command. This licensing mechanism is uncommon and is typically only required for organizations with strict security protocols disallowing internet access to their servers. This method does not require a connection to the internet to activate the license. Instead, the license is effectively active when you are issued the license file. The process described below binds that license to the machine executing the GCC command. This ensures no other user may use the license.		Licensing with a license file is also done with a single GCC command. This licensing mechanism is uncommon and is typically only required for organizations with strict security protocols disallowing internet access to their servers. This method does not require a connection to the internet to activate the license. Instead, the license is effectively active when you are issued the license file. The process described below binds that license to the machine executing the GCC command. This ensures no other user may use the license.
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	#:** Ex: <code>"\\servername\folder path\file name.lic"</code>		#:** Ex: <code>"\\servername\folder path\file name.lic"</code>

	~~===~~ 3. Install the Grooper Licensing service ~~===~~		<big>Step 3: Install the Grooper Licensing service</big>
	A '''Grooper Licensing''' service is required to distribute licensing to client machines. The running service will distribute licensing over a URL. This URL will need to be entered into the Grooper Root for each Grooper Repository ([[#4. License Grooper Repositories\|described in more detail below]]).

	~~To install a~~ '''Grooper Licensing''' service:		A '''Grooper Licensing''' service is required to distribute licensing to client machines. The running service will distribute licensing over a URL. This URL will need to be entered into the Grooper Root for each Grooper Repository (described in more detail in "Step 4" below).

			To install a Grooper Licensing service:
	# Open GCC.		# Open GCC.
	#* GCC can be accessed from the Windows Start menu.		#* GCC can be accessed from the Windows Start menu.
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	#* Or, the service installation FAILED.		#* Or, the service installation FAILED.
	# Start the service in one of three ways:		# Start the service in one of three ways:
	## Open Grooper in a web browser and connect to the Grooper Repository. Go to the ~~'''~~Machines~~'''~~ node in the Design page. Select the newly installed ~~'''~~Grooper Licensing~~'''~~ service instance and press the "Start" button.		## Open Grooper in a web browser and connect to the Grooper Repository. Go to the "Machines" folder node in the Design page. Select the newly installed Grooper Licensing service instance and press the "Start" button.
	## Start all services using following GCC command:		## Start all services using following GCC command:
	##: <pre>services start</pre>		##: <pre>services start</pre>
	## Start only the newly installed ~~'''~~Grooper Licensing~~'''~~ service instance by using the following GCC command:		## Start only the newly installed Grooper Licensing service instance by using the following GCC command:
	##: <pre>services start <instanceNo></pre>		##: <pre>services start <instanceNo></pre>

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	~~===~~ 4. License Grooper Repositories ~~===~~		<big>Step 4: License Grooper Repositories</big>

	After installing the ~~'''~~Grooper Licensing~~'''~~ service, you will need to enter the connection URL it generates into the root node of each Grooper Repository that needs licensing. To do this:		After installing the Grooper Licensing service, you will need to enter the connection URL it generates into the root node of each Grooper Repository that needs licensing. To do this:

	Open Grooper in a web browser and connect to the Grooper Repository.		Open Grooper in a web browser and connect to the Grooper Repository.
	# From the Design Page, navigate to the ~~'''~~Machines~~'''~~ folder in the node tree.		# From the Design Page, navigate to the "Machines" folder in the node tree.
	# In the list of service instances, select the ~~'''~~Grooper License Server~~'''~~ instance.		# In the list of service instances, select the Grooper License Server instance.
	# In the ~~'''''~~Service Properties~~'''''~~ panel, select the ~~'''''~~Connection URL~~'''''~~ property and copy the URL path.		# In the Service Properties panel, select the Connection URL property and copy the URL path.
			# Navigate to the Grooper Root node in the node tree.
	~~[[File:2024 LicenseActivation 03 04 LicenseRepos-01.png]]~~		# Select the License Serial# or URL property and enter the connection URL copied from step 4.


	#~~<li value=4>~~ Navigate to the ~~'''~~Grooper Root~~'''~~ node in the node tree.
	# Select the ~~'''''~~License Serial# or URL~~'''''~~ property and enter the connection URL copied from step 4.
	# Save your changes.		# Save your changes.

	After refreshing the web page, you should see the "LICENSEE" status changed from "UNLICENSED" to your organization's license name. You will also be able to select the "Licensing" tab from the Grooper Root node.		After refreshing the web page, you should see the "LICENSEE" status changed from "UNLICENSED" to your organization's license name. You will also be able to select the "Licensing" tab from the Grooper Root node.

	~~[[File:2024 LicenseActivation 03 04 LicenseRepos-02.png]]~~