The SoftwareShield License Manager is a full featured Windows application that you use to create, edit and compile your licenses.

This section covers how to use the SoftwareShield License Manager Application to achieve various features.  If you are instead looking for details about the features of the SoftwareShield System itself, you may wish to look at the SoftwareShield System Feature Guide first.

You should already have a basic understanding of what the SoftwareShield License Manager is, if not, please read Introduction To The License Manager Application.

Before you begin building your licenses, you may wish to review the sections on Creating a License Project. It covers important design considerations and requirements analysis of your licensing which will help you maximize the value you get out of the SoftwareShield License Manager Application.

This part of the help has two main sections:

1. Working With A License Project.  Contains all of the detail you will need to understand how to use the SoftwareShield License Manager to define and compile your license, as well as use its various tools and utilities to facilitate development and testing.

2. SoftwareShield License Manager Commands Reference Quick and brief reference on how to invoke various commands in the License Manager.