can i see what modules are in my license.dat file

There are several posts going back a few years that talk about various items in the license.dat file. The short answer is yes, you can see what you are licensed for by viewing that file. But you could also just run the command line command ‘hcilicstatus’ and it will tell you the same things.

But not all line items in that file match up one to one with Cloverleaf components, and some components require more than one license item. Also, more granularity is available – for instance we have the Communication Protocols master license, which includes the File protocols. But looking at the output of the hcilicstatus command, I’m thinking that we could have licensed each file protocol separately. I’m thinking some clients, especially third party vendors that bundle Cloverleaf, have licensed different parts of the product separately, because maybe they don’t need everything, and so the license items can be a bit granular.

Some items identify how many threads  are licensed (or if you have an enterprise license). Some components require other components, and so require other components’ licenses. I also see a license item for CAA-ION; we did not ask for it, but it was included. Many Infor products are being built with, or at least planned for integration with, other Infor products, and this is the enabling technology.

The file also has the software version number and expiration date, whereas the hcilicstatus command does not.

That one is tougher!

Go into Infor Extreme and find the menu option for requesting license keys. There are several screens to walk through. There will be a scrolling list of all items that you are allowed to have – these are based on your software contracts with Infor. If the list looks confusing, that’s because it is.

If your company has changed contracts over the years, maybe for new purchases or moving software to bigger machines, there will be entries for each item from each contract, so you could see duplicate entries in there.

Just pick one of each kind, for Dev/Test and for Prod. You will need to submit the ‘hostid’ as well. This is a unique value based on the physical server. There are several good Clovertech posts that discuss the ‘hostid’.

Note that some of the older options are now included in newer versions of Cloverleaf so you may not need to pick every single option you see in the list anymore. I recommend that you open a ticket with Infor if you have questions about the components and licenses.