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====== Map Suite 10.0 License Strategy ======

Map Suite Provides 3 kinds of licenses based on different stages of an application.

>  **Development License**
A Development Toolkit is licensed on a per-developer basis, with one development license for each developer. Only the individual       developer to whom a Development Toolkit license is registered may access, install on a computer, or otherwise use in any way the retail version of the Development Toolkit. It's used to verify the toolkit when you are debugging a project with Map Suite. =====

> **Run-time License**
In addition to the developer license that you will need in order to write an application against the Map Suite .NET controls, some Map Suite products also require a run-time license.  The run-time License may be called "Production Server license" for some products.

> **Software Assurance Renewal License**  

Software Assurance Renewal License is a special license which makes sure that you have permission to download the Map Suite Products' Daily Builds from NuGet and use the builds without limitation.


===== Map Suite for Desktop (WinForms, Wpf) =====

> **How to create a license?**

**//Dev License://** Created by clicking "Activate" button through Product Center. 

**//Runtime License://** Created by clicking "Create Runtime License" through Product Center after inputting the required information. 

  * Currently user can ONLY define the calling executable.  ThinkGeo can define a more customized license file such as the calling assembly. 

  * Runtime license can have a watermark and no watermark. With no watermark, it will not have an expired date even though its corresponding Dev License will expire in 1 year.

> **How does it work?**

**Development Time**

In development time, the Development License is taken into account to make sure you are using a Map Suite toolkit guaranteed from ThinkGeo. To make sure the Mapping part doesn't stop your task without any relationship with the map, the run-time license should be asked for from your team members who has installed and activated Map Suite products. 


^**Development License**              ^**Runtime License**         ^**Result**^
|Non-existent / Incorrect  |Non-Existent / Incorrect  |1. Throw InvalidOperationException: “If you are a map developer, you need to activate it through product center or contact sales@thinkgeo.com; If you are a tester or doing some map-unrelated programming, please contact your map developer to get a runtime license to avoid this exception.  "  \\ 2. Try to launch product center, passing the parameter such as no license/first time user.     \\ 　　a, Pre-select the exact product the user is using. \\ 　　b. Open that login window to make it ready to go for the user to log in. | 
|Non-existent / Incorrect  |Correct  |Shows a blank white map with watermark: "Not Licensed for Map Development"   |

If the Development License is correct, check the following:
^**Watermark**  ^**Expiration**  ^**Result**  ^
|True           |Not Expired     |Show the map with watermark: "xx Days Left". The text is from the license file. |
| :::           |Expired         |Throw InvalidOperationException: “The {Production Name} has expired. Please contact sales@thinkgeo.com.” The text is from the license file. |
|False          |Not Expired     |Show the map.|
| :::           |Expired         |Throw InvalidOperationException: “The {Production Name} has expired. Please contact sales@thinkgeo.com.” The text is from the license file.| 


**Runtime **
^**Runtime License**^**Dev license**^**Result**^
|Non-existent / Incorrect   |Non-existent / Incorrect|Show blank white map with watermark: "Not Licensed for Run Time".  |
| ::: |Correct|Consider it as being on a development machine; the same as a Dev license. One difference is "Print Map" instead of "Throw exception"| 
|Correct  |Correct|Show the map with the higher level. For example, if the dev license has watermark but the runtime license does't have watermark, it should work following higher level license: no watermark.  |

If RunTime License is correct and considered only.
^**Watermark**  ^**Expiration**  ^**Result**^
|True         |Not Expired     |Show the map with watermark: "xx Days Left". The text is from the license file. |
| :::           |Expired         |Show blank white map with watermark: “The {Production Name} has expired. Please contact sales@thinkgeo.com.” The text is from the license file. |
|False| |Show the map.|


=====ThinkGeo.MapSuite for Mobile (Android, iOS)=====
> **How to create a license?**
A Dev license is not needed for Android and iOS, only a runtime license. The runtime license is created on product center and will be added to a project. Please refer to [[http://wiki.thinkgeo.com/wiki/map_suite_mobile_for_android_quick_start_guide|Map Suite Quick Start Guide For Android]] and [[http://wiki.thinkgeo.com/wiki/map_suite_mobile_for_iOS_quick_start_guide|Map Suite Quick Start Guide For iOS]] for information on know how to create a runtime license for an application.

