How to change Xi license key when old one is expired

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1

I started using the free 60-day trial license for Xi R2.
It expired after 60 days and the new license arrived 5 days after expiration.

I now want to change the license key in CMC, but since the old one is expired I can’t get into CMC to change it.

Is there any (backdoor) way to supply the new license key to Xi and get everything running again?

Tiny :netherlands: (BOB member since 2004-11-10)

2

don’t you simply delete the old license key?

dessa :madagascar: (BOB member since 2004-01-29)

3

Yes? But where?

I found a file called addlicensekey.js. (in the \Program Files\BusinessObjects Enterprise 11.5\win32_x86 folder)
This is used when installing the Xi software on the server and deals with license keys.
But I can’t figure out how to use this java-script in combination with my new license key…

Tiny :netherlands: (BOB member since 2004-11-10)

4

see this topic: https://bobj-board.org/t/81126
the last posts there…

highandstoned :netherlands: (BOB member since 2005-08-01)

5

Thanks the above solution worked (log in with the administrator user in CMC and the you are able to switch license keys)

Tiny :netherlands: (BOB member since 2004-11-10)