Applying sap license

This article answers the following queries : How to apply SAP license in a SAP system ? When to apply license for an SAP system ? How to delete an existing license of an SAP system ? What is the transaction code used to apply license in SAP ? Explain the process of applying license in SAP ? How to request an SAP license key ? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In SAP environment, there will be a requirement to install a license to a new installed SAP system or to a system refreshed from another system. This is the primary step in the post refresh activities of an SAP system. SAP license key can be requested from Service Market Place from the following link : http://service.sap.com/licensekey Please download license key for a SAP system and store in your local desktop. Once the license files are downloaded from market place, login into 000 client using SAP* user into ABAP stack of an SAP system on which you would like to apply license. SLICENSE is the transaction code for applying license in SAP system. Execute transaction SLICENSE, which results in a screen similar to below

To list old licenses existing in the system, click on Old Licenses tab in the above screen. It lists all the old licenses.

Select each license and delete license by navigating as shown in above screen Repeat this step until all old licenses are deleted. To install new license click on install button shown in the below screen

It opens screen as shown below. Please navigate to the location where license file that was downloaded from market place was kept in your desktop and select the file and click open to input the license file.

It then displays message as below after successful installation of license key.