Specifications
Command line: borrowlicense
The Borrow a License window is displayed, presenting the following options:
Calendar Sets the date when you plan to return a borrowed license. The
return date must be within the range specified by your network administrator.
Borrow a License Borrows the license from the network license server based
on the specified return date .
Cancel Cancels the borrowing action; no license is borrowed.
Return a License
Your borrowed network license is automatically returned to the network license
server on the day that the license expires. You can return a license earlier than
the expiry date, but to do this, your computer must be connected to the
network license server.
Once a borrowed license is returned, you can borrow a license again as long
as your computer is connected to the network license server and a license is
available on the server.
To return a borrowed license early, do one of the following:
■ Click Tools menu ➤ License Borrowing ➤ Return License Early.
■ Click Help menu ➤ About ➤ Product Information. In the Product License
Information dialog box, click Return License, and then click Yes.
■ In the status tray, right-click the License Borrowing icon. Click Return
License Early.
NOTE To use the status tray to return a borrowed license early, the display settings
for the status tray must be turned on. To turn on the display settings, right-click
an empty area on the status bar. Click Tray Settings.
Your license is returned to the network license server.
To check the license expiration date, do one of the following:
■ In the status tray, right-click the License Borrowing icon.
■ Click Help menu ➤ About ➤ Product Information. In the Product License
Information dialog box, see the License Expiration Date.
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