License Information

1. Viewing and managing your license

You can manage your license key within Ventity. Choose Licensing Info from the Help menu:

Follow the link to view license details on Ventity.biz:

At the web page, you can purchase a commercial subscription or apply for an academic license:

also load and save your license to a file, or uninstall a license, permitting transfer to another computer.

2. Claiming a Vensim-bundled license

Vensim Pro or DSS users with a commercial licence and current maintenance can claim a free Ventity subscription.

  • Visit the Vensim licensed software download page
  • Enter your Pro/DSS key (unlock code) and company name
  • The site will display your current downloads, a maintenance quote if needed and your Ventity key

  • Install the new key via the install form (see step 1 above)

3. Applying for an academic subscription

 

  • View the License Info dialog and open the Authenticated License Install Form (step 1 above)
  • If you haven’t already done so, paste your evaluation key into the License Key field and click Install; if you are upgrading or extending an existing subscription, skip this step
  • Follow the provided link to your license information page on ventity.biz (see step 1 above)
  • Follow the link provided to the academic license request form (see step 1 above)
  • Be sure that you meet the academic license requirements
  • Fill out the form and send the license request
  • Your license status will update automatically; you do not need to reinstall your key

 

4. Authenticating without a network connection

Ventity keys must be validated against our license server. This requires a network connection. If you don’t have a connection, you can validate manually.

  • View the License Info dialog and open the Authenticated License Install Form (step 1 above)
  • If you haven’t already done so, paste your key into the License Key field and click Install
  • The installer will attempt to authenticate the license; if firewalls or network availability prevent this, the software will offer to save a license file for you; click Yes

  • Save the authorized license where you can find it easily
  • Return to Ventity, and Load the authorized license file