> **How does it work?**
A Runtime license can have a watermark and no watermark. For no watermark, it doesn't have an expired date in runtime but it will expire in development time.

**Dev time and Runtime**
^Runtime License        ^Dev time/Runtime        ^Result^
|Non-existent / Incorrect  |Dev time                |Throw InvalidOperationException: “A license is needed to debug/run the APP. Please refer to http://wiki.thinkgeo.com/wiki/map_suite_runtime_license_guide_for_mobile for the details"|
|:::                    |Runtime                 |Show a blank white map with watermark: "Not Licensed for Run Time".|

If  License is correct, check the following:
^Watermark ^Expiration        ^Result^
|TRUE      |Not Expired       |Show the map with a watermark: "xx Days Left". The text is from the license file. 	|
|:::       |Expired           |Throw InvalidOperationException: “The {Production Name} has expired. Please contact sales@thinkgeo.com.” The text is from the license file in Dev time and show the exception message in runtime.  	|
|FALSE      |                  |Show the map|

=====ThinkGeo.MapSuite for Web (WebForms, Mvc, WebApi)=====

Map Suite provides 2 kinds of licenses for Web: development and deployment. 
> **How to create a license?**
Please refer to the following urls to know how to create the two kinds of licenses for an application:

**Development license:** [[http://wiki.thinkgeo.com/wiki/map_suite_developer_license_guide|MapSuite Developer License Guide]]

**Deployment license:** [[http://wiki.thinkgeo.com/wiki/map_suite_deployment_license_guide_for_web|Map Suite Deployment License Guide for Web]]

> **How does it work?**

**Dev Time**
^**Dev License**              ^**Runtime License**         ^**Result**^
|Non-existent / Incorrect  |Non-existent / Incorrect  |1, Throw InvalidOperationException: “If you are a map developer, you need to activate it through product center or contact sales@thinkgeo.com. If you are a tester or doing some map-unrelated programming, please contact your map developer to get a runtime license to avoid this exception."  \\ 2. Try to launch product center, passing the parameter such as No license/first time user.     \\ 　　a. Pre-select the exact product the user is using. \\ 　　b. Open that login window to make it ready to go for the user to log in. | 
|Non-existent / Incorrect  |Correct  |Show a blank white map with watermark: "Not Licensed for Map Development."   |

If Dev License is correct, check the following.
^**Watermark**  ^**Expiration**  ^**Result**  ^
|True           |Not Expired     |Show the map with watermark: "xx Days Left". The text is from the license file. |
| :::           |Expired         |Throw InvalidOperationException: “The {Production Name} has expired. Please contact sales@thinkgeo.com.” The text is from the license file. |
|False          |Not Expired     |Show the map|
| :::           |Expired         |Throw InvalidOperationException: “The {Production Name} has expired. Please contact sales@thinkgeo.com.” The text is from the license file.| 


**Runtime **
^**Runtime License**       ^**Dev license**      ^**Result**^
|Non-existent / Incorrect   |Non-existent / Incorrect| Show blank white map with watermark: "Not Licensed for Run Time".  |
| :::                      |Correct              |1. Watermark: show the map with watermark: ""xx Days Left"" if not expired, otherwise show blank white map with: "The {Production Name} has expired. Please contact sales@thinkgeo.com." \\ 2. No watermark: show blank map with ""Not Licensed for Run time". | 
|Correct                 |                     |Show Map.|


=====Software Assurance Plan for Map Suite=====
**"Software Assurance" just takes "Purchased Product" into account.  Same behavior for Dev & Runtime**
^Assembly Build Date   ^Result^
|Non-existent / Incorrect |Throw InvalidOperationException: "The assembly of {Production Name} is invalid, please download official assemblies from ThinkGeo's NuGet, or contact sales@thinkgeo.com."|
|Expired (Compared with "Assurance Expired Date" )|Throw InvalidOperationException:"Your Software Assurance Plan for {Production Name} has expired,  please contact sales@thinkgeo.com to  renew or use the version that was built prior to [Expired Date]"  in Dev time and show watermark with the exception message in Runtime.|

^Software Assurance  ^Result^
|Not found in server |Throw InvalidOperationException: "Your Software Assurance Plan for {Production Name} has expired, please contact sales@thinkgeo.com" in Dev time and show watermark with the exception message in Runtime.|

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