Creating Licenses

Creating a licenses for your software using the SoftwareShield License Manager is easy.

The basic steps to creating a license project are:

1. Create a new license project, or open an existing one using the SoftwareShield License Manager.
2. Add or modify the license fields, features and Authorization Codes to meet your specific requirements.
3. Save the project. (Creating a ".lpj" file)
4. Compile to project. (Creating both a distributed license file and a programming notes file).
5. Deploy the license inside your installer package (required), deploy any steganographic files inside your installer package (optional).

When you create a license project, there are a few basic design considerations you should keep in mind. Most important among these is careful planning of license features. It is essential that you carefully consider all the ways you may need to use the license before you compile your final version.

Creating a license project is often made easier if you start with an existing license and modify it to suit your needs. This is easily possible using the SoftwareShield License Manager.

Once you have finished creating your license, you must compile it to create a distributed license. The process of compiling creates the distributed license as well as a programming notes file. Using the programming notes file - you can quickly and easily integrate your license into your project. This minimizes the amount of manual recording of information you have to do, but you should be familiar with how to Record The Programming Information from this file.