How to download authorization file esri

This workflow is for software license administrators or software users authorizing ArcGIS Pro for single use or concurrent use. An authorization file is a file containing the information you need to complete the authorization process if you are not able to authorize the software using the Internet. It can be used to authorize either Single Use or Concurrent Use licenses. In the Software Authorization Wizard , on the Authorization Method page, the default option is to authorize the software using the Internet.

Internet access is still needed at some point to communicate either with My Esri or through email with Esri Customer Service. If you want to authorize extensions, click the I have authorization number s to authorize one or more extensions option. Under Extensions , provide the authorization numbers for the extensions you want to authorize. The authorization information file needs to be uploaded to My Esri or emailed to Esri Customer Service.

The recommended method is to upload the file to My Esri. In this step you may choose to evaluate any extensions for which you have not provided an authorization code in the previous step. Use the online authorization and click Next to connect to the Esri Activation Site. Upon completion, you will receive a message that authorization is successful and the applications will be ready for use.

The remaining steps are applicable only to offline authorization. You will be requested to save your authorization information to disk as a file named authorize.

You can then upload the authorization text file or send an email with the file attached. If uploading the text file, an authorization response file will be generated to download.

When sending an email with the text file attached, you will receive a return email from Esri with the authorization response file. Click Next so the applications will be authorized and ready for use. Print Share. Content feedback is currently offline for maintenance. Please try again in a few minutes. Is This Content Helpful? Back to top. How To: Generate a keycodes file to authorize an enterprise geodatabase when an ArcGIS Server instance is unavailable Summary When authorizing an enterprise geodatabase on an ArcGIS Server instance, a keycodes file is required to complete the authorization process.

Procedure Follow the steps below to complete the software authorization process, and generate a new keycodes file to authorize an enterprise geodatabase when an ArcGIS Server instance is unavailable. It is not possible to authorize an enterprise geodatabase if only an ArcGIS Desktop license is available. In Software Authorization Wizard , under Authorization Options , select I have received an authorization file and am now ready to finish the authorization process.

There are two methods that you can use to provide your authorization information:. Click the authorization method you want to use to provide your authorization information.

Select this option if you've already authorized ArcGIS Server for use, but you want to authorize additional options or extensions if available. Select this option if you've already received your authorization file from Esri Customer Service. If you select this option, you can either browse to the location of the file if you received the file by email or manually enter the authorization information.

If you choose the option to browse to an authorization file on disk, you are required to choose or enter the location of the authorization file that you received from Customer Service.