Borrow a license

Use the IBM® Rational® License Borrow Tool to borrow a license.

About this task

You can borrow a license when you want to work offline. By default, a license is borrowed until the end of the day of the selected expiration date. The end of the day is based on the time zone set for the client. You must be connected to the license server to borrow a license.

Procedure

  1. Open the Rational License Borrow Tool. Under Products for Borrow, a list of product licenses that can be borrowed are shown. If the Borrow Tool does not list any licenses, see Troubleshooting for information about common issues.
  2. Select a product. You can select more than one product at a time. Only floating licenses can be borrowed.
    1. Click Product Details to see a list of product features.
  3. Click Borrow Products.
  4. In the calendar, select an expiration date. If you select more than one product license to borrow, you can select only one expiration date that applies to all selected product licenses. To set different expiration dates for each license, you must borrow each license separately.

    The length of time that you can borrow a license is determined by the IBM Rational product. You receive an error if you select a date that is greater than the time allowed for license that can be borrowed.

Results

The product that you have borrowed a license for and the expiration date show under Borrowed Products.

To see a list of product features for the borrowed license, select a borrowed product license. Next, click Product Details under the Borrowed Products section. The product features and expiration date show.