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Upload a Licence to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Hi folks,

In this article, will see how to upload a License in Business Central with two different ways.

Generally, sometimes our old License gets expired then developer need to upload license to BC database environment or Customer License for specific Roles and Permissions.

Error : Your Program License has expired.

Here two solutions are available for you both are same but using different apps:

1. Using PowerShell ISE

2. Using Business Central Administration Shell

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1. Using PowerShell ISE
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// Script for Upload License using PowerShell ISE
 
Step 1.1- Open PowerShell ISE as Administrator
Step 1.2- Import-Module for Business Central Wave 2, using the following script:
Import-Module 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central\150\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1'
Step 1.3- Using the following script to import the license:
Import-NAVServerLicense -LicenseFile 'C:\license\LS Central-15 Dev License.flf' -ServerInstance BC150
Step 1.4- Restart-Service using the following script:
Restart-NAVServerInstance -ServerInstance BC150
Step 1.5- Get License Information using the following script: 
Export-NAVServerLicenseInformation -ServerInstance BC150

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2. Using Business Central Administration Shell
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// Upload License using Business Central Development Shell
 
Step 2.1- Open Business Central Administration Shell as Administrator
 
Step 2.2- Using the following script to import the license:
Import-NAVServerLicense -LicenseFile 'C:\license\LS Central-15 Dev License.flf' -ServerInstance BC150
Step 2.3- Restart-Service using the following script:
Restart-NAVServerInstance -ServerInstance BC150
Step 2.4- Get License Information using the following script:
Export-NAVServerLicenseInformation -ServerInstance BC150

Output:


I hope this article will help you when your license gets expired and need to upload a new license to Dynamics 365 Business Central on-Premises.

Stay connected for more articles😉 !!!!

Comments

  1. Bandaru Srinivasulu4 July 2021 at 00:57

    As I am new to this, from where we can get the new flf license file after license got expired.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Kunal Huria12 July 2021 at 15:17

      Hi Dear,
      Sorry for late Responding.
      You have to Contact with your consulting company for Developer Licence.

      Delete

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