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This section describes how to license the desktop instance of SOAtest.This section describes how to license the desktop instance of Virtualize.This section describes how to license the desktop instance of SOAtest and Virtualize. For information about licensing the web archive (WAR) deployment of the server, see Licensing Virtualize Server. 

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Network Licenses

You can configure SOAtest to use a license served from Parasoft DTP or a standalone instance of Parasoft License Server.You can configure Virtualize to use a license served from Parasoft DTP or a standalone instance of Parasoft License Server.You can configure SOAtest and Virtualize to use a license served from Parasoft DTP or a standalone instance of Parasoft License Server. Contact your system administrator for information about which type of license you should use. 

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  1. Choose Parasoft > Preferences and click on the DTP category.
  2. Enable the Enable option and specify the DTP URL, including protocol, host, and, if appropriate, port and context path, in the Base URL field.
  3. Enter your DTP login credentials in the User name and Password fields. 
  4. Click Test Connection to verify that the settings are correct.
  5. If you are going to use a license configuration associated with a specific DTP project, click Configure in the Project section and choose a project, then click OK.
  6. Click Apply and click the Configure... link in the License section.
  7. If you have multiple Parasoft products installed, open the tab for the Parasoft product you want to license (for example, Jtest, SOAtest, Virtualize).

  8. Enable the Network option and click the Configure... link.

  9. Enable the Use configured DTP settings option. If you are going to use a license configuration associated with a specific DTP project, enable the Use License Server settings from DTP project to use the license configuration associated with the project selected in step 5 instead. 
  10. Click OK to close the dialog.
  11. Choose the product edition from the Edition drop-down menu. Contact your Parasoft administrator for assistance selecting an edition or custom edition features.

  12. You can enable the Borrow option and specify a length of time for which SOAtest will consume a license token. Licenses can be borrowed from 1 hour to 14 days.You can enable the Borrow option and specify a length of time for which Virtualize will consume a license token. Licenses can be borrowed from 1 hour to 14 days.You can enable the Borrow option and specify a length of time for which SOAtest and Virtualize will consume a license token. Licenses can be borrowed from 1 hour to 14 days. Refer to the DTP documentation for additional information about borrowing licenses.

  13.  Apply to save your settings.

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  1. Choose Parasoft > Preferences and click on the License category.
  2. If you have multiple Parasoft products installed, open the tab for the Parasoft product you want to license (for example, Jtest, SOAtest, Virtualize).

  3. Enable the Network option and click the Configure... link.

  4. Enable the Use the following License Server option and specify the License Server URL, including protocol, host, and, if appropriate, port and context path, in the Base URL field.
  5. If the License Server requires authentication:
    • For DTP, enable Enable Authentication and enter your credentials in the User name and Password fields. 
    • For stand-alone License Server, disable Enable Authentication.
  6. Click Test Connection to verify your settings and click OK to save your changes.
  7. Choose the product edition from the Edition drop-down menu. Contact your Parasoft administrator for assistance selecting an edition or custom edition features.

  8. You can enable the Borrow option and specify a length of time for which SOAtest will consume a license token. Licenses can be borrowed from 1 hour to 14 days.You can enable the Borrow option and specify a length of time for which Virtualize will consume a license token. Licenses can be borrowed from 1 hour to 14 days.You can enable the Borrow option and specify a length of time for which SOAtest and Virtualize will consume a license token. Licenses can be borrowed from 1 hour to 14 days. Refer to the License Server documentation for additional information about borrowing licenses.

  9. Click Apply to save your settings.

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If a proxy server is required to connect to the DTP server or License Server, configure the proxy settings by choosing going to Window > Preferences to open the Preferences dialog , selecting and selecting General > Network Connections, and then configuring the appropriate proxy settings to connect to the server.

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You can also configure the license to automatically deactivate after 30 minutes of inactivity:

  1. Choose Go to Parasoft > Preferences from the main menu and  and click the License category.
  2. Enable the Start deactivated, release automatically when idle option. 
  3. Click Apply to save your changes.

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  • Parasoft views are disabled and results are cleared from the Quality Tasks view.
  • The license token is released in DTP or License Server.

Licensed views are restored and the Quality Tasks view will display available results when the license is reactivatereactivated. 

Waiting for a License in Command Line Mode

You can configure SOAtest to wait for a license token if a requested token is not currently available by specifying the license.wait.for.tokens.time option when using the command line interface.You can configure Virtualize to wait for a license token if a requested token is not currently available by specifying the license.wait.for.tokens.time option when using the command line interface.You can configure SOAtest and Virtualize to wait for a license token if a requested token is not currently available by specifying the license.wait.for.tokens.time option when using the command line interface. For additional information, see Settings. For additional information, see Configuring Settings, as well as Testing from the Command Line Interface - soatestcli.

 For additional information, see the following pages:

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If you are using the combined SOAtest/Virtualize distribution, a Virtualize license is required to run SOAtest Server. In some instances, you may only have a license for SOAtest, for example if you are updating to a paid license from the Free License. Contact your Parasoft representative for additional information about licensing options.

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The following license options are available for Virtualize:

  • Virtualize: The core Virtualize license. It is required in order to access any Virtualize functionality.
  • Performance: Enables throughput to be free of HPS (hits per second) limitations.
  • Validate: Allows validation tools to be chained to the Incoming Request output in order to validate messages coming to the Responder (messages produced by the application under test and received by Virtualize). See Adding an Output for more details.
  • N Hits per Day: Specifies how many hits per day (starting at 12am) are allowed for that Virtualize server. A hit is any request message (for Message Responders) or query (for SQL Responders).
  • N HPS (Hits per Second): Specifies how many hits per second are allowed for the Virtualize server. A hit beyond the N Hits per Second limit will be delayed before a new response is sent.
  • Service Enabled: Provides the ability to:
    • Connect Virtualize server to CTP.
    • Manage Virtualize server from external Virtualize desktops.
    • Access the REST API of the Virtualize server.
    • Start the Virtualize server in headless mode.
    • Deploy the Virtualize server using the container-deployable war file
  • Extension Pack: Enables support for advanced protocol, message formats, tools, and custom tools and extensions.
  • Message Packs: Enables advanced EDI message formats in applicable tools.

Manually Configuring the License

You can create SOAtest configuration file and specify your license settings. See Configuring Settings for details on creating and configuring the file.You can create SOAtest and Virtualize configuration file and specify your license settings. See Configuring Settings (SOAtest) and Settings (Virtualize) for details on creating and configuring the file.You can create Virtualize configuration file and specify your license settings. See Settings for details on creating and configuring the file.

Importing and Exporting License Configuration Settings

You can export your configuration settings to a .properties file and share with team members. See Configuring Settings for details.You can export your configuration settings to a .properties file and share with team members. See Configuring Settings or Settings for details.You can export your configuration settings to a .properties file and share with team members. See Settings for details.

Configuring SOAVirt WAR License from CTP

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