SW Online Licensing

[JustinP]

Coworker's PC just came up with a error message about Online activation not working.
I've been poking around the internet and I cant seem to find any information on it.
Except for a snapshot of a picture stating that online licesnse was or is being cancled.

So it looks like Online licenses are a thing of the Past?
Would anyone with right right words to ask google, be kind enough to post me some links to more information?

PS I like this smiley

[mattpeneguy]

It should still work for a few more months, but yes they are discontinuing it.
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=868

[JustinP]

It should still work for a few more months, but yes they are discontinuing it.
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=868

Thanks matt! I wonder if they are going to update the SW web page first. I can see it now, 100s of people converting standalones to onlines and then pffft. I read somewhere that is a one way trip, that an online cant be converted to stand alone?

[Reennie]

Hi Justin,

It is not a one way trip. You can (could) to your liking switch back and forth between online and machine activation.

As far as I understand when they stop supporting online licensing the online license gets converted to a machine license upon activating. This will be from SW2022 and some given date.

[Frederick_Law]

Online license should work with SW2021 until 202?
You can login to admin portal to reset it to machine activation.

[SPerman]

Coworker's PC just came up with a error message about Online activation not working.
I've been poking around the internet and I cant seem to find any information on it.
Except for a snapshot of a picture stating that online licesnse was or is being cancled.

Here are the steps I follow when I get the "online license transaction failed" error.

Go to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\SolidWorks\Credentials
Delete the ud.xml file.

Go to C:\ProgramData\FLEXnet
Delete any files starting with SW.

[JustinP]

Here are the steps I follow when I get the "online license transaction failed" error.

Go to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\SolidWorks\Credentials
Delete the ud.xml file.

Go to C:\ProgramData\FLEXnet
Delete any files starting with SW.

Thanks Scott, we have him set up with a remote in with our VAR(Goengineer ) in 20 mins. If they fail I'll give this a shot.