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Avoid License Expiry for SAP ABAP Platform 1909 Developer Edition
Almost three months passed after SAP ABAP Platform 1909 Developer Edition been released, and soon you could probably get the message like ‘License expiration date 04.11.2021’ when logon.
I thought it’ll never expire as it’s a developer edition for practice purposes only, now it seems we need to extend the validation every 3 months. Fortunately, it’s not complex to extend the license:
1. Get the Hardware key by Tcode: SLICENSE
Log on to your SAP ABAP Platform 1909 Developer Edition with SAP GUI and using TCODE: SLICENSE to check the hardware key.
2. Generate license key at SAP support website
Choose the first option ‘A4H’ which against SAP ABAP Platform 1909 Developer Edition.
Fill the mandatory fields include the hardware key get from the first step and accept the license agreement.
Then this website will generate the text document named ‘A4H_Multiple.txt’.
3. Install the new license key by TCODE:SLICENCE
Goto TCODE: SLICENSE, click the ‘Install’ button and select the download text document ‘A4H_Multiple.txt’. The system will extend another 3 months.
Please check my blog post in order to install the new license without the need to run SAPGUI.
https://blogs.sap.com/2021/04/22/how-to-install-a-new-license-in-your-sap-abap-platform-developer-edition
This system's system number is "00000000085059nnnn", but there is a license key for system number "00000000080065nnnn" in the license key file.
I installed abap dev edition on docker and generated a license key. On installing on my GUI it gives me above error. Also, the SLICENSE already shows a System Number instead of all zeros.
Note: i use the same SAP GUI to connect to my office SAP system
I had same problem.
You can replace the system numbers in the text file with the Systemnumber show in your SLICENCE. This need to be done for both Licence in the file.
Regards, Rolf
Rolf Erzinger Thanks.
Same for me as well. I guess it's a bug of license generation 😛
Hi,
I have a problem. After shutdown, i start again (the docker) but it is like the license dont wasn't installed correctly because again i received the message "The license expire in ..."
Anyone can help me?
Mateo Cano
Please check your TCODE: LICENSE if you can't log on, try logging in with user "SAP*" and the default password "Ldtf5432". Check this.