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A license is a key that authorizes access to Lerian features or services under specific contractual conditions, typically aligned with billing cycles (e.g., monthly, annual). This mechanism is similar to how software products like Microsoft Office or GitHub Enterprise manage access through activation keys. In Lerian’s ecosystem, licenses:
  • Confirm that institutions remain in good standing before they access paid features, such as products, plugins or enterprise features.
  • Manage which features are available per client.
  • Let Lerian scale support and sales operations.
Only clients with valid licenses, as defined in their contracts, can access specific software components.

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License types

In Lerian’s ecosystem, licenses can have two different scopes:

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Organization-specific licenses (non-global)

Applies to the organizations listed in ORGANIZATION_IDS.

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Global licenses

Valid for multiple organizations.

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License usage workflow

The steps below apply to both license types:
1

Submit a license request to Lerian.

  • For organization-specific licenses: provide the IDs of the organizations that will use the license.
  • For global licenses: inform Lerian that you need a global license. You do not need to provide organization IDs.
2

License generation and activation by Lerian

Lerian’s team follows the internal process to create and activate the license using the provided details.
3

License key delivery

Lerian sends the License Key (LICENSE_KEY) to the client.
4

Environment configuration

Once you receive your license key, you must configure your .env file so the system knows which license to validate and which organizations it applies to.
Always configure the correct environment variables before using a plugin. Incorrect or missing values will result in license validation errors.
Organization-specific licenses (non-global)
  • LICENSE_KEY: The key provided by Lerian.
  • ORGANIZATION_IDS: The IDs of the organizations the license covers, separated by commas.
Global licenses
  • LICENSE_KEY: The key provided by Lerian.
  • ORGANIZATION_IDS: Use the value global for global licenses.
For the error codes a product returns when license validation fails, see License Manager error list.
For more information about your license or to request an upgrade, please contact the Lerian commercial team.