Online Method

The following steps allow you to acquire a FLOATING Licence Seat in SIDRA INTERSECTION using the Online method.

Important - Invitation to set up your SIDRA FLOATING Licence Account

If you do not have a SIDRA FLOATING Licence Account, please contact your organisation administrator (e.g. your SIDRA Licence Contact or IT Administrator) to invite you using the SIDRA OrgAdmin web portal before you follow the steps below.

Select FLOATING in the Licence Type Group

1. If unlicenced, SIDRA INTERSECTION will open to show the Licensing ribbon tab.
2. On the Licensing ribbon tab, select FLOATING in the Licence Type
3. The FLOATING User Profile dialog will open if you have not signed in for the next step.

Sign in to your SIDRA User Profile

Click the Sign In button in the FLOATING User Profile dialog. The embedded browser or your default browser will open to display the SIDRA User Profile Sign In page. The choice of browser is set during installation of SIDRA INTERSECTION.

1. Sign in with your Email (user name).
2. Click Next.
3. Enter Password.
4. Click Sign in.

After successfully signing in, your Name and Email will be displayed in the User Profile section of the dialog. You will remain signed in until you sign out of your User Profile from this dialog.

Acquire a Seat using the Online method

After you have successfully signed in and closed the FLOATING User Profile dialog, the Acquire Licence Seat dialog will open automatically. You can access this dialog later by clicking the Acquire Seat button in the Licensing ribbon tab.

You may accept the default settings and click OK to close the dialog and the program will attempt to acquire a Licence Seat.

If a Licence Seat is acquired successfully, a padlock icon will appear unlocked at the bottom right pane of the main User Interface window.

Option to change to another Model Level

If you have a FLOATING Licence for another Model Level (i.e. PLUS or NETWORK), you can change the Model Level option to acquire a new Licence Seat.

Click the Acquire Seat button in the Licensing ribbon tab and select another Model Level in the Acquire Licence Seat dialog.

Once the Model Level has changed successfully, the program will close and you will then need to restart it. A warning message regarding this will pop up. Click OK to continue the procedure , or click Cancel to restore your previous Model Level.

After you click OK in the warning message, the program will attempt to acquire a Licence Seat for the new Model Level.

• If a Licence Seat has been acquired, the program will close automatically.
• If a Licence Seat has not been acquired, a notification message will appear. You can click the Acquire Seat button to try again later or change the Model Level back to your previous one.

Important

• Your Licence Seat will remain active as long as the program is running, and your computer is connected to the internet.
• If you close the program, the online Licence Seat will be released.
• If you sign out your User Profile, the online Licence Seat will also be released.
• If your internet connection drops out, the online Licence Seat will remain active until it expires within 60 minutes. After it expires, another user may acquire this Licence Seat.

Notes

• If your sign in credentials are incorrect, an error message will appear in the Sign in 
• If no Licence Seat is available, a warning message will appear in a pop-up dialog.
• You can access the FLOATING User Profile dialog later to sign out of your profile if required, but it is not necessary.

Offline Method

The Offline Licence Seat is downloaded from within the SIDRA INTERSECTION software. When it is downloaded, a seat is used from your Licence Seat Pool. This seat will only be released after 24 hours.

Important

It will not be released by closing the SIDRA INTERSECTION software or signing out from your User Profile.

Select FLOATING in the Licence Type Group

1. If unlicenced, SIDRA INTERSECTION will open to show the Licensing ribbon tab.
2. On the Licensing ribbon tab, select FLOATING in the Licence Type 
3. The FLOATING User Profile dialog will open if you have not signed in for the next step.

Sign in to your SIDRA User Profile

Click the Sign In button in the FLOATING User Profile dialog. The embedded browser or your default browser will open to display the SIDRA User Profile Sign In page. The choice of browser is set during installation of SIDRA INTERSECTION.

1. Sign in with your Email (user name).
2. Click Next.
3. Enter Password.
4. Click Sign in.

After successfully signing in, your Name and Email will be displayed in the User Profile section of the dialog. You will remain signed in until you sign out of your User Profile from this dialog.

Download a Seat using the Offline method

After you have successfully signed in and closed the FLOATING User Profile dialog, the Acquire Licence Seat dialog will open automatically. You also can access this dialog later by clicking the Acquire Seat button in the Licensing ribbon tab. In this dialog,

1. Select Offline under the Select a Method
2. Select a Model Level (set to PLUS by default).
3. Click the Download button to download an Offline Licence Seat. This will remain valid for 24 hours.
4. A pop-up dialog will open with a message stating that closing the software, signing out or changing the Licensing Settings will not release the seat. Click Yes to continue.
5. If available, SIDRA INTERSECTION will acquire and download a Licence Seat from the server. You will see verification and details of the Offline Licence Seat including the Lease Expiration Time. If required, you can return to this dialog and click the button to renew for an additional 24 hours.
6. Click OK to close the dialog.

Important

• An Offline Licence Seat can be downloaded and will work for one day only. This is useful, for example, if you are working off site with no internet access.
• To be able to download an Offline Licence Seat:
  • You must have a valid SIDRA User Profile Account.
  • You must be allowed to access the FLOATING Licence.
  • The FLOATING Licence must have a Licence Seat available.
  • You must be online to download the Licence Seat before you go offline.
• This offline method is intended for occasional use. If you find that you are requiring this on a regular basis, a 1PC licence may be purchased for this purpose.

Notes

• If your sign in credentials are incorrect, an error message will appear in the Sign in
• If no Licence Seat is available, a warning message will appear in a pop-up dialog.
• Closing the software, signing out or changing the Licensing Settings will not release your current offline Licence Seat. This will remain valid for 24 hours.

Renew your offline Licence Seat

If you need to continue using the Offline Licence Seat, you can renew it before the 24-hour period expires. You must be online to renew the seat and this process ensures another user cannot take the seat the next day.

1. On the Licensing ribbon tab of the SIDRA INTERSECTION user interface, select FLOATING in the Licence Type
2. Click the Acquire Seat button in the FLOATING Licence
3. Click the Renew button under the Offline Licence Seat section in dialog.
4. Click OK to close the Acquire Licence Seat