Exporting a license file using a tool

You may export a license using a platform tool without first making a platform connection. You may save any number (or all) licenses in your local license database locally on your Workbench PC, as a license archive (.lar) file.

You are using Workbench running on a PC that is licensed.

The license archive format allows you to easily share saved .lar files (however they are named) among multiple PCs without overwriting a license file for a different host platform.

Select Tools > Local License Database.
The Workbench License Manager opens.
To export all licenses from your local license database, click Export File without first selecting a license.
The system prompts you to confirm that you intended to export all licenses.
To export one or more specific licenses, select them in the left pane (host IDs or license files).
Do one of the following:
- If you are exporting all licenses, click Yes.
- If you are exporting selected licenses, click Export File.
An Export Licenses file chooser opens.
Navigate to the spot to save the .lar file.
To rename the license archive file change the name.
For example, instead of: licenses.lar, you could rename it MyController.lar.
To continue, click OK.
A popup window confirms export success.

The system saves the license in a compressed (zip-compatible) format known as a license archive. This is a file with a .lar file extension. It includes the complete licenses/hostID folder (subdirectory) structure (relative to sys home) for any included licenses.
To view the license zip file, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder that contains the file, right-click the .lar file and open it with a utility, such as 7-zip.
The .lar file contains one or more licenses.

The shows a .lar file in Windows Explorer, opened using 7-Zip, and its subsequent contents. In this case, where the archive contains multiple licenses, it was created by an export performed using the Workbench License Manager tool.