Step 1: Configure license mode

To configure the license mode on your computer:

1. Open the Configurator and select License Mode in the left pane.

   For more information see License mode.

2. Select the AVEVA Operations Control radio button and the connected experience checkbox to configure Operations Control connected experience on your local computer. The option you select controls the licensed behavior and features of the installed products.

   A corresponding license must be activated and available in the License Server configured for this installation.

   Connected experience requires an CONNECT account with a valid Operations Control subscription and user management.

   Product capabilities included in connected experience are automatically licensed during CONNECT log in.

   Your product documentation provides product-specific information about using connected experience.

3. Select Configure.

4. Restart your computer after closing Configurator. Changes to the License Mode do not take effect until the computer is restarted.

   Notes:

   An internet connection must be available on all nodes in your system during operation under the connected experience.

   You must configure the System Management Server and configure CONNECT as the Federated Identity Provider when enabling connected experience steps 2 and 3 in this workflow.

License mode definitions:

Perpetual: A specific AVEVA product license purchased for use in perpetuity. These licenses typically are managed with the AVEVA Enterprise License Manager.

Flex: A subscription license for a range of AVEVA products. Purchase Flex credits to license use of any AVEVA cloud, hybrid or on-premises products for a recurring period.

AVEVA Operations Control: A subscription license for at least one of two AVEVA Operations Control packages (Edge, Supervisory); includes unlimited use of all products in the product package for your defined set of users.

Connected experience: Select to enable a Single Sign-on (SSO) experience across all Operations Control products on this node with CONNECT cloud capabilities, available in the products by default.

Configuration Notes:

Subscription: The connected experience requires an CONNECT account with a valid Operations Control subscription and user management.

Unified User Management: Selecting connected experience option enables the behavior of all Operations Control products on this node to require sign in authentication with CONNECT when starting the first product on the node. Products on the node subsequently started will authenticate using SSO. CONNECT-based authorization is the only security mode available under connected experience.

Compatibility across nodes: The connected experience must be enabled on all nodes in your system. Applications previously built on nodes not enabled for the Connected Experience must be reconfigured to function in the Connected Experience environment.

You can deselect the connected experience at any time, but the connected experience must be disabled on all nodes in your system. Applications built under the connected experience must be reconfigured to function under a non-connected experience environment including both authentication methods and product licensing.